[quote]Daveski7 wrote:
Its cool if I ask about future training/diet questions?
Thansk PFC Strider
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Yes, that’s why I’m here for. I’m not just not comfortable with injury issues
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
jeenumj wrote:
CT
I am in a fat loss phase and i have made some good progress… My question is should i have a pre workout shake before interval running…Currently i take whey,BCAA and creatine pre wokout on days i lift weight but not on interval/cardio days…
Thanks in advance
No, don’t take anything[/quote]
Thanks coach…What about post workout shake… what would be an ideal post workout meal after interval training…
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
One more thing… as they say ‘‘you can’t argue with results’’[/quote]
Thib,
I was skimming over a forum Q and A where Alan Aragon made the following remarks
“You?d only need to concern yourself with fast-acting carbs postworkout if you were involved with multiple glycogen-depleting endurance bouts in a single day.”
“Most high-quality animal-based protein is 18-26% BCAA as it stands. More is better only to a finite degree, after which point the returns diminish. Regarding the supposed benefit of mega-dosing of BCAA at 0.2g/lb LBM (on top of a pre-existent high protein intake), this simply has not been demonstrated in placebo-controlled conditions. I frankly don?t care if an intelligent/imaginative guy like Poliquin recommends it (as well as fish oil megadosing). He sells those supps, so there?s an unavoidable potential for bias there. Just keep in mind that folks in the bodybuilding & fitness industry are particularly prone to the more-is-better bias.”
In light of your statement that you can’t argue with results, do you think Alan was going a bit overboard in poo-pooing some of Coach Poliquin’s recommendations, simply because he felt that there wasn’e enough research for his liking? It seems like Coach Poliquin’s years in the trenches and meticulous data collecting are research unto themselves.
Hi Christian,
I was wondering,
What supplement / botanical protocols would you recommend for an individual to increase the conversion of T4 to T3?
For this person carbs remain 0.5/lb non training days, 1.0g/lb training days, they currently supplement with tyrosine, and kelp for T4.
Many thanks
Dave.
Hi Coach Thibaudeau:
I am finishing week four of your 16-week HSS-100 program, and I am wondering whether I should change the exercises for the next phase or allow the scheduled changes in rep range to give me variety. One thought I had was to leave the “heavy” exercises the same but change the superset, specialty and 100 exercises. Any advice you have would be welcome.
Many thanks!
Hello Coach,
Could you please briefly list the different methods of getting one’s body fat taken, starting with the least and moving towards the most accurate methods?
Many thanks
Scott
Hello CT,
I am 17 years old, i am 6’1’’ and 165 pounds on a good day haha. I have been reading on T-Nation for the past couple of months and a couple have your articles have really caught my eye. However, i cannot figure out which one would be the best for me. i wanna get bigger but i do not want to be an over 200 pound guy. If you could help me find a program that i could start it would be greatly appriciated!
Thanks!
[quote]scotthenry525 wrote:
Hello Coach,
Could you please briefly list the different methods of getting one’s body fat taken, starting with the least and moving towards the most accurate methods?
Many thanks
Scott[/quote]
Eye judgement
Bio-impedence
Waist to hips ratio
Skinfold calipers 3 sites method
Skinfold calipers 5 sites method
Skinfold calipers 7 sites method
Skinfold calipers 12 sites method
Skinfold laser gun 7 or 12 sites method
Underwater weigh-in
DEXA
Hey Coach,
Dont know if this just got burried or if you didnt want to answer. If the former, I really would appreciate the help. If the later, then I guess just dont answer again haha
I put the training from your destroying fat articles into effect this last week. I actually used the format from the refining fat loss article, with a slight change. I put the first LIW on Wednesday, after the leg day, Making Thursday my day off. Then on Friday, instead of arms and shoulders, Im doing Power Clean and Push Presses. I also had to add in another day of steady-state cardio on Monday.
My goal is to be a police officer and the academy (if i get in) is in July and they are BIG on long runs, I cant really afford to take a lot of time off running and chance losing some of my distance in running. So far Im feeling good.
I still do have a few questions I would like answered though.
A) I know you count fiber from fruit, protein shakes, etc etc as carbs. Im guessing the answer is yes, but do you count carbs from flax meal? I put two tbsp into each protein shake I drink.
B) In the discussion for destroying fat, you suggest high carb days for heavy lifting days, but in refining, you give specific grams based on body fat. Which do you find to be more effective. Im just curious bc if I wanted to have say Surge before and during workout, that only gives me room for one protein shake (with flax) or 1/2 cup of blueberries, etc for the rest of the day (Im at a max of 30g a day).
C) In destroying fat, you suggest a sprint workout. In the refining article, you dont put it into the program. Is it just bc you wanted to show an alternate program? Or did you find that it doesnt work? To demanding on the CNS or doesnt work on low-carb, or etc.
Thank you in advance for your help. I know this is long, but I would really like to get this right.
Again thank you,
Brandon
hey coach,
when using mechanical drop sets such as your the one for arms, in your recent article, how far apart should the workouts be spaced in terms of days?
thanx
hey coach,
in your recent article on mech. drop sets for arms, how many days do you allow in between workouts of a,b,c?
thank you
sorry for double post. dint think the 1st went thru
Coach,
What is the best way to supplement with zinc and magnesium, in terms of dosage and time of day? I have them in two seperate bottles. Thanks for your time.
[quote]emenef wrote:
hey coach,
in your recent article on mech. drop sets for arms, how many days do you allow in between workouts of a,b,c?
thank you[/quote]
???
The article is ONE workout
HAHA! well that SUCKS! i did the A portion and im sore as hell from a couple of days ago. oh well. next week should be interesting then. thanx for the clarification.
should the workout be done once per week or depending on how recovery feels?
thanx again
btw. just downloaded your e book. lookin forward to it. thanx in advance.
Coach Thib,
I try to implement close-grip bench pressing often for my overall tricep development. But whenever I do, I notice that during my first 2-3 sets (following warmup) my strength is very limited. Only after a few more sets do I suddenly have the strength to use normal poundages.
Perhaps there is some explanation for this, but it strikes me as strange that I am only able to use over 225 for sets of 6-8 after doing a few at about 185 for 8-10 sets (following warmup). My strength just is not there, and I do not notice such an occurrence for any other movement.
Might there be some explanation for this?
Thank you for your time.
What’s up coach?
I’m following a diet which allows me 100grams of carbs. Now is there any chance of reducing the amount of carbs in the PW-shake? Is it just plain stupid even when dieting? I’m 185lbs. Thx!
[quote]heavyset wrote:
What’s up coach?
I’m following a diet which allows me 100grams of carbs. Now is there any chance of reducing the amount of carbs in the PW-shake? Is it just plain stupid even when dieting? I’m 185lbs. Thx![/quote]
When dieting, the bulk of your carbs intake should be post-workout. So if you are allowed 100g/day, I’d consume 75g post-workout and 25g spread over the rest of the day.
Thib, when you do regular bench press in the strength zone, do you use all the PL-ing techniques? Also do you prefer to lift the bar in the strict straight line or more to the face in the upper position? What do you find better for general strength(not for PL competition) in terms of bar path and technique?