Coach,
In my opinion, cucumbers are a beautiful food. Easy to eat (I don’t peel mine), easy to transport, full of water, no taste, easy to snack on between clients, on the golf course, etc. Should I be cycling my green veggies though like everything else or is it acceptable to stay with something so good and easy like a cucumber?
Thanks.
[quote]shoelessjones wrote:
Coach,
In my opinion, cucumbers are a beautiful food. Easy to eat (I don’t peel mine), easy to transport, full of water, no taste, easy to snack on between clients, on the golf course, etc. Should I be cycling my green veggies though like everything else or is it acceptable to stay with something so good and easy like a cucumber?
Thanks.[/quote]
Cucumbers are my personal favorite with celery. No need to cycle green veggies, although variety is always a good thing.
[quote]daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, I remember reading once in the Thib Zone before that one can do pull ups everyday. As long as it was under 4 sets and each set being no more than two thirds of your max reps. I was wondering if this can also be done with isolation exercises?[/quote]
Provided that no sets are taken anywhere close to your limit, yes.
[quote]kg wrote:
CT,
In the duck stance deadlift on a podium I believe you mentioned it was a great quad builder. I am doing a quad spec and had placed it as the heavy lift on the VM day since it felt like that was the muscle it targets most. Am I correct on that?[/quote]
100% correct
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, I remember reading once in the Thib Zone before that one can do pull ups everyday. As long as it was under 4 sets and each set being no more than two thirds of your max reps. I was wondering if this can also be done with isolation exercises?
Provided that no sets are taken anywhere close to your limit, yes.[/quote]
can this be used to increase pull up numbers?
saymy max is 8, if i did 3 sets of 3 5 days out of 6…for a period?
[quote]NiallC wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, I remember reading once in the Thib Zone before that one can do pull ups everyday. As long as it was under 4 sets and each set being no more than two thirds of your max reps. I was wondering if this can also be done with isolation exercises?
Provided that no sets are taken anywhere close to your limit, yes.
can this be used to increase pull up numbers?
saymy max is 8, if i did 3 sets of 3 5 days out of 6…for a period?[/quote]
Test yourself once a week (one set of max reps) and during the rest of the week perform several sets everyday (preferably throughout the day, not bunched at the same time), doing 60-75% of your max reps.
Retest yourself on the same day every week and adjust the reps accordingly.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
NiallC wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
daffyduck wrote:
hey Thib, I remember reading once in the Thib Zone before that one can do pull ups everyday. As long as it was under 4 sets and each set being no more than two thirds of your max reps. I was wondering if this can also be done with isolation exercises?
Provided that no sets are taken anywhere close to your limit, yes.
can this be used to increase pull up numbers?
saymy max is 8, if i did 3 sets of 3 5 days out of 6…for a period?
Test yourself once a week (one set of max reps) and during the rest of the week perform several sets everyday (preferably throughout the day, not bunched at the same time), doing 60-75% of your max reps.
Retest yourself on the same day every week and adjust the reps accordingly.[/quote]
i ll have to get a bar for the house or live at the gym thanks 
My shoulders are a muscle group that has been lagging ever since i started training a couple years ago.
I am thinking of doing your shoulders overhaul.
Will this be acceptable for the other days?
Bis/tris day
Close grip chins and dips using EDT
Chest/back day
Pullups and decline bench using EDT
and maybe some bb rows 3x8
Hey coach,
Sorry I’ve been PMing you, I didn’t realize this section existed. So here’s my question:
USCTrojan started at 147, and you had hoped to do a short fat loss phase when he reached 165 to combat the minimal fat he had gained. I did his program and I’m in a similar situation. I gained 19 lbs (175 to 194) so I think I would qualify for that part where I should do a short fat loss phase. What would you have recommended for this fat loss phase? Any sample programs (diet and workout), and for how many weeks? My thought was to do part 2 of his workout (with the clusters) right when he had to leave for the Air Force…or do CrewPierce’s workout. Thoughts? My goal is to get to 215 as soon as possible.
