Thanks T.DL, for another awesome video! I do occasional 24 hr fasts and then switch to 16:8s for a week. Lost 100lbs with Thomas! Can't wait to see where we go in 2024!
Love your videos Thomas. Youre consistently the best source of information and nuance on the cutting edge in health. Looking forward to more videos as always
Its surprising there is not more scientific literature on it considering its an important step in military training and soldiers carrying more gear than ever.
How do you eat enough calories to build, or even maintain, muscle on 120 g of carbs? Could you please do a full day of eating video on a high carb day, and calculate the daily macros? Thanks. Always great and informative content!
Carbs are not necessary for building muscle, they are the only nonessential macronutrient, and protein and fats are more calorie dense if you keep carbs at a minimum. This is the entire basic premise behind a ketogenic or carnivore diet.
Thomas, what literature/research gave you seen about the safety of taking creatine while on high blood pressure medication? I Googled it but the info is mixed. Thanks!
Do you have any further data on that low dosing creating throughout the day? It got me curious, it's the second time I've seen you mention and I'd like to understand the mechanism on why that is better for not having so much water retention.
Hi Thomas, thank you so much for all your videos, I truly appreciate your effort in posting every day and the content of your videos too! What would be your recommendation to establish how many calories I need per day? Thanks as always
I saw a video about alaska pollock and supposedly theres research showing that it increase muscle mass more compared to other protein sources. Havent checked it out. Would maybe make for an interesting video.
This is setting UNREALISTIC Expectations. 10lbs of MUSCLE (not just weight gain) even for a newbie doing everything right in 3 months is VERY unlikely. I was expecting you to mention using Steroids or SARMs to hit that goal, which 10 lbs of muscle in 3 months would be impressive even WITH PEDs. These are all great tips in the long run, and this would definitely be more realistic if it said "Build 10 lbs of Muscle in 12 Months for a Newbie" because let's be real, Thomas, you're not gaining another 10 lbs of muscle in the next 3 YEARS let alone 3 months at your current level of physique without using anabolic PEDs.
Idk man I’ve seen multiple newbies gain crazy amounts of muscle in weeks much less months if they went hard. It’s doable and not that unlikely to happen.
@@NoFairiesAllowed did they gain muscle without gaining fat like he claimed in the video? A lot of folks gain weight quickly but a lot of it is fat and water (especially if you’re taking 5-10g of creatine like he said in the video) and they get strong quickly because they’re new leading them to think it’s all muscle.
@@NoFairiesAllowedi respectfully say you are off man. Newbies with elite genetics could put 10 on in three months. Most people after newbie gains gain have a hard time getting ten in a year. You can gain a lot of water weight in the muscle giving you a full look, but 100 percent if you are not a newb, you can’t gain 10 in three months without peds. Otherwisde over a 3 year period everyone who lifted would have 120 pounds of muscle. Obviously that just doesn’t happen.
@@Ypracs and that’s why expectations are realistic if you can think he can naturally gain 10 more lbs, especially in a 3 month time frame. Thomas even said in the video he wished he had 20 inch biceps. So it’s not like he doesn’t want more muscle and isn’t trying.
So is this a good way to put it to look at your caloric intake and exercise day by day if you’re doing the mini cuts and bulks kind of thing like you mentioned
Great video Thomas. Thanks for sharing The only thing I do different is the inclusion of Taurine Supplementaion with creatine and BFR Resistance training
I was 260 lbs October 2023 I’m 185 today with more muscle. Abs showing, shoulder striations etc. (49 years old btw) I want to add muscle and I’ve been doing almost exactly what he’s describing here with micro bulks and I’ve seen results. I’m relieved to see 4:22 this because I was wondering if I’ve been going about it wrong. I don’t want to add fat after losing it all hahaha. What he’s saying has worked on me. Spot on
@@chitteshsham965 I generally go by feel and I have a very simple diet (but healthy) most days I’m probably at a very slight deficit and then on rest day I “refeed” and go maaaybe 500 calories over. This is ideal week. Sometimes if I feel hungry I’ll eat more one day and less the next. Essentially it’s just weekly tracking more than daily. It’s much easier if you eat simple. I eat the same 5-10 foods every single day for breakfast and lunch (have done this for 8 months) and dinner is healthy but varied. Breakfast and lunch are purely nutritional, sciencey lol dinner is eating and enjoying (a little)
Thomas have you taken a blood test while on TMG? I took a blood test 1-2 hrs after taking it and my AST and ALT were 4-5x more than the high range of those. The next test, I didn't take it and it was normal. My doctors were worried about the spike and suggested I not take it anymore.
