[quote]AtomicPunks wrote:
CT,
If outfitting a gym, what type of leg curl unit would you recommend from the following list:
prone leg curl(specifically one made by Strive with the adjustable cam technology for altering the resistance curve)
kneeling leg curl
standing leg curl
seated leg curl
[/quote]
all 4 haha
[quote]NiallC wrote:
AtomicPunks wrote:
CT,
If outfitting a gym, what type of leg curl unit would you recommend from the following list:
prone leg curl(specifically one made by Strive with the adjustable cam technology for altering the resistance curve)
kneeling leg curl
standing leg curl
seated leg curl
all 4 haha[/quote]
In an ideal world, absolutely 
I probably should have added on “if the budget were somewhat limited and you had to choose.”
Coach, would you reccomend your 5-4-3-2-1 Rest pause, for a sprinter. Or could this kill me, as I have a few running days in the week as well etc.
Thanks.
[quote]FutureKing wrote:
David, i was reading this article less than an hour ago.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=460273
or you can have this one
http://www.T-Nation.com/article/bodybuilding/thibs_quick_tricks&cr=
Have fun.[/quote]
thanks, i think that first one is primarily for strength though.
that second ones rest alone would take 28min. which is pretty crazy for a forearm routine, thats not even counting the work being done
I’ve got a good question… aren’t you getting married sometime this week? Congrats big man.
CT,
Do you have any guidelines/rules of thumb for determining EPA and DHA dosing in order to ensure that fish oil intake is at an optimal level and that you’re getting the correct amount for your personal needs and goals but also not taking more than is necessary(example: taking 8-12 Flameout when you may only need 4-6 for your current health status and goals)?
Thib,
For someone with an excessively low saturated fat intake, would adding 1-2 tbsp of coconut oil daily be helpful and possibly help with testosterone levels?
And I was reading an article on another site, and the author stated that “You must rotate your protein shakes by switching from brand to brand every two weeks. There are elements within the manufacturing process that create allergic reactions .”
In your opinion, is this statement accurate? Do you feel it is necessary to rotate protein powder type(egg, micellar casein, whey isolate, whey concentrate, beef plasma, etc…with certain types obviously being more efficacious at certain times), brand, or both with some sort of regularity? Would the amounts being used on a daily basis factor into this decision?
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Phoenix Theory wrote:
“Contract Your muscles against resistence”
Obviously to do this your techinque and focus must shift from just exicuting the lift.
Though is it normal to have to lower the weight?
For example I can knock off about 8-9 chin ups. But when i try and contract my lats as hard as possible (the only way i can is to contract chest and lats together, like when i do curls i can only contract as hard as possible if i contract my whole arm, triceps and all) I cannot do a sinlge chin.
Just wondering if this was normal or is I have missed the understanding.
Thanks
Read my latest series of articles. Contracting the muscles against a resistance refers to the constant tension technique. This is not to be used with all exercises.
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In your latest article is says to contract the muscles as fast as you can but do not focus on lifting the bar as fast as possible. tensing the muscle hard from the start.
that is what I was doing. at the bottom of the chin up, after a 1 second pause. Tensing my lats as hard as possible. I wasn’t able to do as many as just ofcusing on the lift and it wasn’t as fast as possible either.Though I was trying to go as fast as possible while contracting them as hard as possible Though not focusing on contracting them in the eccentric phase.
Have I got this right? Another way of doing this techinieu was on bench press. I would focus on squeezing the bar inward as hard as possible while trying to go as fast as possible while doing this.
How does this still recruit the HTMU’s?
Hi Coach,
I have a question about your periodization in your book “Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods”.
I’ll try to explain it properly: You have three blocks (accumulation block, intesification block and explosvie block) and all three of them form one cycle. Then you say that you use 4 main methods per block (concentric, eccentric, isometric and KEAT) and plan the cycle for each of these individually.
And exactly this (+ the graphic below) confuses me. Do you use the 4 methods in one cycle or in one block (the graphic looks like that one of a whole cycle but you say block)?
I hope my problem isn’t too confusing.
Thank you!
Hi Coach,
I would like your thoughts on Vitamin D supplementation.
Are there different forms of it that we should be looking for?
What sort of daily amounts would/do you suggest?
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
I’ve got a good question… aren’t you getting married sometime this week? Congrats big man.[/quote]
August 9th
[quote]Germanbadenglish wrote:
Hi Coach,
I have a question about your periodization in your book “Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods”.
I’ll try to explain it properly: You have three blocks (accumulation block, intesification block and explosvie block) and all three of them form one cycle. Then you say that you use 4 main methods per block (concentric, eccentric, isometric and KEAT) and plan the cycle for each of these individually.
And exactly this (+ the graphic below) confuses me. Do you use the 4 methods in one cycle or in one block (the graphic looks like that one of a whole cycle but you say block)?
I hope my problem isn’t too confusing.
Thank you![/quote]
It was just an example of how the various methods could be integrated in a training plan. You don’t need to include every method explained.
