hi coach im a tall guy 6’5,torso dominant with long arms i’m gonna start an hypertrophy program period ,i always had problems with my arms devellopment what advices could you give me??
thank you in advance for the answer and the knoledge you share i live in north africa and i’v no occasion to interact with international strenght and conditioning coachs
respet
amn
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
kaleel86 wrote:
Thib,
For someone on a fat loss diet who is comsuming carbs moderately and only PWO. Would you recommend that they have slightly heavier carbs than the typical malto/dextrose? i.e. something like white rice/oats/flapjack etc in order to help with hunger.
Thanks
Sure. When I’m dieting to lose fat I always try to rely mostly on food to feel fuller.
HOWEVER a post-workout drink would be slightly better when it comes to recovery and stimulating an anabolic response.[/quote]
Thank you for your response. I think when im pretty low on calroies i’ll probably switch to eating whole foods for PWO as i think it’ll be an overall better decision in the long run.
Again, thanks.
Hi coach i want to know what exercises or streches should be done to correct “knock knees”. I also want to know that should i avoid squats and deads, when i squat i make my best effort to keep my knees out and have got a little better at it but somehow i always end up balancing myself on the internal portion(medial) of my feet as the lateral portion of both feet come off the floor as i go down.
Thanks in adv
[quote]devil007 wrote:
Hi coach i want to know what exercises or streches should be done to correct “knock knees”.
I also want to know that should i avoid squats and deads, when i squat i make my best effort to keep my knees out and have got a little better at it but somehow i always end up balancing myself on the internal portion(medial) of my feet as the lateral portion of both feet come off the floor as i go down.
Thanks in adv[/quote]
This is a good question, since it also applies to me. Is there something that can be done to help knock knee syndrome? In my case it is slight, but would love to fix it if possible.
Thib,
For clavicular pec development, what exercises do you rate as your top choices?
Also, if training a client who has balky shoulders or a past history of shoulder issues, do you feel there is a best “compromise” choice to optimize clavicular pec development as much as possible without putting the shoulders at greater risk of more problems? Or would you scrap incline movements altogether in these cases?
On a side note, would you ever use a wide-grip bench press to the clavicle as a primary exercise or only as a secondary or tertiary exercise?
As always thank you for your time.
[quote]ThetfordMiner wrote:
Thib,
For clavicular pec development, what exercises do you rate as your top choices?
Also, if training a client who has balky shoulders or a past history of shoulder issues, do you feel there is a best “compromise” choice to optimize clavicular pec development as much as possible without putting the shoulders at greater risk of more problems? Or would you scrap incline movements altogether in these cases?
On a side note, would you ever use a wide-grip bench press to the clavicle as a primary exercise or only as a secondary or tertiary exercise?
As always thank you for your time. [/quote]
The wide-grip bench press to the clavicle is what gave me and many of my clients the best results.
The Tsuki incline DB press is also a great movement for that purpose.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
devil007 wrote:
Hi coach i want to know what exercises or streches should be done to correct “knock knees”.
I also want to know that should i avoid squats and deads, when i squat i make my best effort to keep my knees out and have got a little better at it but somehow i always end up balancing myself on the internal portion(medial) of my feet as the lateral portion of both feet come off the floor as i go down.
Thanks in adv
This is a good question, since it also applies to me. Is there something that can be done to help knock knee syndrome? In my case it is slight, but would love to fix it if possible. [/quote]
Most of the time this is due to weak VMO and glutes muscles.
The VMO’s two main functions is active knee stabilization and the last degrees of knee extensions. So a lot of single leg work (lunges, bulgarian split squats, step-ups) are in order. Leg extensions with a double contraction at the top (extend the leg completely, lower it halfway down, lift it back up… this is ONE rep) can also be used as a secondary exercise.
As for glutes, there was a good article on this subject published this week.
Dear Thib,
Is there any reason why my question is not being answered? Does it need to be modified and if so how?
Here is the question if you have not read it thus far:
Hi coach,
I love your work and was wondering if you could spare some advice in regards to deadlift grips. When should I used over under and when should I used a double over grip? I have heard that double over will build better grip strength overtime and avoid imbalances and that mixed should only be used for PRs, but I am unsure. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and hope all is well! Your articles are always fantastic!