A lot of people are older and have some kind of compromised kidney function one way or another and have adverse reactions on creatine. Ive heard a lot of older people have bad reactions on it and their doctors would tell them to stop. I used to have no problems with creatine and one day my kidneys started hurting and I stopped taking it and the pain went away. I do carbs now some days around 50 grams or closer to a 100 on others. But i definitely feel the carb toxicity since i got in my 50's. Especially if i have them late at night. You can actually feel them cause damage.
Carbs, bread and sugar activate insulin if I eat it and I do cos it is delicious, I will be always hungry. Salt and sugar in excess also make an adrenaline reaction in me so if you suddenly have a nightmare argument play in your head for no reason, chances are 2 hours ago you probably skulled a giant redbull and had a couple chocolate bars. It's good to know yourself. Keto, Vegan, Vegetarian, Palio are all good potentially low carb diets. Don't heavily pick a side as they all have pro's and cons long term, listen to your body and when it's no longer fun or starts to hurt hurt you have 3 other diets to pick from or simply eat that chocolate bar and even out for a bit no biggie. Make sure not to do a 200 day carnivore challenge or something similarily stupid, when your body says I need to stop, listen to it else it'll get damaged long term or worse.
Thanks Thomas, my favorite post workout meal is 5 scramble eggs w spinach and sweet potato, some greek yogurt w a scoop of whey protein, a cup of berries, a teaspoon of cod liver oil, creatine and tongkat ali 400 mg, and a cup of coffee
he's probably the type to think 15g of carbs a day is a lot. I'm glad smart people look at nutrition labels and not these food groups named after macros
Yarmulke spotted on the hike B roll. Helps with weight loss as the weight of the yarmulke loads the spine in the correct spot increasing calorie burn, thank you for reading this far, sorry for wasting your time, shalom.
Actually i did it first time as a young nubby ,and second time in my 46 years old once again nubby body . This time vith diabetes b, now a 5 kilo of muscles on ,no diabetes no akes and paynes any more,it is hard but probably some people can do it. A kilo in 1 month is achievable,at first growth is crazy,but as time progresses is harder , so conclusion is as a person vith health issue can do 5 kilo on 5 months , maybe a healthy person can do it in les time , just trying is a value off it's on.
@@daliborpetkovic2439 1 kg of weight gain sure but not lean muscle. Maybe at a certain point during puberty but Thomas is definitely not undergoing puberty. So it’s bogus.
I am surprised by the one/two day cut. It seams to me that would just maybe drop/gain muscle glycogen and water. I don't pay much heed to the scale for the first week going in or out of a cut.
Jay Cutler calls this zig-zag dieting. Carb load for leg day and for back day then lower carbs on the rest. How is anyone going to put on 3.3 lbs of muscle per month w/ out gear?
hi. i got a question. about meat/ protein. is it really true that you can't get fat from protein? because I ate only meat for three months and I lost 32 kg and I was 105 kg yeah I know I was really fat and I read something about gluconeogenesis long time ago I read about this that protein can't make you fat. because if you have too much protein a process called glucose Genesis begins. is this true? cuz i really ate aloooot of chicken breasts only. and i really couldn seem to gain weight. i actually got really lean kinda like dried up. my face and my whole body wasnt bloated anymore. now i got a interestingly nice defined face😅
My ophthalmologist gave me grief for getting 45g whey protein after my fasted workout (kettlebells and steel clubs.) She said I'm going to kill my kidneys. I'd recently watched your video on the topic so I decided to blow that off. My kidney stats are great. My (somewhat famous) doctor said they're better than his. PS: I add EAAs and a bit more leucine, too. I also add berries and honey in my post-workout shake and it's actually the only time I consume those at all. The closest I come to anything like that is a few grape tomatoes in a salad.
