[quote]thenanger wrote:
g’day chad,
Just had a quick question about posture. I’m sure you have come across this a few times I have the shoulders rounded forward syndrome (sorry not sure of the technical term). Just wondering if you know of any way to correct this?
Thanks again for your time
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Check out the Feel Better for $10 and Neanderthal No More articles.
[quote]carpenter480 wrote:
I have been eating heavy and following 5x5 for about six weeks now and happy with progress but could stand to lose a few pounds now bf has went up.Going into the winter here and I allways seem to eat alot more in cold weather working outside.How would you feel about going to higher reps and maybe half an hour of light cardio in the am.[/quote]
Diet is most important. I suggest the T-Dawg 2.0 since you only want to lose a few pounds. The diet in conjunction with my Triple Total Training routine would work well.
Hey Chad,
In the middle of my workouts I always feel somewhat pukey and can’t stop coughing. The pukey feeling is fine but the coughing interferes with my concentration and timing. Ever seen or heard about this? Any advice on stopping it?
I tried cough syrup but it did not work and just gave me a headache.
Thanks
CW-
My main goal right now is to increase my clean and press. I’m doing a 3 days a week workout with alternating rep schemes. My question is, due to all the overhead pressing I am already doing, should I still be benching? I am still hitting my chest with dips and cable flys but I’m afraid of possible shoulder damage from benching, they feel fine, no pain after lifts. Thanks!
[quote]bmf_inc wrote:
Hey Chad,
In the middle of my workouts I always feel somewhat pukey and can’t stop coughing. The pukey feeling is fine but the coughing interferes with my concentration and timing. Ever seen or heard about this? Any advice on stopping it?
I tried cough syrup but it did not work and just gave me a headache.
Thanks
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Was there a Hillary Duff song playing at your club?
Seriously though, it sounds like your system is overly acidic. You might want to stick to alkaline foods for awhile.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
CW-
My main goal right now is to increase my clean and press. I’m doing a 3 days a week workout with alternating rep schemes. My question is, due to all the overhead pressing I am already doing, should I still be benching? I am still hitting my chest with dips and cable flys but I’m afraid of possible shoulder damage from benching, they feel fine, no pain after lifts. Thanks![/quote]
I would nix the bench presses since you’re doing dips, etc.
Hey Chad,
I just started training my legs again after spending all summer doing physical therapy for an injured left knee. Upon beginning to train again, I have noticed that my left leg is significantly weaker than my right, and it is also significantly smaller.
Do you recommend doing additional isolation work on my left leg, or is that too much for my already out of shape wheels to recover from? Should I replace back/front squats with one leg split squats? And also, which one of your programs would you recommend to either maintain the size I have built on my upper body, while bringing my legs up to speed? Thanks in advance!
G’day Chad,
My brother has just finished playing rugby for the year and wants to go on a general size and strength program to regain the muscel he has lost through playing, as he wasn’t going to the gym in the later half of the season.
He hasn’t decided if he is going to play again next year, but we have until about January before worrying too much about sport specific training.
He is no stranger to the gym having worked out for a few years, although I will have to teach him a few exercises that he hasn’t done before.
What would you recommend as a program progression for him to start on? Should he do the usual ABBH1 and 2 etc progression that is mentioned all the time in your articles, or would you suggest something else?
He is also an avid surfer and tries to go 7 days/week as he lives about 100m from the beach. Would this adversely affect the training or should he cut back at all?
Thanks for your help,
Ben
Chad,
I see where you wrote about the 3 different strength methods in one of your Top 10 tips back in September 04. Could you not do all Max Effort, Dynamic Effort, and Repeated Effort in a 3 days a week routine with each method it’s own day? Kinda like your Triple Training but with lower reps in the Endurance (8-12) or the AofW with a Dynamic day. Sort of using a WSB routine but making it full body. Could you not use this for 3-4 weeks and then change exercises and keep going? Is this a routine or a way you could train continuously with little changes?
