Thib Gets Ripped

Training
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[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
novagreg wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Not to toot my own horn, but today I had a kickass workout! Without going into too much detail I did 395lbs x 2 reps on the incline press and 315 x 2 reps on the seated shoulder press.

You sure you’re not tooting a little bit? Just kidding :slight_smile:

I’m glad you’re doing the V-Diet along with me Coach.

Ok, just a little!!! But I always sucked at inclines so this is a big victory for me.

Regarding the V-diet… it’s only to save a few bucks for my wedding since I receive my Biotest goodies for free… I’ll save at least 800$ in groceries this next month![/quote]

I know, just kidding, that’s very impressive on The Incline and Seated Shoulder Press.

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Will you do the exact V-Diet like novagreg, or will you do some changes in the supplementation or your training, optionally some cardio?

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[quote]gigigo wrote:
Will you do the exact V-Diet like novagreg, or will you do some changes in the supplementation or your training, optionally some cardio?[/quote]

No cardio for me (I’m at 8% BF or slightly lower, no need for that) and my training is geared toward my own needs.

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Nice workout!

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gl with the v-diet coach! i look forward to seeing your after pics. are you going to keep your training the same when on the diet? or will you be switching it

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Hi coach,

Just being curious : what is your daily water intake ? Do you change it depending on the type of program you’re following (fat loss/mass gain) ?

Merci !

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[quote]zagro wrote:
Hi coach,

Just being curious : what is your daily water intake ? Do you change it depending on the type of program you’re following (fat loss/mass gain) ?

Merci ![/quote]

Exactly 3.345 gallons per day… not!

This is a very idiotic question. In all my life I have never seen one person who was anal enough to calculate the exact amount of water they drink every single day. I can see the use during the last week of a contest prep; but not in every day life.

To answer your ‘‘question’’ I drink A LOT and I drink A LOT everyday. Only water (although I’ll have some flavored water here and there).

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[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Qaash wrote:
Hey coach,

I’m curious as to what type of training you’ll be doing during your V-Diet. I know Shugart recommends the Waterbury workouts but you’re definitely more advanced and not really a fan of total body training from what I’ve read.

I’m not against total body workouts. Heck, my background is as an Olympic lifter and we train the whole body at every session, sometimes twice a day. I did this for 5 years!

I will be lifting for strength as it’s less draining physically (requires less fuel than higher volume lifting) something along the line of:

DAY 1 Upper body 1
A1. Horizontal push
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

A2. Horizontal pull
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

B1. Vertical push
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

B2. Vertical pull
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

DAY 2 Lower body 1
A1. Quads dominant compound
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

A2. Hips dominant compound
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
120 sec. rest

B1. Quads dominant isolation
4-5 x 6-8 reps
45 sec. rest

B2. Hamstring isolation
4-5 x 6-8 reps
60 sec. rest

DAY 3 Upper body 2
A1. Semi-vertical push (e.g. incline press)
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

A2. Semi-vertical pull (e.g. lat pulldown leaning back)
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

B1. Triceps exercise
4-5 x 6-8 reps
45 sec. rest

B2. Biceps exercise
4-5 x 6-8 reps
60 sec. rest

DAY 4 Lower body 2
A1. Quads dominant compound
2 x 8, 2 x 6, 2 x 4
90 sec. rest

A2. Hips dominant compound
2 x 8, 2 x 6, 2 x 4
120 sec. rest

B1. Unilateral quads movement
3-4 x 10-12 reps
60 sec. rest

B2. Unilateral hams movement
3-4 x 8-10 reps
90 sec. rest

The schedule will be 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off, repeat.
[/quote]

If this plan were to be modified for a non dieting phase (no v-diet) where one could handle the physical demands of volume, would the rep scheme of 2X8, 2X6, 2X4 occur more frequently than the 1X6, 4, 2, 6, 4, 2.

If this is not the case what alterations could be made? (To shift the focus from strength to more hypertrophy/functional hypertrophy focused)

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[quote]Millerizer130 wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Qaash wrote:
Hey coach,

I’m curious as to what type of training you’ll be doing during your V-Diet. I know Shugart recommends the Waterbury workouts but you’re definitely more advanced and not really a fan of total body training from what I’ve read.

I’m not against total body workouts. Heck, my background is as an Olympic lifter and we train the whole body at every session, sometimes twice a day. I did this for 5 years!

I will be lifting for strength as it’s less draining physically (requires less fuel than higher volume lifting) something along the line of:

DAY 1 Upper body 1
A1. Horizontal push
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

A2. Horizontal pull
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

B1. Vertical push
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

B2. Vertical pull
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

DAY 2 Lower body 1
A1. Quads dominant compound
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

A2. Hips dominant compound
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
120 sec. rest

B1. Quads dominant isolation
4-5 x 6-8 reps
45 sec. rest

B2. Hamstring isolation
4-5 x 6-8 reps
60 sec. rest

DAY 3 Upper body 2
A1. Semi-vertical push (e.g. incline press)
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
60 sec. rest

A2. Semi-vertical pull (e.g. lat pulldown leaning back)
1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2, 1 x 6, 1 x 4, 1 x 2
90 sec. rest

B1. Triceps exercise
4-5 x 6-8 reps
45 sec. rest

B2. Biceps exercise
4-5 x 6-8 reps
60 sec. rest

DAY 4 Lower body 2
A1. Quads dominant compound
2 x 8, 2 x 6, 2 x 4
90 sec. rest

A2. Hips dominant compound
2 x 8, 2 x 6, 2 x 4
120 sec. rest

B1. Unilateral quads movement
3-4 x 10-12 reps
60 sec. rest

B2. Unilateral hams movement
3-4 x 8-10 reps
90 sec. rest

The schedule will be 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off, repeat.