I turned 56 in June! I started lifting when I turned 50! Im just getting lean! Still having struggles putting on muscle! I’m thinking Imt not eating enough calories/ protein! I used to eat 6 eggs everyday! I thought that was too many!😊
I've been on Dr. Prescribed TRT (Testosterone Cypionate) for a while (my natural T levels were 28 ng/dl) and my current Total Testosterone level is at 1081 ng/dl, yet I can't seem to build much muscle even though I train rather intensely 4-5 days per week. (Although not recently as I currently have pneumonia, and had a pacemaker installed in May. I'm 64.) Could a high level of body fat, and Estrodial be prevented me from gaining more muscle? My protein intake is very good.
Keep on it 4 months. Make sure u lift to failure at sets of 5 to 30 reps. Do each muscle group twice a week (four times is better if it’s not ur first year lifting). I lift 7 times a week when not traveling for every muscle group, but I think I recover faster than most..,
This is awesome. Right off the bat your talking about mini bulks/cuts. This is something ive instinctively figured out with my fasting journey and something imma begin playing with. Essentially looking to employ that insane HGH spike when 2-3+ days fasting where you don't lose any muscle as long as your walking (For me any walking is Rucking since im so big and just bought a backpack hwere imma start actually Rucking as im 3lbs away from 100lbs lost total so far so gonna start rucking w/ that 100lbs ive lost) I kinda figured this out having organic Binges, what I call "fat boy emo moments" then I would fast after to get back on track and ive realized an INSANE response from my body. Ive also hit my PRs over 48hrs fasted. It's insane. However, I also had a 3 day fast where i did NOT get stronger, stayed roughly the same w/ little less energy and ironically this was w/o a surplus/"binge" for few days prior. ive done 3 total extended fasts since I started my 250lbs journey last November. #1 and #2 had this insane effect where my metabolism went beserk (Sweating way more) and also got stronger while 48+hrs fasted. #3, the last one I did, I didn't have this effect and I FELT like I was fasting and got weaker as I expected PLUS I had .04 ketones 72hrs Fasted!! I still have no idea how....This is where I wish I could talk to someone like you as thats something I think is a good thing? as in i'm efficiently manufacturing/using ketones and theres not a bunch of waste ketones in my blood? Anyways, I'm loving the process of exploring all this and just doing what feels right and applying all ive learned into my own thing and being my own science experiment/study . I definitely can get side tracked and a side effect of this approach is I don't just grind what I knows 100% works and play with stuff, but for now it's working and im having hella fun. Idk if you read these messages, but I don't make them for attention seeking, I mean when i say I learned 80+% all my knowledge from fasting/keto from you and dr. Berg. Thank you for the vids Thomas =D But I really think theres something like a steroidal effect w/ fasting and muscle building when combined w/ properly timed surplus feeding and a more calories in/calories out on a WEEKLY and MONTHLY basis vs a daily basis.
he didn't maingain. he said 1500-2000 kcal surplus per week. that's around 300 kcal per day which is a standard surplus. also, you'll probably gain 4 lbs of muscle mass just via the creatine. though of course that's kinda cheating.
Love your channel thomas. But unless it’s newbie gains or gear, 10lbs of just lean mass in 3 months isn’t happening. This would be super difficult for an expert lifter to do in over a year
this is exactly what I said the other day I'm at a point now where I can choose to bulk up put the weight on trying to build good size or mini bulk then mini cut over and over again to try to pack it on with out putting the fat on now with me I have no issue removing the fat after the fact if I do put it on never an issue done it over and over again its just a hard decision for me do I want to eat in a bigger surplus and enjoy a bigger diet or do I keep it smaller a lot of ppl tend to want to treat them self's by putting it on giving them self's a reprieve from the diet for me its a way of life so not a diet it self :P just a thought i had anyways
Nobody gains 10 pounds of muscle in a few months, nobody. 10 pounds in a couple months are steroid gains. In fact, it’s almost impossible to gain 5 pounds of muscle in that time
You guys are all jealous with the hate comments. If you get all your vitamins in from food.. and you occasionally fast. You can fix or correct blood sugar issues, even from eating carbs and fat together. Insulin sensitivity is important even for steroid use, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor. You could eat low carb for a few days, and then fast on the days after you over eat. By starting the day with real carnivore/keto style can help with digestion. It’s all about stimulating and changing things up. Take fish oil, creatine, get enough protein in 3 days. Don’t try to focus all on it in one day. You could eat 3 pounds of beef for breakfast. And take 3 hours to eat it, if you wait hours before consuming carbs, even without fat adaptation on a standard American diet, you could digest more fat and meat, and still be in ketosis from eating. Plus with green tea, coffee, and fasting.
