[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
VibeAlive wrote:
Not trying to be a pest…
You’re not trying hard enough.[/quote]
All take that as a no… lol
Coach, as a former golfer I thought you’d have some thoughts on a few golf specific questions:
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What would you recommend for ESD work for those of us that play in tournaments where we have to walk 18 holes 5 straight days (assuming, of course, that we make the cut)
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Do you have any thoughts on nutrition during a round?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Coach: I want to use a targeted carbs approach to first lose weight and start a lean mass gain afterwards. How would I calculate the calorie intake and figure out the macros? Would Surge Workout fuel be ok for pre-workout and Surge Recovery for postworkout? Thank you sir. I really appreciate and value your time.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
kaleel86 wrote:
Coach,
What is your take on research that states that low-fat milk is an adequeate post workout drink? i’ve only just come across it and would like to know what you think about it so far.
Thanks
Just because something is adequate doesn’t mean that it’s optimal. If you are satisfied with ‘‘average’’ and ‘‘adequate’’ go right ahead.[/quote]
Fair enough.
Thank you.
[quote]mmargarian wrote:
Coach: I want to use a targeted carbs approach to first lose weight and start a lean mass gain afterwards. How would I calculate the calorie intake and figure out the macros? Would Surge Workout fuel be ok for pre-workout and Surge Recovery for postworkout? Thank you sir. I really appreciate and value your time.[/quote]
I don’t like to work in calories. The body doesn’t recognize ‘‘calories’’, only nutrients.
Protein should be set at around 1.5g per pound, up to 1.75g per pound is okay if you are severely restricting carbs.
During a fat loss phase, carbs intake on a targeted carbs diet should start at around:
1.0g per pound if you are lean (lower than 10%)
0.75g per pound if you are not grossly out of shape (10-15%)
0.5g per pound if you are over 15%
This amount only includes peri-workout carbs. The carbs coming from veggies are not counted in that total.
Daily fat intake should start at around 0.7g per pound.
Then you NEED to adjust these amounts according to how your body is responding.
Thib,
As a highly-regarded strength coach, I was wondering if you could answer 3 brief questions about your business.
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Have you ever been actively involved in the early stages of rehabbing an injured athlete (such as one who had knee or shoulder surgery)? Or do you typically “take over” after the initial stages with a physical therapist and focus on getting the athlete from basic functioning back to top performance?
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Do you often find yourself using a hand dynamometer test to gauge the workout preparedness of yourself or your clients? Or is it something you don’t make use of all that often?
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Similarly, do you use morning body temperature as a barometer of various factors much or, again, is it something that is used more sparingly? And if you do use it quite a bit, is there a brand thermometer you recommend for accuracy or would any medical supply store model likely do?
I would definitely appreciate any input you would be able to offer on these questions.
As always thank you very much for your time.
Coach-
Do you have any suggestions for replacement protein powder options to use post-workout in place or whey/Surge Recovery and at other times in place of Metabolic Drive if testing revealed an intolerance to various dairy products including whey and casein?
Christian,
I’ve recently developed an interest in Olympic lifting and am looking into learning as much as possible.
If it is not too much trouble, I was hopping to get some solid info from you, since I know you’re very experienced with regards to oLy lifting.
*First off, I wanted to ask if it would be potentially possible to arrange to hire you for a number of sessions to learn proper technique. I travel to Quebec City and Montreal to conduct business, so being able to set up some sessions with you when I am in the area would be excellent if that is an option.
*During execution of the lifts, are you supposed to “jump” at all and have the feet leave the floor and/or end up slightly wider than the stance that you started with? Would this change between a competitive lifter and an athlete merely using the lifts or their variations?
*What is proper neck positioning for the lifts, their variations, and posterior-chain dominant accessory movements: cervical hyperxtension so as to always be looking straight ahead or keeping a “neutral” neck so as to be looking slightly down and toward the front?
*If using RDL’s for an accessory lift, is the only difference between the snatch-grip and regular varieties how much the former hits the upper back musculature or are there other noteworthy differences in the training effect between versions?
