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Introduction

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If one of your client has a really difficult time feeling a muscle ie. chest or lats would you continue the session as normal and each week work on getting the contractions better?
I have tried activations and exercises that fully shorten the muscle and sometimes still no luck.

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Just wondering how you’d structure training and nutrition for somebody that works 3 on/3 off, including nights, who’s also trying to bulk up.

Is working out 3 days and resting 3 days efficient? I know 3 on/ 2 off would be better, but I won’t be able to get enough sleep. Current ‘split’ is – Chest/Back; Delts/Bis/Tris; Legs. Recovery is pretty good, I feel I can go train after 2 days, but my schedule simply doesn’t allow it, and I don’t want to sacrifice sleep over an extra workout.

The job itself is non-physically demanding (sitting most of the time), I can usually get away with training after work on the 3-rd shift, but there are times when there’s a 4-th overtime shift, and I’m still trying to figure out how to setup everything, so I can get enough sleep.

Nutrition is mostly on point, everything I eat I cook myself, with 1 cheat meal a week. (I don’t count calories, macros, mostly go by feel and the mirror).

The thing that I’m struggling with most is when to have my carb meals on off days. I’m getting used to back-load carbs now, and that works great. If I’m having 3 days off the gym do I just have one big carb meal before going to sleep, just to keep the glycogen stores and have better sleep?

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dextrose as a post/intra carb source?

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In July Q&A 1 Part 1 you mention you design your wife’s split to get her butt as big as possible while keeping waist as small as possible with hams/quads a secondary focus. It just so happens that this split would be perfect for my wife too… Can you share an example of what one would look like?

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Just wondering at my age of 45 do you think I should keep training Progressive overload or start changing to a more high volume style of training
I’ve always trained progressive overload style
And I’m finding it hard to accept that at my age my gym buddies are telling me to back off and train only to maintain for longevity
What’s your thought on older bodybuilders
On how they should approach there training

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You mentioned in your last Q&A you dont write programs anymore, Is that only because of adherance? is there something you do instead?

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I am currently running a push/pull/legs split. I have started following your concepts and have noticed that my workouts have been taking longer even though I have dropped some volume. I think this is due to the warmup/workup set recommendations and the rest time better sets. lifts have been taking between 1.5 hours and 2 hours. My goal is currently mass building. Is this workout time an issue? Should they be taking less time? If so, do you have any recommendations?

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Just watched your video on the recommendation during pregnancy. Great information.
My wife is pregnant (2nd trimester) and the doctor suggested her to do some exercises to increase metabolism for preventing excess weight gain. Please suggest how should I plan a workout for her. (Please be informed that she has no experience of weight training and I want to plan her workout in my home gym having power rack, free weights, bench). Thanks

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I have a typical “9 to 5” desk job.
Sometimes when I leave work and hit the gym I have a tight neck from sitting at the desk all day ! ( Even with sitting in the right posture etc to avoid neck pain).
It then fucks up my workouts because of my tight neck I cant feel my delts or lats etc.
Any suggestion how to get rid of that tight “desk-neck”?
thanks!!!

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If you’re at a maintenance/cruise phase in a diet/training programme but still want to progress your training one day a week, would you increase your calories on that day or the day before?

If on that day, would you put the extra calories pre or post training? Or spread throughout the day?

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When you mentioned a little skepticism about MAT’s muscle testing, are you talking about the Jumpstart positional testing or the more advanced stuff in the specialist level and above (or both)? Only asking cuz I also loved the comparative assessment of mobility, but how else would you go about addressing any bilateral imbalance without the JPT/PICs

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How would you help a client who has pain in the sacroiliac joint e.g. left side?

The feeling is achy while standing but is sharp while lying or side bending. I am trying to be aware of my posture and pelvic position. This issue is hindering my progress in the weight room.
Do you have any exersices or unfockers for this?
I have tried you hip and back unfocker without any progress.

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I recently subscribed to this website and designed a program based on your workouts. My previous trainer had me mostly doing 5 sets of each exercise, in the 12-15 rep range. Given that I intend to follow your more minimalist approach (1-2 working sets), do you think I will have a hard time putting on muscle given that my body is “used to” going up to 5 sets on an exercise?

Assuming execution is on point, I imagine that I will have to increase the weight with the goal of completing a reduced number of sets as compared to the weight I would normally choose in order to complete 5 sets. Is this correct?