If you want to consume carbs in small amounts, or low carb options on other days. Example eat pumpkin at the end of the day and raspberries with cinnamon and whey protein. If you do this before bed there is pectin in the pumpkin, if you had this with yogurt. Prebiotic probiotic effect. You can also consume more fat a few hours later with a little bit of pumpkin, and other fibers( seaweed, chia, avocado). You become more fat adapted in your sleep. Those with “keto flu” need to just consume more protein to be full, don’t go for most keto snacks if at all, and take minerals. Don’t be afraid of magnesium, salt, msm, boron, NAC, calcium.
@@Marco-cl9pbI hear you, the difference is that everyone’s body is unique and constantly changing/adapting. Fasting can follow any diet, timing is the only restriction, and you can change the time based on the day and how you are feeling.
The main goal is once or twice a week. If protein is just added for breakfast it stimulates digestion, and if you eat it first you can get it out of the way. Lots of elderly, injured people, and even young people with deficiencies and physical/mental health could at least benefit from changing the order of how they eat their food. I’m not saying to be a health nut, just individual tolerance to certain foods and lifestyle habit changes can fix most issues without needing pills, surgery, or a crazy diet with restrictions and deficiencies.
@@GB0066 Yes. Most people aren’t going to take advice from a guy with an average physique. All these dudes with a big subscriber bases are ripped as hell.
*I am a long time subscriber man but is about time you come clean with your audience about your stack, many clueless people will aspire to be like you but have no idea that is not possible*
Dude. I’m not on anything. Not even on the peptides anymore. Also just got my blood work back with testosterone at 371. Healthy, normal range with LSH at 3.7 and FSH at 4.1
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficialThis! People have expectations to be at 700-900, which is just not the case. That much sustained test would cause even the heart to grow as its the one muscle which gets the most exercise 24/7. Having said that, a short regimen can help leapfrog months and years as long as sides are managed, much of the gains can be maintained with exercise and nutrition.
@@daniel-ym9un That's fine, body upregulates and down regulates according to need, resources, genetics. Also, there can be really wide variation simply based on the time of the day the sample is collected at. Try collecting the sample closer to 5-6 am, and it would be the highest - tied to circadian rhythm. Also, the older one gets, the more issues test creates, cardiac, prostate and whatnot.
Thomas I like your channel but your thumbnails are often misleading. There is no mention of the products shown in the thumbnail - the yogurt and protein drink? Why do you keep doing this?
How many supplements do you want us to take? Damn bro 😂 All this is overkill. Eat a whole food balanced diet with plenty of protein, work out regularly but don’t overdo it, get good quality rest and recovery, take creatine…and you’ll be just fine. None of these other supplements have shown significant improvement enough to warrant the additional monthly costs.
TRT in a therapeutic dose isnt going to make anybody jacked. Im on TRT because I had low T and suffering from depression. Now I have an average of 700-800 test levels. This is a healthy young male level in his prime capability to gain muscle. TRT helps maintain and reclaim lost muscle, but your not going to get your pro card by using it.
It can hall still. A vast majority live in the 400-500 realm. 700-800 won’t turn you into a mass monster but you will still see significant gains if you lift, eat well, and almost double your natural test.
@@StreetTruckinTitanim on 100mg a week and have gained more muscle than when I was younger, trt has a massive impact on success as long you eat right and move your arse
10 pounds of muscle in 3 months is realistic. The majority of people do not have the discipline to commit to it and making up excuses is the reality though - as we can see in the comment section.
Only pure new to lifting people (men) with perfect genetics for muscle building and diet/exercise would gain close to 10 pounds of muscle in 3 months. Muscle, not water. 💦
Sorry but I don't think it always works like that, myostatin will play a big part of how mich muscle you can grow. If your levels are high it's very difficult to gain this amount naturally.