Have a great day, coach!
[quote]q99q wrote:
Christian,
I’ve recently developed an interest in Olympic lifting and am looking into learning as much as possible.
If it is not too much trouble, I was hopping to get some solid info from you, since I know you’re very experienced with regards to oLy lifting.
*First off, I wanted to ask if it would be potentially possible to arrange to hire you for a number of sessions to learn proper technique. I travel to Quebec City and Montreal to conduct business, so being able to set up some sessions with you when I am in the area would be excellent if that is an option.
*During execution of the lifts, are you supposed to “jump” at all and have the feet leave the floor and/or end up slightly wider than the stance that you started with? Would this change between a competitive lifter and an athlete merely using the lifts or their variations?
*What is proper neck positioning for the lifts, their variations, and posterior-chain dominant accessory movements: cervical hyperxtension so as to always be looking straight ahead or keeping a “neutral” neck so as to be looking slightly down and toward the front?
*If using RDL’s for an accessory lift, is the only difference between the snatch-grip and regular varieties how much the former hits the upper back musculature or are there other noteworthy differences in the training effect between versions?
Have a great day, coach![/quote]
Not meaning to hi-jack your questiuon but Jim Schmitz ( spelling may be wrong in last name ) is an Oly lifting coach out of San Fransico. I don’t with what gym but it shouyld not be too hard to find. Jim was a coach for the US national team if I recall.
Coach I am going to start to use the HSS-100 template but I have a few questions about it:
a) What could I use as a post-fatigue superset for the biceps?
b) Can the Muscle Clean & Press be a heavy exercise for shoulders?
c) Would your curl (Constant tension alt curl) be used as a special exercise?
d) Is the tsuki press superior in any way over the regular DB Press as the exercise for the post-exaustion superset?
Thank you for your time and the program.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
MEYMZ wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
MEYMZ wrote:
Hello CT:
You have said previously that, in a low carb phase, it’s not necessary to carb-up every week.
What’s the maximum of days almost anyone could go without considering a carb-up?
I once went 18 months without a day over 50g of carbs. Once that you are fat adapted, there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate.
So, how can you boost leptin without carbs?
By having a high calories (really high) day in which the macro-nutrients breakdown is the same as with your regular diet.[/quote]
I thought I read an article a while back that talked about thyroid functioning decreasing when carbs are brought lower than roughly 120g a day. I think it might have been Cy Wilson but don’t hold me to that because it may have been some non-credible source. From your experiences, is this idea at all credible? And if so, how did you handle it?
Thanks Coach
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
mmargarian wrote:
Coach: I want to use a targeted carbs approach to first lose weight and start a lean mass gain afterwards. How would I calculate the calorie intake and figure out the macros? Would Surge Workout fuel be ok for pre-workout and Surge Recovery for postworkout? Thank you sir. I really appreciate and value your time.
I don’t like to work in calories. The body doesn’t recognize ‘‘calories’’, only nutrients.
Protein should be set at around 1.5g per pound, up to 1.75g per pound is okay if you are severely restricting carbs.
During a fat loss phase, carbs intake on a targeted carbs diet should start at around:
1.0g per pound if you are lean (lower than 10%)
0.75g per pound if you are not grossly out of shape (10-15%)
0.5g per pound if you are over 15%
This amount only includes peri-workout carbs. The carbs coming from veggies are not counted in that total.
Daily fat intake should start at around 0.7g per pound.
Then you NEED to adjust these amounts according to how your body is responding.
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Thank you very much sir. Once I start the lean mass gain, may I include carbs in other meals besides peri-workout. Thank you so much.
Coach,
Do you have any recommendations for products to help regulate cortisol? I had my biosignature done and it was indicated to me that cortisol was a “problem area” for me. Thanks for your time.
