Louis Schuler
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It’s generally recommended to do it for 4-8 weeks depending on how agressive you cut your calories. I would eliminate carbs in your 2 last meals and see where that takes you weight wise. You should start dropping within a couple of days. When you stall, eliminate carbs in an other meal etc etc. You are in a good position since you have lots of food to play with. I personally upped my daily steps (neat levels). I didn’t do any cardio at all. Keep your peri workout carbs in. I was advised of all this a couple of months ago and I learned a lot about my body and how it reacts to food. Now I’m in a much better position to start gaining again
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Then it’s probably a good time to get into a mini cut. If you are carrying a fair bit of fat, force feeding will only get you more fat. I was in the same position as you are in a couple of months ago. I suggest a mini cut. Feel free to ask questions about the process
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How long have you been in a gaining phase exactly? How are you looking? How much weight have you gained since the start of your bulk?
It may be time to go on a mini cut for 4-6 weeks to scale the fat off, regain appetite and rebound. You’re consuming a good amount of carbs, dropping them for 4-6 weeks will restore insulin sensitivity and you’ll be in a better a place to start growing again. -
I believe a Dorian deadlift is just a deadlift without touching the ground. A romanian deadlift is that same thing in stiff leg mode.
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Rack pulled today. Slightly widened my grip and most importantly started the movement from the top. This has changed everything, as well as using controlled touch and go instead of resetting each rep. Pulled more than usually with perfect form. Thanks for all the tips guys.
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I like to do one crunch variation and one raise variation, very strict and controlled. I train them every third day, 3 sets of each exercise. There’s a video about ab training frequency on the site, you could also watch that.
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Hey,
I used to train at 5 am every morning a few months ago and here’s what worked best for me. I consumed a carb meal as my last meal the night before, stayed very hydrated evening/night and in the morning I’d have a scoop of whey just to break the fast. Train then eat pwo meal with carbs. I would use the same system for fat loss or growth, just increasing or decreasing the carbs depending on the goal. -
I know the goal here is to build thickness but I don’t think doing 3 row movements in one upper session is ideal. To build thickness, even though exercise selection is important, it will be achieved over time through good exercise selection and generally getting big. Since you are doing an upper session, I’m supposing your frequency is high. I’d add a vertical pull instead of a row, and space out the rowing across the week. I’m not an expert so would be good if others would chime in to help. Other than that things look good to me!
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Great stuff! Really looking forward to that! When can we be expecting it? Good luck with the whole process
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Will the ebook be the same sort of thing as Dr Scott’s e book? With your training, dieting philosophies etc?
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How do you train? What’s your training philosophy?
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Cameron, looked it up and will incorporate this.
Robert, something like controlled touch and go basically? Instead of a full pause? That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for that -
Will definitely try it next time. Thanks James, huge fan and look up to you massively.
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Hey Doctor Dean,
I’ve been attempting to use creatine. I know it’s nothing magic but determined to get the benefits of it. Whenever I take it (5 grams daily) I get severe migraines even though I stay very hydrated (5-6 Litres per day). I have been doing some research and have come to the conclusion that maybe my sodium intake isn’t high enough compared to my water intake. I drink a lot. Since the sodium/water ratio (might be) is off, drinking more water in the attempt of hydrating myself for creatine is actually doing the reverse effect and dehydrating me. This is called hyponatremia I believe. Could upping my sodium intake have any benefits to prevent the headaches when I take creatine?
Thanks for your time