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October Q&A 01

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I’m a 49 year old female. I’m trying to develop my shoulders but having a very hard time. I gain muscle and strength fairly easy for my age but see no results in my shoulders. What do you suggest?

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When performing single arm dB preacher curls, do you purposely grip towards the far end of the dumbbell to make supination harder, or is there no point to it and its best to stay in the middle of the dB?
Goal is bicep development, not worrying about forearms too much.

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You described making a “bow” shape arch, pushing with your feet to drive your scapula into the bench when pressing (DB chest press etc). I noticed you don’t have your butt in the ‘hinge-gap’/recess on the bench, but lie further up the bench. Is this for any reason, or just for comfort/preference? (Referring to your Push Day video posted on 9th July)

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Just saw your video with Vivian! Was wondering what would you consider to be the most “important” muscles for men’s bodybuilding I know you said back (lats) and delts for woman curious what you think for men!

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I have a whole stress free month coming up, no work no obligations, I would love to experiment with twice per day training (late beginner), any tips on how to structure the program.

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If i keep my working out days macros or calories on my off days will i lose weight? i am not planning to take totally day offs so I will still do cardio or something

Training Days: 254g PROTEIN 261g CARBS 46g FAT

Rest Day Macro: 254g PROTEIN 122g CARBS 108g FAT

I am obese ?

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Will there be a high volume brutality back workout coming soon? Love all the other workouts man

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Can you provide tips/cues for stabilising the pelvis during front squats / hack squats / leg press and walking lunges please. Is it as simple as bracing the entire core and ensuring solid foot placement, or is there any further advice you could provide?

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I’m gonna try an convince my gym manager why we need a safety bar for squats. There is the obvious reason with regards to clients with upper extremities issues. But what else?

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I think I’ve heard you refer to Sushi as a cheat meal. Can you explain why that is please? Perhaps sushi is different in the US – in Europe it’s typically just made up of raw fish, white rice and various vegetables.

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Are y raises needed for lower trap development or can you use rowing/pull down exercises to hit that area? If so what are your favourites

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Suggestions for a wanna be bodybuilder standing at 75 kgs. 14% bf, and starting his first enhancement drug cycle, volume low or high, workouts higher frequency than usual?

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My wife and I work out together. We have the same goals, to put on muscle. We follow your training and principles, but, she says she’s “never sore”. For I instance, yesterday we trained legs. She’s says I killed her, but, I’m sore. She’s not.

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I would like some more core exercises if you have some more suggestions.
That’s the part I think is harders to find alternatives to get some variation

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Could you do a video on how to set up the correct incline for each person?

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I couldn’t find any workouts with direct hamstring metabolic work, is it because you aren’t trying to bring them up or do you just prefer things such as lunges as they’re a more bang for your buck movement?

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I have a couple of questions. I’m 6’2 and have very long femurs and short torso, I’ve always found squats to be very uncomfortable, I still struggle sometimes with front/ safety bar squats with a heel elevation and still find that the sheer uncomfortableness is the limiting factor in my progression, hack squats feel much better. Is there anything else you would recommend for maximum quad development? (Quads lagging)

Secondly I know you hate questions about diet but I am currently doing my first proper bulk using the diet planner (going great) gained 5kg in 4 months (currently weigh 83kg) I am finding that I am getting pretty much all of my protein from the fats and carbs I am eating and since I don’t eat dairy due to digestive discomfort I’m finding I’m pretty much bulking on a vegan diet with the odd exception of a little bit of meat here and there and just wondered what your thoughts are on vegan diets and body building?
Current calories 4400 p-138 c-688 f-122

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I got a question about intra workout shake. The training is catabolic process and it should be from what we know. Because of that you are not useing vitamins and anti inflamatory stuff around training and i get it. But then comes intra workout shake which you are not drinking to use that little carbs in you bloodstream because primary you use glycogen. You have the intra workout bacause you dont want to be too much catabolic, i remember you said something about not diging very big hole with workout and intraworkout shake can help with that…

I am doing same thing like you. But still it is little bit confusing. We are doing something to prevent be very catabolic and then we try to avoid something what can help us to not be very catabolit.

Or vitamins and intraworkout shake from preventing too much cortisol is not comperable?

Please can you also explain strategy about inraworkout shake when do bulk vs cut? It is changing?

And one more thing: it is nice strategy to use witch lagging body part, but i saw you for exammple to use it in arm day. Low volume high intensity armd day training wich is not very long and exhausting. Is it possible that havig intrawokout in this case to stop whole stimulus from the training. If i am not wrong you used maybe around 50g of carbs and 15g eaa that workout. From where comes theese numbers.

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can you imagine how would be Ronnie Coleman looks like when he would be training whole career under you?

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Due to work, for half of the year I only have access to a gym with free weights and bands.

You mentioned you sometimes rotate between – lying cable laterals and cable Y raises.

I’ve seen you preform the Y raise with DBs on an Incline bench before. And was wondering if this would be a go to option for side delts. For the times when cables are not available.
I’m guessing the profile can be manipulated with correct Incline, but would this exercise be any good for my main output move. Could you give me your advice on this please?

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I recently starting working out first thing in the morning, fasted, just to see how I like it and how my body likes it. My idea behind this is to follow my workouts with a full day of eating opposed to working out in the PM, after work, and only eating one meal afterward before going to bed.

What are some positives and negatives to this? Thanks in advance

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I’m new to the site and really enjoying it so far. I’m doing your six week trainer now trying to change things up. I’ve been doing two a days for two years body building in am crossfit at night. It’s crazy I know but it’s my vice. The voilume is way to much and nothing grows or changes. My question I have is I don’t see any cardio in any of your stuff. When do you do that or what do you recommend

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My legs/calves are genetically massive and need the rest of my body to catch up, however if I don’t train them often enough their composition goes to shit. The composition/definition of them definitely could use improvement but the last thing I need is to add more size to them. Any recommendations on how to go about catching the rest of my body up with them, while still improving their composition?

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Does the open grip on pull motions train grip strength as much as using the thumb over grip, or would I need to add extra grip exercises to compensate for using the open grip?