THE PRINCIPLE OF TRAINING ECONOMY

[@gracefool]

This is such concise and effective advice. This channel is ridiculously underrated. I found it accidentally when searching for a video of Thibaudeau from a T-Nation article I read 5+ years ago, but if it were promoted a bit it could have lots of subscribers.

[@bodystomp5302]

Totally underrated. Most workout videos bore the shit out of me, but there's something about the way Christian covers topics that I really like.

[@bettinadimitrova]

Damn, such a underrated channel!!! Greetings from Bulgaria, at least we watch THIBARMY!

[@mindsetmacrosandmuscles]

I feel Coach Thib's content is just as good as a university level curriculum . I love it, I will be indulging on all his videos! Thanks Coach for all the great content!

[@UNGETABLE7]

This is so true! I remember the time they brought a new “coach” to improve our verts ( basketball ). The dude gave us a program that looked like it was taken from a BB magazine! I still remember the whole team trying to stay alive during practice.. The pain and discomfort, our 100m times and verts all bombed. Fun times! 😂 Super vid, hope more people get to realize that training an athlete requires a whole different approach .✌️

[@GregVining]

Coach CT, you are the man! Love everything you put out. Hope you can get back to posting more here. Hate reading T Nation these days with all the intrusive ads.

[@parkay8616]

This is the true 'how to train like an athlete.' Im starting to learn how Jeff Cavaliere is bs-ing half the time

[@SirViving]

You should have more views. Your stuff is great. 👍

[@kwizzo9509]

Great points, once again. Efficiency is crucial. Neurotype 1B dominant, 2A secondary checking in here. Just finished a conjugate program to improve my OHP and Squat, then switched the lifts at the 3 wk point to Incline Bench and Romanian DL for another 3 weeks. Successfully gained +10-15 lbs on all estimated maxes. However, developed quite a lot of low back tightness week 5 of 6, and a neck strain the last week 6, despite alternating Heavy and Light-Dynamic workouts on an Upper-Lower split, and good smoothe warmup regimen. Did about 6 sets of 2-5 reps at 75-90% on Heavy days, with moderate assistance work, nowhere near failure. Dynamic-Light days were 5 sets of 5 reps at only 50-55% plus modest assistance work. Always used a light dynamic warmup cycles (jumprope, Leg raises, good mornings, jump jacks, weighted side bends, twists). Included about 15 min of dynamic restorative work on rest days. I am 48 with prior heavy powerlifting experience, but I think the volume was just slightly too much for my current capacities. The training style was right on though, as Thib advises for my neurotype. You’re absolutely right about training economy, and every trainee has to figure that out for him/herself. Too much volume or intensity is no good. Personally, training heavy works well for me (clusters, short rests, up to 85-90% max wt), frequency works great, but lots of volume in a session or training to failure in any sets just kill me. Think I’ll continue to use the conjugate method, cut the volume by one work set per workout for the main lift, and continue to stay away from failure in sets. I plan to estimate my max lifts by testing with a double or triple at 90-95% the final week, to avoid max singles, which suck for me too.

[@nombski69]

Brilliant advice!

[@haartland1871]

Joe Rogan, get this guy on.

[@bodystomp5302]

Not the worst idea ever.

[@MichaelAnthonyImages]

My doctor Greg also says Eggsercises

[@nikhilmuthukrishnan7222]

your so good!

[@justAUserName123]

The money example is so damn accurate

[@jakestevanus1807]

Awsome

[@haktezak7413]

I agree and disagree. Athletes should do work in the gym fast, with high intensity. Have a certain goal for session and reach it in as fast as possible time. However I dont agree that reason for that is cns fatigue. If anything, recent studies are inclined to believe that CNS fatigues not so easy and if it does, it recovers quickly, 20 to 30 min post session. People simply missunderstand it with PNS fatigue that happens easily and it needs more time to get to a starting baseline. You dont want to have an basketball player not being able to jump properly cause he is sore from squat session yesterday. Or they simply missunderstand it with general fatigue. Long endless session, psychological issues and stress dealing with lifting session while having to do another performance activity in afternoon. Remember, stress is biggest enemy of homeostasis.

[@chuckhall7662]

I suspect this might be true for old guys too.