Hey CT,
i was wondering what your opinion is on HIIT and Tabata training, do both, just one, or something else?
Hey CT,
Does roasting the raw flax seed before grinding them affect their nutritional value?
Hey Coach
What is the best way to fit ancilliary excercises (forearms, calves, abs etc) into your routine ?
We all know that we should keep our workouts under 60 minutes, but I’ve often heard that ancilliary work should be performed at the end of a workout, E.g. forearms at the end of a back or arm workout etc. But this would normally push the work-out time to unacceptable levels (i.e more than 60 minutes).
Would working such a small muscle group (like forearms ) really induce catabolism after the 60 minute mark?
Or would it be a better strategy to perform your main workout, consume your post-workout nutrition and then perform the ancilliary work? Or just perform ancilliary work on rest days?
[quote]Rifter wrote:
We all know that we should keep our workouts under 60 minutes,[/quote]
That’s just a broad generalization. It’s not like you’re fine if you train 59 minutes, but you’re screwed if you train 61 minutes because you’ll lose all stimulated growth due to catabolism!!!
I’ve had sessions lasting 90 minutes or more and live to tell about it. The 60 minutes guideline is mostly there to help people:
a) avoid gross overstimulation (doing 20-30 sets per muscle group)
b) avoid ‘‘social’’ workouts…some people are in the gym for 2 hours, but 90 minutes of those are spent talking to other people.
It’s also a concept promoted by personal trainers since they normally book clients by the hour.
That’s not to say that you should always train for longer than 60 minutes, but don’t panic if sometimes you workouts last 70-80 minutes.
Could my ADHD medicine (adderall) be affecting my cortisol/testosterone levels in a negative way? If so, is it enough to be affecting my progress?
[quote]bodychemist wrote:
Could my ADHD medicine (adderall) be affecting my cortisol/testosterone levels in a negative way? If so, is it enough to be affecting my progress?[/quote]
Adderall as an amphetamine, like most stimulants, has the potential to lead to elevated cortisol levels. Furthermore it can also increase metabolic rate, making it harder to gain muscle.
Can it affect your gains? Yes. But I wouldn’t play with something that was prescribed by a doctor to treat a health problem.
Thib,
Do you have any guidelines on how to optimize ESW programming when training individuals engaged in marathon training and Ironman triathlon training in order to maximize performance as much as possible while minimizing the negatives (muscle loss, mechanical stress, etc.) inherent in such sports?
And on a related note, are there any helpful general programming suggestions you could make to someone wishing to flesh out a more detailed weight training program for such athletes. I realize anything beyond general details is out of the question, since program design is part of your livelihood and a service reserved for paying customers, but even the most general nuts, bolts, and tips would be greatly appreciated. But I understand if you feel it would still be beyond the scope of this forum.
Liver Toxicity
Hey Coach
A while back you wrote about liver toxicity and joint pain. I believe some of my patients who are avid lifters may have this issue and want to learn more about it. Can you give me some resources?
Thanks for your time
I am trying your new ebook while opening my own chiro and ART office I looks great and i will keep you posted
Greetings Coach,
I was wondering if you could let me know of some reputable companies from whom I could buy glutamine. I think NOW Foods is pretty legit; where do you get yours?
Best,
Henry
Hey Coach,
I’m just finishing the Velocity Diet and wanted to start your Get Jacked program. Since the first 4 weeks of your diet are a “heavy caloric restriction” and “medium caloric restriction”, should I just start on week 5 of your program or week 1? Thanks for your time.
[quote]lott42 wrote:
Hey Coach,
I’m just finishing the Velocity Diet and wanted to start your Get Jacked program. Since the first 4 weeks of your diet are a “heavy caloric restriction” and “medium caloric restriction”, should I just start on week 5 of your program or week 1? Thanks for your time.[/quote]
No, the program works better as a whole. However, and I can’t emphasise this enough, DON’T START THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW!!!
An individual shouldn’t diet intensely for too long or he will crash regardless of how good the program or diet is.
You’ll have to wait at least 2 weeks before starting the plan and during those 2 weeks you must start eating like a normal (healthy) human being again.