Christian,
I dont know if you remember me at the gym last summer, but I was 185 and after 6 months of adding carbs to my diet, well I’m still at the same weight and strenght (same strenght could explain with bad trainning, but how in hell I didnt even get 1pound of fat)
been eating lowcarb for a good year before september, I thought I was carb intolerant since I was 220fat 3years ago but when I think about it again, I dropped at 170 the first year with crappy trainning and bad high carb diet and lot of cardio.(then been to 200 again, and eventually 185)
Ive been eating carb at almost every meal (5-6 per day) since the past 3 months. I also upped my protein and now almost at 2g/pound.I really dont hold myself when craving poutine and pizza and I’m still at 185.
does that mean since I got leaner I can handle carb better, or since I lost weight before on a high carb diet (because I didnt know shit about dieting) I was just eating too much for my activity level and never been really intolerant?
or maybe I just dont absord what I eat? I used to take hcl last summer and never felt that warm effect in my stomach even at the highest dose…
so I feel like something is wrong here and I’m wasting my time… do I need to up my cals again ?!
[quote]mabbott29 wrote:
Coach,
Do you have any recommendations for products to help regulate cortisol? I had my biosignature done and it was indicated to me that cortisol was a “problem area” for me. Thanks for your time.[/quote]
Phosphatidylserine at 400-800mg post-workout and in the evening
Glycine at 5-10g with the last three meals of the day
CT,
Are you still a fan of using 400m runs for fat loss? I was reading your old Running Man article and was curious if you still felt the same way since its a couple years old.
Hi Coach!
I actually wanted to ask you something about that…being a coach.
I wanted to know what kind of education a person has to go through to be one, especially a top level coach. I live in Canada, like you, so I’d presume the process would be the same?
Or could you point me in the right direction. I have a hard time finding information about this stuff! Im looking, but not finding much!
Thanks 
Coach Thibs,
Your “Get Jacked Fast” program is kickass and is thoroughly laid-out step-by-step from training to diet to supplementation. I highly recommend it for those reading and are wanting to do a body transformation.
I do have three quick questions about your 12-week fat-loss program.
(1) You have one portion of fish oil as consisting of 3g/3 caps, is that using Flameout or a less potent fish oil or a combination of the two?
(2) Is the fish oil supplement constitute the portion of fat in the diet, or do I take some other source of fat in addition to the fish oil?
(3) How many scoops of whey protein is equivalent to 4 portions of protein?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!
[quote]dphillips wrote:
(1) You have one portion of fish oil as consisting of 3g/3 caps, is that using Flameout or a less potent fish oil or a combination of the two? [/quote]
Ideally Flameout or Poliquin’s
[quote]dphillips wrote:
(2) Is the fish oil supplement constitute the portion of fat in the diet, or do I take some other source of fat in addition to the fish oil? [/quote]
Since I listed it as a supplement, it doesn’t count as a portion in the dietary plan.
[quote]dphillips wrote:
(3) How many scoops of whey protein is equivalent to 4 portions of protein?[/quote]
3-4
[quote]forbes wrote:
Hi Coach!
I actually wanted to ask you something about that…being a coach.
I wanted to know what kind of education a person has to go through to be one, especially a top level coach. I live in Canada, like you, so I’d presume the process would be the same?
Or could you point me in the right direction. I have a hard time finding information about this stuff! Im looking, but not finding much!
Thanks :)[/quote]
I had this exact talk with one of my staff member yesterday. The thing is that in Canada you do not need a degree or even a certification to work as a trainer.
I’ll make a distinction… you can be a trainer as part of the staff of a gym or be a personal training working out of your office (or rent an office space in a gym).
Oddly the former often asks for a degree in kinesiology or physical education yet only pays something like 10-12$ / hour and the job includes very little routine design or personal training (mostly gym supervision). In other words it’s boring as hell.
If you rent an office you basically run your business by attracting clients. Since you are your own boss you do not ‘‘need’’ a certification or degree; however it is one of the things that will help your credibility with potential clients. Others include:
- physical appearance
- athletic accomplishments
- professional accomplishments (having trained xyz champion for example)
- client approach