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June Q&A 2 Part 2

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Is it necessary to train each body part with same / neurological stimulus? Can we change stimulus for different body parts based on its contraction ability?
For instance, strength training for chest, metabolic training for legs and high volume (hypertrophy) training of Back, delts and Arms in a 6 weeks split. Thanks

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what’s your thoughts on ‘Your 1st and last reps should look same technically’?

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how is your pre workout meal (intra if that’s available) and pre supplements introduced before training and post meals and post supplement intake? Do you have or recommend a certain time frame when consuming these items?

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just a question regarding intra workout carbs. In many of your previous q&a sessions, you mentioned that glycogen requires some hours before it gets synthesised. If that is the case, what is the purpose of intra workout carbs? We are taking them, but it is not readily available as a source of energy. Am I right?

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Why do you wear the nose thing when you train

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just curious on your thoughts on tempo, and perhaps instances where you’ve a certain tempo for certain reasons.

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My right lat shows better development than left lat. This is may be due to better mind muscle connection at right side than left side. I am always activating my lats prior to any back movement. Also doing multiple unilateral exercises. What else should I do for symmetrical lat development?

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In 5 weeks I will end a 2 year diet where I have will have lost approx 42kg/ 90lbs. I plan to start a lean bulk beginning of August.

I wake at 7am, train fasted at 8am and start work at 10am where I have my first meal that is usually over night oats.

What are your thoughts on training fasted? And what approach would you take prevent atrophy?

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do you have any unfockers/exercises/activations directly for Sacroiliac pain/joint? Thanks

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how to start cutting for the first show. I mean when to incorporate the timings of HIIT and calorie deficit to look shredded AF on stage.

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2 most valuable concepts you taught in last leg activation video.
1. Close the gap between active and passive ranges.
2. Training pure articulation of the joint.
Can you please explain these 2 concepts specific for shoulder joint? How can I minimize a gap in active and passive range of my shoulder joint? Thanks!

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Any tips to training lower body when you have a hemorrhoid? Random but worth asking.

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When doing high volume training containing 4 or more working sets per exercise, is it necessary to achieve failure on each working sets? Thanks!

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What is your opinion on Blood Flow Restriction Bands? If you were to implement them, how would you use them?

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Qny merit to using two-a-days when addressing ‘weak’ body parts? I.e. chest in the morning, shoulders/delts in the evening, so that both muscles are being trained “first” in that workout? Just in regards to training those muscle groups more frequently, thanks!

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I am sorry if the question was asked before, but I wanted to know if supplementation is necessary for someone who wants to have very good overall muscular physique, look great and be healthy. Thanks!

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I’ve seen your video about “the best muscle exercise for chest” but what will be your go to exercises for the lower part of the chest?

And second part of the question, probably a dumb one but do you think that we can have exercise working really well both on the stretch position and on the peak contraction like decline machine chest press ? set up with bands i can have a really good stretch and a hard contraction like using seated cable flyes, is this making the exercise better than a regular dumbell press for example ?

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I’m about to start the first cutting/shredded of my life can you please suggest me DO’S and DON’T s and the time period of the cutting season like how long it is expected to last

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I noticed you prefer a top heavier set with lower reps and then a back-off set with slightly higher reps, couple questions:
Do you prefer this method over a straight set format e.g. 3×10? Can you explain why?
What percentage do you tend to drop for the back-off sets?
How do you use progressive overload with this method? Do you focus on increasing the first set to hit the target reps and then not worry as much for the back off set?
If you consistently don’t meet target reps on the back off set, would you deload the weight on this set and keep the top set the same? Or deload the weight for both sets?

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i just finished a personal trainer course,and they present there some things about periodization.
The course says that for everyone ,after a deload period,or even for a begginer,there has to be a period of anatomical adaptation which depends on the goal(muscle building/fat loss),then another macrocyle based on what the person in case wants(hypertrophy/fat loss).
Do you think the same principle applies for advanced lifters?I surfed through some of your videos and you haven t talked about periodization in those.