[quote]Henry Krinkle wrote:
Greetings Coach,
I was wondering if you could let me know of some reputable companies from whom I could buy glutamine. I think NOW Foods is pretty legit; where do you get yours?
Best,
Henry[/quote]
I only trust 3 companies 100%. I’m not saying that there are not plenty more good ones, but rather that I only use supplements for those 3 which I know with 100% certainty that the content of the product is exactly as listed.
Biotest for most of my stuff
Poliquin Performance for speciality items not found elsewhere
XPN for glycine and glutamine… XPN is a Quebec company and can only be found in Quebec.
Thanks, coach. I appreciate the help.
-Henry
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
lott42 wrote:
Hey Coach,
I’m just finishing the Velocity Diet and wanted to start your Get Jacked program. Since the first 4 weeks of your diet are a “heavy caloric restriction” and “medium caloric restriction”, should I just start on week 5 of your program or week 1? Thanks for your time.
No, the program works better as a whole. However, and I can’t emphasise this enough, DON’T START THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW!!!
An individual shouldn’t diet intensely for too long or he will crash regardless of how good the program or diet is.
You’ll have to wait at least 2 weeks before starting the plan and during those 2 weeks you must start eating like a normal (healthy) human being again.[/quote]
Thanks Coach. I got rid of all of my bad eating habits so I’ll just hold on to my current weight and eat clean.
This would seem like a good time to get used to high doses of glutamine required in your program.
Coach-
What sorta of training differences or changes are there between a normal trainee and one with type 2 diabetes?
(if one of your clients walked in and said, I have type 2 diabetes, what would you change/recommend.)
Thanks
Coach
I have 2 - no - 3 questions
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Leucine and insulin. Isn’t it a good thing to eliminate insulin spikes? And yet, you advocate leucine supplementation, which AFAIK has that effect. I’ve been supplementing with the amino acid myself and enjoying the results (a lot), but I’m starting to feel apprehensive about the potential risks of long-term usage.
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This is regarding your mention of 60-90 minute workouts. Is it at all acceptable to reduce rest periods in Get Jacked Fast? Looking at, for example, Workout 1 in Week 5, the rest periods alone add up to 56 minutes. I know I would recover and start feeling restless pretty fast after certain exercises, e.g. calf raises, for example, so if you would greenlight this, I’d reduce rest periods for 30-45 seconds there.
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You responded to a question regarding 5/4/3/2/1 before, but I have another question. Should you attempt to hit your 5RM, 4RM, etc on each set? Or adjust for fatigue towards the latter sets?
Hey coach, what is your opinion of ramping up to one all out set with 3-5 exercises per body part?
I had always thought that the big guys almost always did 2-5 exercises per body part with 2-4 work sets per exercise. However, as I read what a lot of the biggest guys are doing it seems most are doing usually 2-4 exercises per body part BUT are just doing 1 all out set for each exercise while the rest of the sets ramp up to that last one.
In other words basically no straight sets it seems. Apparently this is how most pro’s train??
I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this and/or your experience with training this way if you have.
Thib,
For grip training, do you think that it is possible to devise an effective program where different functions are trained on different days or is it preferable to train all grip functions on 1 or 2 specific days and rotating the order of exercises/what function receives the most emphasis every few weeks?
p.s. since you’re very knowledgeable with regards to supplementation, what type of protein powder would you suggest using in place of whey and casein for those who are not able to tolerate these well or need to remove them from the diet for a period of time?
Obviously whole food choices are ideal, so this question is more for times when a shake might be needed for convenience.
Coach-
Just bought some Surge WOF and am looking to give it a good test. Just finished your Beast building part 3 and am thinking about going back to your Pump Down the volume workout, think that will work well with the Surge WOF??
Im not sure because its low volume BUT its intense, any thoughts?
thanks
Alex
[quote]A_l3x wrote:
Coach-
Just bought some Surge WOF and am looking to give it a good test. Just finished your Beast building part 3 and am thinking about going back to your Pump Down the volume workout, think that will work well with the Surge WOF??
Im not sure because its low volume BUT its intense, any thoughts?
thanks
Alex
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WOF is best suited to higher volumes of work. Beta-7 would be a prime choice for pump down the volume though