If this plan were to be modified for a non dieting phase (no v-diet) where one could handle the physical demands of volume, would the rep scheme of 2X8, 2X6, 2X4 occur more frequently than the 1X6, 4, 2, 6, 4, 2.

If this is not the case what alterations could be made? (To shift the focus from strength to more hypertrophy/functional hypertrophy focused)[/quote]

When it comes to ‘‘heavy lifting’’, I believe that you should lift pretty much the same way whether you are in fat loss or muscle gaining phase. When dieting you may need to reduce the volume; but if your intake of essential nutrients (amino acids, essential fatty acids) is high enough there should not be a need to do so unless you drop down into the danger zone (roughly 4-5% body fat).

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[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
zagro wrote:
Hi coach,

Just being curious : what is your daily water intake ? Do you change it depending on the type of program you’re following (fat loss/mass gain) ?

Merci !

Exactly 3.345 gallons per day… not!

This is a very idiotic question. In all my life I have never seen one person who was anal enough to calculate the exact amount of water they drink every single day. I can see the use during the last week of a contest prep; but not in every day life.

To answer your ‘‘question’’ I drink A LOT and I drink A LOT everyday. Only water (although I’ll have some flavored water here and there).[/quote]

The reason of my idiotic question was an idiotic article I read in M&F about that (don’t worry, I know this mag is crap, I was just killing time during a long flight :)), which basically said you needed between 1 and 1,5 gallons a day to gain muscle, meaning you had to drink at least 16 glasses a day. It seemed weird to me that they were so specific about that. That’s why I asked.
Anyway, merci pour ta réponse !

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Any chance of photo progression Thibs?

Good work on the incline by the way.

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CT,

I’m interested in your thoughts on how the V-diet will affect your preparation for the bodybuilding show you may/may not be entering in.

I know your not one for definitive body fat percentages but how low do you believe you will go on the V diet considering you are already at low BF?

Is there a level of leaness where you will stop the diet because you are ‘peaking’ too soon?

I would also be very interested in reports on how the diet affect muscle retention over the time you are on it.
Thanks,
dave.

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[quote]Northaway wrote:
CT,

I’m interested in your thoughts on how the V-Diet will affect your preparation for the bodybuilding show you may/may not be entering in.
[/quote]

Well the caloric breakdown and nutrients composition of the diet isn’t that different from what I’ve been doing, albeit with more solid food. So there shouldn’t be a ton of differences. BTW instead of flax seeds I use more fish oil, macademia nut oil and evening primrose oil.

[quote]Northaway wrote:
I know your not one for definitive body fat percentages but how low do you believe you will go on the V-Diet considering you are already at low BF?
[/quote]

Dunno, don’t care.

[quote]Northaway wrote:
Is there a level of leaness where you will stop the diet because you are ‘peaking’ too soon?
[/quote]

I’m not even sure if I’m going to compete, doesn’t look like it because of the wedding. If I ever decide to do it, I’ll make up my mind 4 weeks prior to the competition. By that time it will be 8 weeks since the V-Diet had ended since it’s only a 4 weeks diet.

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[quote]Monstro-Z wrote:
Any chance of photo progression Thibs?

[/quote]

No, maybe some pics at the end. But I hate to take pictures and since I’m not a clinic victim I don’t have to take any.

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hey Thib, i read somewhere from Poliquin that you should mix up your protein sources becayse if you take too much from a single source you will get an allergy. I was wondering does this only include meat and not protein powders. if u decide to enter i hope u win.

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im asking cause youre doing the Velocity Diet

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[quote]daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, i read somewhere from Poliquin that you should mix up your protein sources becayse if you take too much from a single source you will get an allergy. I was wondering does this only include meat and not protein powders. if u decide to enter i hope u win.[/quote]

I agree 100% with Charles. And under normal circumstances my diet is very varied in protein sources. However the Velocity Diet is a short-term thing (4 weeks at the most) so it is not likely to have a negative impact on the body.

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Thibs how much weight/what body fat were you at after your first 6 weeks?

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[quote]GetSwole wrote:
Thibs how much weight/what body fat were you at after your first 6 weeks?[/quote]

Honestly I’m a bit tired of all these questions. Next thing you’ll want to know my favorite underwear color or the frequency of my visits to the toilet.

Listen, I’m a coach and a writer… not a guinea pig or one of the Physique Clinic subjects. Do you ask Poliquin, Waterbury, or Robertson these questions? NO! Why me?

I was 221 and never test my body fat but I had a full 6 pack and shoulder striations so anywhere between 6 and 9%.

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On a non-rippedness note: How’s the other stuff going? Wedding plans moving along?