Not 100% correct. I think it is fairly accurate for GABA and acetylcholine
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Interesting approach and great work CT!
As psychologist there’s no doubt for me that genetics, i.e. predetermined levels of neurotransmitters, impact human behavior. I agree on most of the aspects of your article series, although not everything is underpinned by research (as you said).
After all, I’d like to add a few things people tend to neglect in this concern.
Influences on human behavior and personality are very multi-faceted (reality). They can’t actually be reduced to a small set of variables determining how a person behaves such as simple stimulus-response models try to do (model). Nonetheless, it’s both very impractical and probably almost impossible for scientists as well as for coaches to fit study participants / clients into models that incorporate a great number of factors at the same time. Thus, reality has to be reduced to the point where a diagnostically conclusive model can be created (e.g. the TCI). Unfortunately, people tend to ignore this process and rather prefer stereotypical thinking. In consideration of how many variables impact human behavior in reality, it should be clear why there are hardly pure neurotypes.
In my opinion, CT found an optimal solution to approach this topic. Who said that a person MUST do what his type is most responsive for (in theory!)? Building a great physique has always been about trial and error and experimenting. Everybody’s different. I believe those articles are guidelines and every serious lifter has to decide on his own which lessons he wants to draw from them.
Of course, personality as well as neurotransmitter levels are fluent. There’s actually psychological research that tried to find out what language does to our personality. Interestingly, personality switches when a person switches from one language to another. There’s also a lot of research in differential psychology that personality traits are far from being as stable over time as we tend to perceive them.
What’s more in terms of neurotransmitter fluctuations and behavior, people have to consider both as state and trait variables. Although there’s an underlying genetical profile in every person (trait), fluctuations can occur anytime for whatever reason (state), which might or might not impact the perceived neurotype to a certain extent. So this is also another aspect that’s connected to why most people perceive themselves mixed types.
I believe people shouldn’t worry too much about which type or mixture of types they are. To start with, they’d be better served with the approach or the mixture of approaches that fits the type they intuitively think they belong to. Then they should continue experimenting and making adjustments until they figure out what works best for them. Isn’t it the outcome that truly matters?
Finally, I’d like to thank CT for this great series!
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I think you just won the forum.
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And the articles are less than 20% of what I teach in my seminars. I go in much greater depth about the 5 profiles (type 1a 1b, 2a, 2b, 3) and how to train and diet
Hi coach and thanks for sharing your knowledge
It seems that I am a Type 3-dominant, I read that 6 sets of 3 reps at 75-85%RM and 50-60% RM high-volume work were the tools for me
As a trainee in S&C in France, I have an exam to pass on the bench press with the most reps at 90kg (198lbs) in 7 weeks
Just heard of your neurotypes articles, I was wondering how could I organize my training week?
A workout on Monday with 6 sets at 187lbs with assistance work and one on Thursday with 8 to 10 sets of 10 reps at 132 lbs?
What would assistance consist of and what volume/intensity?
Main problem is that I started lifting a few months ago (had never bench pressed plus shoulder injury unstable humeral head and acromio-clavicular subluxation)
My one rep max is only 225lbs and plateauing…
I can do 4 at 198 and need at least 6 or 7 reps to pass my exam
Can you help me?
Thanks
Romain
Yep. People shouldn’t ignore that there’s only so much information you can cover in an article that targets the average population of lifters. Just compare the time it takes you to finish reading the series with the duration of your seminars. Additionally, I’d say written articles have limits, because they’re monolateral sources of information, whereas a conversation allows reacting to individual differences. My own writings also tend to explode as soon as I try covering every little aspect that seems to be important. So it’s about finding a good balance what to incorporate and what to skip. I believe that’s what you achieved with this series and people should keep this in mind.
CT - For a Type 2 lifter, how often do you recommend deloading, and how long should the reload last?
Ive done pull-push-legs-off-repeat for 3 weeks, inspired by this article series, and am already leaning toward a deload.
Thanks very much for putting out these concepts, I’m feeling good in implementing your ideas.
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