I think you’re going to suggest changing your routine after a preiod of time, but does the WSB routine ever change?
Thanks for your help Chad!
Hello Chad,
Got a question for ya.
Seem to have hyperextended my knee, not too awfully bad, but enough to tweak both the inside and the outside of the back of my knee…what the heck is back there and what can I do for it?
Thanks,
Worker
Thanks Chad. I always wondered why you never included pullovers in the routine? I was planning to do pullovers and chise for vertical pull and chins and dips for vertical push for the next phase. Any opinions?
[quote]Chad Waterbury wrote:
Konstantine wrote:
Chad,
I was thinking of making a routine based on your ABBH program for a friend, tell me what you think
day1: horizontal plane (bench press and rows)
Day2: Squats, calves, abs
day3:active rest
Day4: vertical plane (military press and chins)
day5: deadlifts, calves, abs
Day6: active rest
Day7: rest
It looks fine because that’s how ABBH is designed. I see you omitted the rest in day 5 - that’s fine providing the person can recover from the fatigue.
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Thanks Amir. I appreciate the reply.
[quote]AMIRisSQUAT wrote:
Some good questions there W-O-I.
On a side note, Ive forgone any sort of accumulation and intensification phases for myself and the people I work with and instead use CW’s multiple progression patterns approach and have seen the best gains ever. I really think, right now, that its just much more manageable when life interferes to have one mesocycle with multiple ways to progress. Using conjugate methods and CW’s progression ideas, Im in quite the weight-training heaven.
Amir
will-of-iron wrote:
Chad,
Firstly thanks for all of the articles/posts - your programs and philosophies have revolutionised my training.
Now for my questions: I rarely hear you mention accumulation and intensification (and their rotation) and I was wondering:
(a) what your thoughts are on planning training in that way (e.g. rotating 3 weeks of each)?;
(b) do your programs (in general) follow this type of planning and if not what do you find more effective?; and
(c) how would you go about planning a sample template (whether accumulation/intensification or other) in terms of intensity volume, frequency etc for each phase?
Many Thanks
W-O-I
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Just as a small update W-O-I, I just maxed out on my deadlift using CW’s methods of course. I am so fucking impressed. Ive never been this strong naturally and I keep getting stronger. Using multiple progression patterns I maxed on my unload week (the third as CW once recommended to me) and have hit an all time best for that rep range I was training (695 for 3 reps). Needless to say Im so astoundingly impressed with the gains Ive made since I stopped using accumulation/ intensification blocks separately that I could just kiss this man.
Amir
[quote]will-of-iron wrote:
Thanks Amir. I appreciate the reply.
AMIRisSQUAT wrote:
Some good questions there W-O-I.
On a side note, Ive forgone any sort of accumulation and intensification phases for myself and the people I work with and instead use CW’s multiple progression patterns approach and have seen the best gains ever. I really think, right now, that its just much more manageable when life interferes to have one mesocycle with multiple ways to progress. Using conjugate methods and CW’s progression ideas, Im in quite the weight-training heaven.
Amir
will-of-iron wrote:
Chad,
Firstly thanks for all of the articles/posts - your programs and philosophies have revolutionised my training.
Now for my questions: I rarely hear you mention accumulation and intensification (and their rotation) and I was wondering:
(a) what your thoughts are on planning training in that way (e.g. rotating 3 weeks of each)?;
(b) do your programs (in general) follow this type of planning and if not what do you find more effective?; and
(c) how would you go about planning a sample template (whether accumulation/intensification or other) in terms of intensity volume, frequency etc for each phase?
Many Thanks
W-O-I
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Chad,
I am planning on bunching up the SOB so that it conforms to the calendar week. This makes things work out easier with every day life and training for the Highland Games.
So, what’s your recommendation?
Thanks
Hey CW…
Where do you train your clients? BTW, love your work! Thanks
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