Thibs, what do you think of the up coming movies
bigger stronger faster and Joe DeFranco’s Strong,
bigger stronger faster seems to be mainly about the steroid controversy in america, do you think movies such as this can help or worsen drug use?
Hi Coach,
Hope all is well. I attempted a new deadlift PR today and it flew off the floor but the bar got stuck above knee level and I failed to lock it out. What specific exercises would you recommend to train the lockout-I’ve heard people say focus on rack lockouts but also heard others state db rows and other upper back work. Also, where would be the best place to perform this work-I currently perform two heavy upper and two heavy lower body workouts. Would it be best to devote another session to this weak point or add it to an existing session-they’re already quite long.
Apologies for the lengthy posy, congratulations and best of luck for your upcoming wedding.
Best wishes,
James
Hey coach, when lifting twice a day how much time should one wait between workouts? I tried searching for it but I can’t recall what this type of training is called.
Coach,
I’m pretty sure someone asked a similar question to this before in the Thib Zone thread but I was unable to find it as most of the pages don’t even load on my computer…
What degree would you recommend for someone going to a 4 year university that would like to eventually end up coaching the average joe and athletes alike (either in a gym, online consulting, or both) with success? A bachelor’s in exercise science was the first that came to mind and felt like the most obvious choice, but I’m not 100% sure if thats the correct degree to shoot for considering my goals.
CT
When someone designs a workout with those supersets:
exersises: stimulation + activation
exersises: activation + stimulation
What´s the ideal speed or tempo and reps for activation exersises?
Thanks
[quote]Slay the Dragon wrote:
Hey coach, when lifting twice a day how much time should one wait between workouts? I tried searching for it but I can’t recall what this type of training is called.[/quote]
4 to 6 hours
[quote]michell wrote:
CT
When someone designs a workout with those supersets:
exersises: stimulation + activation
exersises: activation + stimulation
What´s the ideal speed or tempo and reps for activation exersises?
Thanks
[/quote]
I prefer the second option… the first one is not as effective.
Read my new article series, it will give you the answer.
[quote]JJP wrote:
Hi Coach,
Hope all is well. I attempted a new deadlift PR today and it flew off the floor but the bar got stuck above knee level and I failed to lock it out. What specific exercises would you recommend to train the lockout-I’ve heard people say focus on rack lockouts but also heard others state db rows and other upper back work. Also, where would be the best place to perform this work-I currently perform two heavy upper and two heavy lower body workouts. Would it be best to devote another session to this weak point or add it to an existing session-they’re already quite long.
Apologies for the lengthy posy, congratulations and best of luck for your upcoming wedding.
Best wishes,
James[/quote]
Actually both rack lockouts and glutes work would be your best bets.
[quote]shoelessjones wrote:
Hey Coach,
Seems to me that Tyrosine/Power Drive would be something to recommend to a golfer before a tournament or important match. Would you concur?[/quote]
Yes, I had some clients use it for that purpose.
Someone who is 280 (unless he is a lean 280) has no business using a carbs cycling approach to lose fat. He should use a low-carbs diet.
[quote]sc54 wrote:
Coach,
I read your article on Carb Cycling and this is what I have come up with. Please let me know what you think.
High Day - 1 Day/Week
420 g Protein
20 g Fat
435 g Carb
Mod Day - 3 Day/Week
420 g Protein
20 g Fat
350 g Carb
Low Day 3 Day/Week
420 g Protein
20 g Fat
260 g Carb
I am 280 pounds. Are the carbs too high for a person that wants to lose fat? Thanks for your help.[/quote]
[quote]Player wrote:
Hey Coach can teenagers take Alpha Male or REZ-V?[/quote]
This has been posted 8 times already. Read point no.4
VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE
For professional reasons I will not answer questions regarding:
- My opinion of other coaches or specific training systems (DC training, Max-OT, etc.). The reasons are that
a) often people ask those questions to gain ammunitions for online debates on other sites or forums. They end up misquoting me and this puts me in a bad situation.
b) you can’t argue with results. If a system has produced results it means that it works. Now, nothing works forever, so I am not ‘‘pro-systems’’ in that I think that sticking to one precise methodology blindly is a mistake over the long run. I feel that it is much more important to understand the underlying principles that make training effective.