Coach,
I am coming up on my 8th week and plan to cycle off the insulin protocol. What are your feelings about staying with the HCL though? I am at 3 and still no warm feeling in my stomach. I started at 6.
Thanks as always.
[quote]DeadlySting81 wrote:
Thib,
For someone with an excessively low saturated fat intake, would adding 1-2 tbsp of coconut oil daily be helpful and possibly help with testosterone levels?
[/quote]
I am not convinced that saturated fats have a ‘‘special’’ testosterone-boosting properties over other types of fat. It has been documented that adding fat to a diet, even in the form of saturated fat, increases testosterone levels if your fat intake was too low to start with. However is it the saturated fat that did it, or just the total fat increase?
[quote]DeadlySting81 wrote:
And I was reading an article on another site, and the author stated that “You must rotate your protein shakes by switching from brand to brand every two weeks. There are elements within the manufacturing process that create allergic reactions .”
In your opinion, is this statement accurate? Do you feel it is necessary to rotate protein powder type(egg, micellar casein, whey isolate, whey concentrate, beef plasma, etc…with certain types obviously being more efficacious at certain times), brand, or both with some sort of regularity? Would the amounts being used on a daily basis factor into this decision?
[/quote]
If you take 1 shake a day it isn’t a problem. If you take 2 there might eventually be one but it will take some time. The real problem is if you take 3-4 shakes of the same type per day. However it’s the same thing with food: the more you stick to the same thing over and over, the more likely you are to develop an intolerance or allergy.
But I’m not 100% convinced that switching brands will solve all the problems because there are not that many whey suppliers… the raw material pretty much comes from the same 2-3 places.
[quote]shoelessjones wrote:
Coach,
I am coming up on my 8th week and plan to cycle off the insulin protocol. What are your feelings about staying with the HCL though? I am at 3 and still no warm feeling in my stomach. I started at 6.
Thanks as always.[/quote]
HCL, fish oil and a multi can (and often should) stay in your plan even when you cycle off a protocol.
[quote]Phoenix Theory wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Phoenix Theory wrote:
“Contract Your muscles against resistence”
Obviously to do this your techinque and focus must shift from just exicuting the lift.
Though is it normal to have to lower the weight?
For example I can knock off about 8-9 chin ups. But when i try and contract my lats as hard as possible (the only way i can is to contract chest and lats together, like when i do curls i can only contract as hard as possible if i contract my whole arm, triceps and all) I cannot do a sinlge chin.
Just wondering if this was normal or is I have missed the understanding.
Thanks
Read my latest series of articles. Contracting the muscles against a resistance refers to the constant tension technique. This is not to be used with all exercises.
In your latest article is says to contract the muscles as fast as you can but do not focus on lifting the bar as fast as possible. tensing the muscle hard from the start.
that is what I was doing. at the bottom of the chin up, after a 1 second pause. Tensing my lats as hard as possible. I wasn’t able to do as many as just ofcusing on the lift and it wasn’t as fast as possible either.Though I was trying to go as fast as possible while contracting them as hard as possible Though not focusing on contracting them in the eccentric phase.
Have I got this right? Another way of doing this techinieu was on bench press. I would focus on squeezing the bar inward as hard as possible while trying to go as fast as possible while doing this.
How does this still recruit the HTMU’s?
[/quote]
With compound movements of Class II in the table from my article you DO have to try to accelerate the bar as fast as possible. The point I was trying to make was that if the load is heavy or that fatigue sets in, you will not be able to move the bar fast.
If you are still trying to generate a lot of acceleration, despite the fact that the bar is not moving fast, it has the same neural effect.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
shoelessjones wrote:
Coach,
I am coming up on my 8th week and plan to cycle off the insulin protocol. What are your feelings about staying with the HCL though? I am at 3 and still no warm feeling in my stomach. I started at 6.
Thanks as always.
HCL, fish oil and a multi can (and often should) stay in your plan even when you cycle off a protocol.[/quote]
Thanks for your opinion. Always appreciated.
[quote]AtomicPunks wrote:
CT,
If outfitting a gym, what type of leg curl unit would you recommend from the following list:
prone leg curl(specifically one made by Strive with the adjustable cam technology for altering the resistance curve)
kneeling leg curl
standing leg curl
seated leg curl
[/quote]
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Congratulations on getting married best thing I ever did 2 years ago myself.
Christian I am doing the biosignature course in Tampa Bay, Westshore and wondered if you knew a place where I could train and buy game meat in that area as I live in Australia and am competing for the nationals in October 18th I need to stay on track as much as I can.
Also as my travel is 24 hours up in the air how would you supplement melatonin to minimise jet lag
Thanks for all your help wish I could have met you in Tampa but I assume you’ll still be honey mooning
Tony Calabro
PS for that matter anyone living there give me a heads up I need a real gym not a fluff cardio center with machines
Coach,
Lately I’ve been seeing both seated and standing calf machines made with various types of foot blocks such as ones with rounded tops, some with flat and level tops, and still others with tops that are flat and angled slightly.
Do you think there is much difference between these different types of foot blocks and would one preferable to the others when seeking to work the calves best or are these companies just trying to get too “cute” with things?