Thanks again,
Adam
[quote]acelement wrote:
Hey coach,
Sorry I’ve been PMing you, I didn’t realize this section existed. So here’s my question:
USCTrojan started at 147, and you had hoped to do a short fat loss phase when he reached 165 to combat the minimal fat he had gained. I did his program and I’m in a similar situation. I gained 19 lbs (175 to 194) so I think I would qualify for that part where I should do a short fat loss phase. What would you have recommended for this fat loss phase? Any sample programs (diet and workout), and for how many weeks? My thought was to do part 2 of his workout (with the clusters) right when he had to leave for the Air Force…or do CrewPierce’s workout. Thoughts? My goal is to get to 215 as soon as possible.
Thanks again,
Adam[/quote]
You do understand that my job, the thing with which I make a living, is designing programs and diets. People actually pay me to do this. So I can give away for free programs and diets. It wouldn’t be fair to my paying clients.
I guess I meant more along the lines of already freely available workouts on this site, or a high-level idea of what you’d put USCTrojan through - I know it’s your business and I certainly wasn’t asking to take your time to dish out a custom program, I was just curious to see (since it would have been posted anyway) what you’d have him do if he reached that point in his training, my apologies if I came off on the wrong foot.
Coach,
How would you suggest using Pantethine Supreme (i.e. at what dosages and time of day) for heavy metal detox?
Obliged,
TR
Hey Coach-
I am following your guidelines laid out in your “refined physique transformation” article.
Have you made any adjustments to your supplementation around workouts? Previously it was Pre Workout: 5g glutamine, 5g creatine, 5g BCAA, 1/2 scoop whey.
During workout: 20-40g BCAA, 10g glutamine.
PWO: 20-40g Glut, 10-15g Glycine, 10-15g Leucine, 1.5 scoops whey
Thanks for your time
CT
When someone finishes lose fat phase training (shorts reps, metabolic work, low frecuency, moderate volume 8-12, no advanced techniques or a few) what is the next step for planing the workout to mass phase?
Thanks
[quote]michell wrote:
CT
When someone finishes lose fat phase training (shorts reps, metabolic work, low frecuency, moderate volume 8-12, no advanced techniques or a few) what is the next step for planing the workout to mass phase?
Thanks[/quote]
The first step is to gradually move on to a muscle growth diet. The key term being ‘‘gradually.’’
[quote]ebbz4life wrote:
Hey Coach-
I am following your guidelines laid out in your “refined physique transformation” article.
Have you made any adjustments to your supplementation around workouts? Previously it was Pre Workout: 5g glutamine, 5g creatine, 5g BCAA, 1/2 scoop whey.
During workout: 20-40g BCAA, 10g glutamine.
PWO: 20-40g Glut, 10-15g Glycine, 10-15g Leucine, 1.5 scoops whey
Thanks for your time
[/quote]
The difference is with the post workout shake…
0.3g/pound of whey
0.2g/pound of glutamine
0.1g/pound of glycine
Should one avoid 400metre sprints and similar training under any circumstances when eating low-carb? I feel very well when eating low carbs and have no problems doing glycolitic energy system work. I need that type of training for my running (varied distances), and I like it very well. Ps: not on a rapid/low calorie diet.
CT
For your diet in “Thib gets ripped” do you still take supplements (glutamine, beta-alanine, glycine, etc) on off days as well? Apparently you wouldn’t have a post workout shake if theres no workout, but you did state you took the beta alanine 3x a day, the glycine pre-bed, so I was wondering about those types of supplements.
Also, is it okay to take glutamine tablets post workout or should I just break the tab and put the powder in my post workout shake?
Thanks!
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
ebbz4life wrote:
Hey Coach-
I am following your guidelines laid out in your “refined physique transformation” article.
Have you made any adjustments to your supplementation around workouts? Previously it was Pre Workout: 5g glutamine, 5g creatine, 5g BCAA, 1/2 scoop whey.
During workout: 20-40g BCAA, 10g glutamine.
PWO: 20-40g Glut, 10-15g Glycine, 10-15g Leucine, 1.5 scoops whey
Thanks for your time
The difference is with the post workout shake…
0.3g/pound of whey
0.2g/pound of glutamine
0.1g/pound of glycine[/quote]
If I have carbs to spare would you recommend putting PWO & still include whey, glut, glycine?
Thanks again
what are your thoughts on a low carb or keto diet were fats are higher leading to or causing ketoacidosis?