Eventhough this is not an actual question to CW, but maybe interesting to some of you with similar experiences. Some stuff in the Huge in a Hurry book is so contradictionary to what i have learned during my courses. Right now i'm doing a medical fitness instructor program and last week we're learning slow-lifting with emphasis on the eccentric phase.... I hate this type of training and it's debunked pretty much by Myth nr 5 in the book. However my instructor (somewhat of a "guru" in Holland) says it's great and usefull method.

I'm not going to argue with him just yet, for tactical reasons. He has to sign of my thesis/paper.
Have you guys had arguments with so-called experts/teachers after reading Chad's training methods and theory?
And how openminded are those experts for new insights?

Chad,

I would like to ask you something. In Muscle Revolution you say that for fat loss you should be careful with carbs, to manage insulin, so you recommend only whey protein before a workout, to prevent muscle breakdown and only whey + glutamine + creatine after workout, without carbs.

My question is, when, in which meals I should consume carbs? if I choose 1:1:1 nutrition ration, and I need more that 3000 kcal for a steady and quality fat-loss, thats still pretty large amount of carbs. So when, in which meals I should consume them

Thanks

I have a quick question for Chad and others who use Chad's protocols. It is w/regards to MRT training.

I've done TBT, "25 method", and MRT (which is TBT with the maximum recruitment prinicpals, of course). All have worked spectacularly for me.

Just wondering if I could "mix" things up a bit with MRT training. Instead of doing ALL MR-S (Strength) on Mondays, ALL MR-H on Wednesdays and ALL MR-E on Fridays, could I mix it up to do one of each on M, W, F. I feel this would be a little less taxing on my nervous system, plus keep the workouts a bit more "fun".

So, as an example, today I would do:

Dumbbell bench press: MR-S
Bent-over BB Rows: MR-H
Narrow stance squats: MR-E

I am planning on doing a rotating A,B,C,D schedule...

two weeks of ABC
two weeks of DAB
two weeks of CDA
two weeks of BCD

Always rotating the exercise order, etc. I feel this way I can benefit more on the strength exercises, since they'll be FIRST in each workout, but will be spread over 3 days.

Any thoughts? If this is completely nuts, lemme know, and I'll scratch it. Just wanted some variation and to make it a bit more personal :)

Cheers!

people.



Chad is not answering questions here. You'd have better luck just waiting till he posts another article, you will have much better luck getting responses in the discussion thread from said article, he usually pokes around there for a couple days after they come out.

Well then, I'm not sure if this question will be answered or not, but I'll ask anyway. I just finished with Huge in a Hurry, great book. I'm about to start 2nd week of get ready, and since I'm getting married in august and then going to Jamaica, I decided to start with Get Lean. for the intervals afterwards, are Kettlebell swings an acceptable HIIT method? I was goin to alternate between swings 1 min on, 1 min off, for 10 rounds, jump rope and running.

Chad,
I just gave your wall squat from the "5 Things You're Missing" article a try. When I do it, I get pain in my knee joints and around my upper spine. Any ideas what is happening here?

hey chad i just got done reading you book "huge in a hurry" and i have some questions.

1)i work out at home and i don't have any cable machines but a lot of your programs have cable exercises, can i substitute the cable ones for another of the same kind? an upper body cable pull/press for another upper body pull/press? i can do all the other ones in the book.

2) you recommend wild salmon jerky but the ones i have seen have sugars in them, whats up with that?

CW,

I've spent a lot of time reading your articles, and I've become more and more convinced that frequency of training is really the key to hypertrophy, but I have to admit, I've been meeting with a lot of resistance on the forum boards. When I suggested the idea that it might be a good idea to try a program that focuses on a certain muscle group with an ultra-volume of work for a 6 day period, and then rests the muscle group for a long stretch of time, I was called everything from a stupid beginner to the antichrist.

At first i had thought that I must have really come up with a stinker of a program then, but it was at that time that I found your 30 mass plan and realized that it wasn't all the different in intensity than the plan I created. (Ok, I'll be honest, my plan was a bit overboard, but I admit that now....)

I just gotta know, what's with the heavy resistant to volume work by everyone and their mother? I mean, I'm not a beginner. I'm actually pretty seasoned on the whole HIT training thing, and all I found over time is that heavy, low volume training, just can't seem to hold a candle to volumes and volumes of training. The man with the greatest triceps I've ever seen was a high volume trainer.....and he was not alone. I have seen a lot of really well developed high volume trainers. So, am I crazy, or does HFT seem like the red headed step child of T-Nation?

And I've got to know, if this is the case, why do you think people have such a hatred for HFT?

Hi Chad

I bought your book, huge in a hurry a couple of months ago. I'll admit I kinda broke the rules and dived straight in and did hft for chest - I've never gained so much size and strength! Awesome.

I'm just starting hft for chest again after an unloading period, but I've only really got time for one session each day, so I'm doing the PM sessions in the rest days in between. Do you think this matters? I did this a fair amount the first time around. Just wondered what your thoughts were.
Thanks

Hi Chad,
I was wondering if there was any literature on the workout plans you wrote up for the V-Diet.

hey coach, quick question....not sure if its a dumb one but i grapple 3 to 4 days a week and im having trouble lifitng weights and grappling. Its like when i do squats, deads, cleans, etc then im to sore to grapple but then after grappling im just to damn weak to lift...even the next morning after grappling my body is achy and i feel like i cant budge a ten pound weight....Is this somthing i just need to work through?....

tuesday - back
friday - legs
saturday - chest/ shoulders

grapple - mon, tues, weds, optional fridays if not to sore.....

when my upper back is sore from grappling on monday is it bad to train my back on tuesday?? is the soreness i get from grappling and squeezing and pulling my oppenents for 3 hours straight different from the soreness/stress ill recieve by doing barbell rows, chins and seated cable rows on tuesday?...i guess its the same as saying my legs are tired from all the running on the treadmill so should i skip leg training this week....you know what i mean? sorry for long post but this balance between weights and grappling is killing me and very frustrating...should i veiw my grappling as conditioning/ cardio and not the same fatigue and soreness as weight lifting? and is there an ideal rep range to minimize soreness?

Not to be a bring down, but people, Chad hasn't answered this thread in ages. He hasen't even been on this site in months!

I would would suggest advice somewhere else.