jeez, I’m far from being an expert but there should seriously be a rule that, one cannot post questions on this thread unless you’ve at least read Thib’s newbie articles and how to design a damn good program. And at least try to read the Thib system articles. And don’t ask him for links to the articles there’s a search engine on the upper right hand corner.
Talking to me?
I´ve read almost every article on this page but you have to apply your knowledge first and then you really know what works and what doesn´t. In my case too much trial and error would probably lead to an injury so I´m asking Thib as an expert.
Coach-
Background-
BW:220
30%bf (never had it actually tested besides with one of those gameboy looking things where you hold the metal handles)
I just began the regressive keto diet at a caloric number of 2420. For the workout I am using the destroying fat routine except instead of circuts I replaced them with ur metabolic workouts.
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With that background, I know to aid in fatloss I need to generally be more active. Do you recommend me going in one extra day and just walking or riding a bike for like half an hour to help boost my metabolism?
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I cleaned my diet up from before, I now ate 6 meal a day, clean I as I could go but I will admit I cheat with a fast food meal once or twice a week if I can’t eat healthly. But the problem was I was eating around 1800 cals a day. Being that this diet now bumped it up the cals, will it still have the same weight loss effect?
I think I just need to be more active. (besides 8 hours of school and 1 hour workout, I’m at home on weekdays)
Thanks coach!
no I wasn’t talking about you, sorry if it seemed like that
Coach- I had a question about fiber and absorption of supplements. Say someone were to add psyllium husk, flaxseed meal, or cellulose fiber to meals; which supplements absorption would be affected? Would added leucine be affected by the added fiber? Would added fish oils’ absorption be affected?
In general would only vitamins and minerals be affected or would any supplement be affected?
Thanks for all of your time Coach.
Hi Coach Thibaudeau,
I am planning on using your regressive ketogenic diet. However I would like to extend the diet to six weeks.
I have been dieting for about a year and have lost about 90lbs (320-230). I am also just coming off a three week break from dieting.
What is the best way to extend the diet to six weeks? or is using this diet for six weeks not the best option?
I plan on training according to your “Destroying Fat” article which I have used in the past with great success.
Thank you very much for your time and the success I have seen thus far.
Hey coach,
Long time. Good to be in decent shape again.
After recovering from some trap problems, I recently changed my leg program to exclude snatch-grip lifts. To compensate, I have included the 1-leg, 2/1, 2-leg leg press combo as well as 2/1 leg curls and 3 sets of “natural” GH raises. Still sore after a week. I am planning on a short duration of this one. I was wondering if this may be too much. The core lifts of this day are a front squat/conventional deadlift combo.
[quote]Stacked wrote:
Coach- I had a question about fiber and absorption of supplements. Say someone were to add psyllium husk, flaxseed meal, or cellulose fiber to meals; which supplements absorption would be affected? Would added leucine be affected by the added fiber? Would added fish oils’ absorption be affected?
In general would only vitamins and minerals be affected or would any supplement be affected?
Thanks for all of your time Coach.[/quote]
Supplements are also at risk of not being well absorbed. The losses might not be huge though. Nutrients will enter the bloodstream slower, but they’ll get there.
o.K. I know I am about three years too slow, but I was in a rut with my “well designed” routine. I was in a rut because I liked my routine so much I kept doing it with very small variations for about several months. Alright I am lying. It was more like six months. Now the reason i am saying I am three years too slow because I respect you as a good and knowledgable strength coach and while i was surfing the site for training routines I stumbled upon your Optimized Volume Training program. I started it last week.
First, I have never done 40 total sets in a workout before. Go ahead call me a pussy. Next, the fact I wanted to subject myself to this torture was because you only recommended 5 reps. That is right up my alley because anything past 8 bores the hell out of me. Third, it seems I can combine that principle of G-Flux that Berardi talks about because the high intensity and T.U.T with the isolation exercises seem to make me work much harder than the typical “bodybuilding” routines and do a different bodypart, movement pattern, or adaptation each day.
I will commit to your prescribed sets, reps, rest intervals and the designated time line to achieve adaptation, 14 weeks. I will post pictues tomorrow and follow up with body composition numbers throughout the 14 weeks to let you see my progress. Again, thank you for your contributtion to this website and to the world who desire excellence.
CT, this is maybe stupid and please just say so if it is! But can one significantly alter the number of cals they burn (their metabolic rate) by WHEN they eat their cals?
For instance, if you eat carbs pre/during a workout will you BURN more of them just because they are there??
OR better yet will I build MORE muscles if I fill up glycogen stores more and eat more overall carbs since my muscles will be full of water? I was DEF. fuller than ever before, but my caliper readings shot up too…and even after going to lower carbs again my BF readings are up…
I will carbs during/pre workout lead to fat gain? Would eating the name NET carbs but shifitng them pre/during be best for energy and metabolism and body comp?
