[quote]HASSANJAHID wrote:
please give us little bit more information about his workout. I am very curious.What percentage of weight he used? What is his max?[/quote]
You’ll have to wait for the article to come out, otherwise it’s pretty pointless to write an article about it.
wow thats nuts, did this wrestler have any definition and shape or were they just massive
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
kelleyb wrote:
Uh… ouch?
Indeed. But the guy has 34’’ quads at the mid-point and is barely over 200lbs. He was measured by my friend who is the president of the Quebec bodybuilding federation… now, that guy has trained alongside Platz and personally know a ton of pro bodybuilders from now and then; he said that he has NEVER seen such impressive legs.[/quote]
Since you’re the body builder and resident expert I’ll throw this up for you, but 34" quads at a weight of 200lbs seems a bit disproportionate does it not?
And would it not behoove him to have a unnaturally large torso and arms to give a since of balance and symmetry as well?
Knowing his height would help too as the difference visually between someone who is 5 foot 5 inches and 200lbs is worlds apart from someone who is 6 foot 2 inches and 200lbs. Massive legs or not.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
You’ll learn more about it when the article is published but let’s say that it revolves around ONE set of squat. The goal is to eventually perform a 8 minute squat set. To do so you start at 90-120 seconds for the set and add 20-30 seconds per workout (the weight never changes) and you have two workouts per week.[/quote]
That is one insane set. So you squat a weight you can keep squatting non-stop for 90-120 seconds until you reach 8 minutes, or is it like rest pause?
[quote]crod266 wrote:
wow thats nuts, did this wrestler have any definition and shape or were they just massive[/quote]
Yes, deep cuts and great round shape.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
That is one insane set. So you squat a weight you can keep squatting non-stop for 90-120 seconds until you reach 8 minutes, or is it like rest pause?[/quote]
As non-stop as possible, but some short pauses are acceptable.
[quote]kelleyb wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
kelleyb wrote:
Uh… ouch?
Indeed. But the guy has 34’’ quads at the mid-point and is barely over 200lbs. He was measured by my friend who is the president of the Quebec bodybuilding federation… now, that guy has trained alongside Platz and personally know a ton of pro bodybuilders from now and then; he said that he has NEVER seen such impressive legs.
Since you’re the body builder and resident expert I’ll throw this up for you, but 34" quads at a weight of 200lbs seems a bit disproportionate does it not?
And would it not behoove him to have a unnaturally large torso and arms to give a since of balance and symmetry as well?
Knowing his height would help too as the difference visually between someone who is 5 foot 5 inches and 200lbs is worlds apart from someone who is 6 foot 2 inches and 200lbs. Massive legs or not. [/quote]
He didn’t have a large upper body. He was solid, but nothing more. But he wasn’t a bodybuilder… he is an Olympic wrestler. And from what I understand he didn’t intend to make his legs that big. His trainer simply had him do this type of training to help with his fighting endurance and his legs just blew up.
Ah ha. That makes more sense.
hey Thib, hope the busyness of your work isnt stressing you out. im curious to know what is the main purpose of the usage of swissballs? doesnt it get in the way of isolating your muscles?
CT, In your diet I see are consuming Metabolic Drive with almost every meal. I read that whey protein causes a fairly big insulin spike, are you concerned about this at all?
[quote]juet wrote:
CT, In your diet I see are consuming Metabolic Drive with almost every meal. I read that whey protein causes a fairly big insulin spike, are you concerned about this at all?[/quote]
??? I have a shake in only 3 out ouf 6 meals. And one of those is the post-workout meal, where you WANT to spike insulin.
Low-carbs Metabolic drive will not cause an insulin spike because it contains a lot of casein, which is a slow-release protein. Slow-release = no insulin spike.
The other shake is taken in the morning, when you are the most insulin sensitive, so again the insulin spike will be minimal. Not to mention that fat is being consumed too, which slows down absorption and entry in the bloodstream and that too basically blunts the insulin release.
[quote]daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, hope the busyness of your work isnt stressing you out. im curious to know what is the main purpose of the usage of swissballs? doesnt it get in the way of isolating your muscles?[/quote]
Read my book ‘‘High Threshold Muscle Building’’… including some instable work helps increase neural activation and thus make the following ‘‘regular’’ exercises more effective.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
undeadlift wrote:
That is one insane set. So you squat a weight you can keep squatting non-stop for 90-120 seconds until you reach 8 minutes, or is it like rest pause?
As non-stop as possible, but some short pauses are acceptable.[/quote]
Wow. What kind of physical preparedness should you be in to do that?
Thib,
-I know recently you recommended doing direct ab work between sets, but instead your doing metabolic work. Any direct ab work?
Thanks!
RetailBoy
[quote]retailboy wrote:
Thib,
-I know recently you recommended doing direct ab work between sets, but instead your doing metabolic work. Any direct ab work?
Thanks!
RetailBoy
[/quote]
I perform one abdominal superset (3-4 sets) at the end of each workout. For example:
SUPERSET 1
A1. Standing cable crunches 8-12 reps
A2. Swiss ball crunches max reps
SUPERSET 2
A1. High-pulley swiss ball crunches (‘‘pullover crunches’’) 8-12 reps
A2. Garhammer raises max reps
SUPERSET 3
A1. Side cable crunches 8-12 reps per side
A2. Twisting crunches or russian twist max reps
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
undeadlift wrote:
That is one insane set. So you squat a weight you can keep squatting non-stop for 90-120 seconds until you reach 8 minutes, or is it like rest pause?
As non-stop as possible, but some short pauses are acceptable.
Wow. What kind of physical preparedness should you be in to do that?[/quote]
An insanely high one… well, the 90-120 seconds sets are doable… but when you reach the 3 minutes mark it’s hell on earth… the wrestler was up to 8 minutes, but these guys are conditioned beyond belief.
Thibs, you going to post before and after pics?
[quote]sam747 wrote:
Thibs, you going to post before and after pics?[/quote]
I don’t think so… probably some after pics, but the thing is that for some reason I progressed so fast over the past 2 weeks that I’m almost in contest shape right now (even though I technically still have 22 weeks of dieting left) so I will probably adjust everything so that I simply maintain my current condition for 12-14 weeks.
For that reason posting before and after would be idiotic since there would actually be very little changes.
CT,
that leg workout sounds like hell. are you going to bring a bucket:)
teebone2223
[quote]teebone2223 wrote:
CT,
that leg workout sounds like hell. are you going to bring a bucket:)
teebone2223[/quote]
Dunno if its because it happened before, but there is a huge trash can right next to the squat rack.