[quote]stranberg18 wrote:
Dear Thib,
Is there any reason why my question is not being answered? Does it need to be modified and if so how?
Here is the question if you have not read it thus far:
Hi coach,
I love your work and was wondering if you could spare some advice in regards to deadlift grips. When should I used over under and when should I used a double over grip? I have heard that double over will build better grip strength overtime and avoid imbalances and that mixed should only be used for PRs, but I am unsure. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and hope all is well! Your articles are always fantastic![/quote]
Although I try to answer as many questions as I can. For time reasons I can’t always answer them all and sometimes I miss a few questions.
However a policy of mine is to never answer to those who repost their question as I find that disrespectful. But you were polite so I’ll make an exception.
The role of the mixed grip is to allow for a stronger grip. I thus personally recommend using this type of grip when your hand strength becomes a limiting factor in your lifts. Ideally you wouldn’t have to use it. But if you have no choice it’s better to use it than to not lift the weight.
Thank you coach! Just curious but, how is your training going btw and what are your current goals?
[quote]stranberg18 wrote:
Thank you coach! Just curious but, how is your training going btw and what are your current goals? [/quote]
Training is going great, except for this past week during which I’ve been out with a cold.
I just finished an old-school/powerlifting block of training and will start a bodybuilding block to give my joints a break.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
stranberg18 wrote:
Thank you coach! Just curious but, how is your training going btw and what are your current goals?
Training is going great, except for this past week during which I’ve been out with a cold.
I just finished an old-school/powerlifting block of training and will start a bodybuilding block to give my joints a break.[/quote]
how sick would it be if you could be thibs training partner haha
dear coach
two quick questions
what do you think about no booster+ creatines formulas as a pre-training supplement and what do you think about beta-alanine?
respet
amn
CT,
When I am deadlifting and trying to ‘drive’ my feet through the floor as I pull, I can feel my feet roll outward, so the medial side of my feet slightly lift off the ground.
What imbalances might I have?
Hi coach! When working on triceps I’ve seen people doing triceps dips and close grip bench presses two ways: A keeping the elbows as near body as possible and B spreading the elbows out. How they differ and which way you should do them? thx!
[quote]crod266 wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
stranberg18 wrote:
Thank you coach! Just curious but, how is your training going btw and what are your current goals?
Training is going great, except for this past week during which I’ve been out with a cold.
I just finished an old-school/powerlifting block of training and will start a bodybuilding block to give my joints a break.
how sick would it be if you could be thibs training partner haha[/quote]
that would be the most amazing experience ever haha even tho he could prolly curl my bench and then throw it across the room into the stomach of someone doing cheat curls on the squat rack
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
stranberg18 wrote:
Thank you coach! Just curious but, how is your training going btw and what are your current goals?
Training is going great, except for this past week during which I’ve been out with a cold.
I just finished an old-school/powerlifting block of training and will start a bodybuilding block to give my joints a break.
how sick would it be if you could be thibs training partner haha
WORDD.
Thib, what is a bicep circumference that is considered perfect in relation to bodyweight? Is there any generalized formula ?
CT,
Not sure if you’ll answer this one since the book was discontinued (and it may be a dumb question) but I’ll take a shot at it anyway.
In the Jekyl/Hyde book, would you still recommend the yearly plan you listed in the end of the book for an intermediate looking to build an aesthetic physique or do you believe that there are just simply better methods you use this current day than the ones listed in the book.
Thanks in advance. I haven’t read the book in awhile, and forgot how the book is extremely helpful in teaching new things as well as reminding me of older more basic things that may have been forgotten. Shame its discontinued.
Hey Thib, I’ve been working out for a couple years and I just read your How to design a damn good program and it made me feel like a newbie. Anyway I’m going to start 12 weeks of strength training based somewhat on that article but I just wanted to know how much wieght should i be trying to put on.
Currently I’m mainly just eating right 4 meals a day high protien low fat very low sugar I wish my nutritional knowledge was better but im working on it.
Thanks