And one other tiny thing…if trying to do targeted carbs and you workout in the AM would saving 40 carbs for eating shakes (3 carbs in each) and LOADS of veggies (helps me when I have to study for 6-8 hours straight in the pm) not optimal? I eat 10-15g. pre, 20 after (Surge), and 20-30 in the meal 1 hour later. Then loads of veggies…would just having it all PWO be better?
Coach,
I remember you posted a small list of things that can contribute to fat gain in certain parts of the body but couldn’t find it again. So my question…
What contributes to fat gain in the glutes/hamstrings (primarily glutes) in a male?
[quote]Adren wrote:
Coach,
I remember you posted a small list of things that can contribute to fat gain in certain parts of the body but couldn’t find it again. So my question…
What contributes to fat gain in the glutes/hamstrings (primarily glutes) in a male?
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Too much estrogen and/or progesterone in most cases.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Adren wrote:
Coach,
I remember you posted a small list of things that can contribute to fat gain in certain parts of the body but couldn’t find it again. So my question…
What contributes to fat gain in the glutes/hamstrings (primarily glutes) in a male?
Too much estrogen and/or progesterone in most cases.[/quote]
Thanks for the quick reply Coach.
What would you recommend to counter act (or help lower, rather) the estrogen/progesterone production?
Coach,
You said in your article that the results L-Leucine gave… Why is it all that great, what can somebody expect from using it consistently?
What’s up coach…
Are you still going to be running you clincs for ectos… ? Just curious… I half ass submitted an entry via PM not realizing that the supps were being paid for, and that there was a <> of people waiting to be chosen… or at least there WAS a queue…
I understand that the results/changes aren’t as dramatic… but was more curious then anything…
Regardless… Merci beaucoup pour tout que tu donne… I really appreciate reading all your advice in a non bullshit manner… You’re very well written…
Merci!
Matt
Hey Coach,
I recently started your Beast Building program this week. I will be doing parts 1-3 over the next three months and just had a quick question about deloading.
I noticed that in part one of the program, for days 1 and 3 (Motor Skills Acquisition), you recommend doing half of the reps that you completed the previous week as a deload in week 4. Is there a recommended unloading strategy for the other two days (Isometric/Explosive and Overload) or is only deloading for the two days outlined in the plan sufficient?
Just looking to get this figured out by week 4 so I can get the best results possible.
Thanks!
Thib,
Does the jumping pull-up video on page of of Chris Shugart’s recent article on CrossFit at all resemble the jump pull-up that you mention in your most recent article under upper body pull strength-speed moves?
I also wanted to get your take on kipping pull-ups. I can’t seem to find much value inherent in these, try as I might. Also, it seems like they would merely promote lumbar hyper-extension at the bottom and an undesirable chin poke and thoracic rounding at the top. Am I way off base here with my harsh assessment?
Hope all is well, coach!
[quote]RustBeltGym wrote:
Thib,
Does the jumping pull-up video on page of of Chris Shugart’s recent article on CrossFit at all resemble the jump pull-up that you mention in your most recent article under upper body pull strength-speed moves?
I also wanted to get your take on kipping pull-ups. I can’t seem to find much value inherent in these, try as I might. Also, it seems like they would merely promote lumbar hyper-extension at the bottom and an undesirable chin poke and thoracic rounding at the top. Am I way off base here with my harsh assessment?
Hope all is well, coach![/quote]
The pull-up jump is similar, yes.
I don’t like kipping pull-ups either. Coming up with new exercises is cool, but they must have a justifiable purpose.
[quote]Dan Thompson wrote:
Hey Coach,
I recently started your Beast Building program this week. I will be doing parts 1-3 over the next three months and just had a quick question about deloading.
I noticed that in part one of the program, for days 1 and 3 (Motor Skills Acquisition), you recommend doing half of the reps that you completed the previous week as a deload in week 4. Is there a recommended unloading strategy for the other two days (Isometric/Explosive and Overload) or is only deloading for the two days outlined in the plan sufficient?
Just looking to get this figured out by week 4 so I can get the best results possible.
Thanks![/quote]
Just deloading on the MSA days will be enough.
[quote]Adren wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Adren wrote:
Coach,
I remember you posted a small list of things that can contribute to fat gain in certain parts of the body but couldn’t find it again. So my question…
What contributes to fat gain in the glutes/hamstrings (primarily glutes) in a male?
Too much estrogen and/or progesterone in most cases.
Thanks for the quick reply Coach.
What would you recommend to counter act (or help lower, rather) the estrogen/progesterone production? [/quote]
Resveratrol (Rez-V) first thing in the morning. And Charles’ Poliquin has several good products for that too (Estrodetox, DIM, etc.)