This is my answer to ‘‘is the XWZ system effective?’’: if it’s based on systemic progression, yes it will be effective. But every effective program needs to be changed or cycled to progress over the long run.
c) I think that every successful authority, writer or coach in this field has something to contribute and we can learn from all of them. Some have more to contribute than others and with some you have to weed through more BS to get to the good part. BUT I feel that it is a big mistake on my part to burn any bridges by critiquing a colleague.
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Anabolic steroids and other drugs: they are illegal and I do not want to be associated with them. I’m a trainer and a coach, not a pharmacist.
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Complete program critics: understand that a thorough program analysis actually takes me more time than writing a new program! My schedule is way too busy to critique every program sent my way, and answering only to a few would be unfair to others.
Furthermore, it is a paying service that I offer so it wouldn’t be fair to my paying clients.
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Question reposts: I mentioned this a million times already… I DO NOT respond to people who repost their questions. I feel that this is rude… kinda like saying in a somewhat aggressive voice ‘‘dude, answer me now’’. As I mention I have a limited schedule. I do try to answer as many questions as I can but I sometimes have to make choices. So if I don’t answer you it doesn’t (always) mean that I don’t like you or that you can’t ask other questions. BUT if you repost a question you can be sure that I will be much less tempted to answer you in the future.
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Injury questions: I feel that it is irresponsable to answer specific injury questions without being able to assess the individual myself.
I WILL PERIODICALLY REPOST THIS MESSAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS FORUM RUNS SMOOTHLY AND THAT EVERYBODY ENDS UP SATISFIED.
[quote]Atty wrote:
Hi Thib,
How can someone reduce muscle mass? No, your eyes are not going crazy, I said REDUCE! Let me explain.
My girlfriend has played hockey since she was 4, and was the captain of her Div. I hockey program for 3 of the 4 years. Needless to say, she has some quality muscle on her legs.
Now that she no longer plays at that level, she would like to lose some of that mass. You may be thinking she’s now a fatty, but she’s not. She still plays a couple of times a week and works out, but no longer hits the squats, oly lifts, etc.
Any info you can provide on exercise selection, sets, reps etc, or just a general overview on what kind of training she should be doing would be greatly appreciated. As you can imagine, there isn’t much out there on reducing muscle.
Thanks for your time.[/quote]
You can’t lose muscle by lifting weights. You can only increase muscle size, or stimulate no changes. But you cannot make your body lose muscle mass by doing weight lifting which is essentially a stimulus for muscle growth.
Thib would low morning cortisol be a cause of lack of appetite in the morning? or would it be another problem,such as digestion or just a habitual thing
*edited for better description
Thib,
When it comes to feeder sets, is it best to use them after the last set(if the working sets did not go above 12 reps) of every exercise for a muscle group or only after the last set of the last exercise for that muscle group?
If a particular workout’s sets never go above 12 reps, but the overall workout volume and density is high, would feeder sets still be redundant as they would be if a working set had 12+ reps in it?
[quote]NiallC wrote:
Thib would low morning cortisol be a cause of lack of appetite in the morning? or would it be another problem,such as digestion or just a habitual thing
*edited for better description[/quote]
The problem could have many roots. It is impossible to tell you without a thorough discussion and analysis.
CT,
For a pre-workout meal, would the most appropriate type and timing be a lean protein, “Smart”/healthy fat, and fibrous green vegetable meal around 120-150 minutes prior to the session to avoid signifcantly diverting blood flow away from muscles by consuming food too close to the workout(followed up by high dose BCAA’s ingested immediately prior to and during the workout)?
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
NiallC wrote:
Thib would low morning cortisol be a cause of lack of appetite in the morning? or would it be another problem,such as digestion or just a habitual thing
*edited for better description
The problem could have many roots. It is impossible to tell you without a thorough discussion and analysis.[/quote]
ok thanks.
Coach, how is Neuromuscular Stimulation ‘exams’ done? Meaning, how do you rate how good an exercise is and how much Neural activation is going on?
Coach,
I’ve felt a bit run down in the gym lately because I’ve been working a lot. Is it possible I was overtraining. I took 4 days off and am about to get back into it. What signs should I look for to see if I am overtrained or if the 4 days off was sufficient and what do you suggest to prevent it as far as supps and food?
Coach:
I’ve been following a ketogenic diet for the past 2 months. My PWO shake is whey + glycine (20g) + glutamine (40g).
Perhaps it’s coincidental, but ever since starting this protocol I’ve begun waking up at night on the days I work out (and consume the shake above) usually sweating like a pig. Nothing else has changed about my diet, as I normally eat low carb.
Ever hear of this?