Have you tried that IAMAMINO/fortagen/PerfectAmino stuff? Supposedly replaces 50 grams of protien per serving...zero calories. It's basically 10x the servings of like 8 EAAs...
Started this channel first of the year. I am down 36 lbs and looking and feeling great at 47.
No one explains things as simply and as clearly as TDL!! Thanks Thomas.
One day, Thomas will be able to do it, we have faith in him!
Thanks T.DL, for another awesome video!
I do occasional 24 hr fasts and then switch to 16:8s for a week. Lost 100lbs with Thomas!
Can't wait to see where we go in 2024!
Love your videos Thomas. Youre consistently the best source of information and nuance on the cutting edge in health. Looking forward to more videos as always
Rucking is awesome.
When you can run a good pace with the weight on.. you know you can really go running light.
Agree - rucking is incredible. Especially with hills involved
Its surprising there is not more scientific literature on it considering its an important step in military training and soldiers carrying more gear than ever.
@@davidneal6920 difference between rucking and incline tread?
Love the content and love that you and Dr Mike collaborate.
Dr Mike? The top 200 university graduate?
It’s the shaving the cat in the sink that gets me every time
”My girlfriend yells at me for shaving my cat in the sink”
This man has been hangin out with Dr.Mike alright 😂
Just wait til his wife finds out about that cat! 🤣😂🤪😋
Thomas’s biceps are goals fr
First time i saw them i thought it was probably synthol or sth, but there's a slight chance he curls a small car.
Love this content thanks Thomas this video came at a perfect time 🙌🏾 im starting in August 💪🏾🔥
How do you eat enough calories to build, or even maintain, muscle on 120 g of carbs? Could you please do a full day of eating video on a high carb day, and calculate the daily macros? Thanks. Always great and informative content!
Carbs are not necessary for building muscle, they are the only nonessential macronutrient, and protein and fats are more calorie dense if you keep carbs at a minimum. This is the entire basic premise behind a ketogenic or carnivore diet.
I’m over 200 years old
And still Smashing weights, age is just a number 💪🏽
Thomas, what literature/research gave you seen about the safety of taking creatine while on high blood pressure medication? I Googled it but the info is mixed. Thanks!
This is exactly what I needed right now. Great info and timing, thank you
Do you have any further data on that low dosing creating throughout the day? It got me curious, it's the second time I've seen you mention and I'd like to understand the mechanism on why that is better for not having so much water retention.
The link isn’t 50% off any longer… is there a different link? Thank you!
Hi Thomas, thank you so much for all your videos, I truly appreciate your effort in posting every day and the content of your videos too!
What would be your recommendation to establish how many calories I need per day?
Thanks as always
I saw a video about alaska pollock and supposedly theres research showing that it increase muscle mass more compared to other protein sources.
Havent checked it out. Would maybe make for an interesting video.
I think sleeping as much as possible is also a musclebuilder, great video.
This is setting UNREALISTIC Expectations. 10lbs of MUSCLE (not just weight gain) even for a newbie doing everything right in 3 months is VERY unlikely. I was expecting you to mention using Steroids or SARMs to hit that goal, which 10 lbs of muscle in 3 months would be impressive even WITH PEDs. These are all great tips in the long run, and this would definitely be more realistic if it said "Build 10 lbs of Muscle in 12 Months for a Newbie" because let's be real, Thomas, you're not gaining another 10 lbs of muscle in the next 3 YEARS let alone 3 months at your current level of physique without using anabolic PEDs.
Idk man I’ve seen multiple newbies gain crazy amounts of muscle in weeks much less months if they went hard. It’s doable and not that unlikely to happen.
@@NoFairiesAllowed did they gain muscle without gaining fat like he claimed in the video? A lot of folks gain weight quickly but a lot of it is fat and water (especially if you’re taking 5-10g of creatine like he said in the video) and they get strong quickly because they’re new leading them to think it’s all muscle.
@@NoFairiesAllowedi respectfully say you are off man. Newbies with elite genetics could put 10 on in three months. Most people after newbie gains gain have a hard time getting ten in a year. You can gain a lot of water weight in the muscle giving you a full look, but 100 percent if you are not a newb, you can’t gain 10 in three months without peds. Otherwisde over a 3 year period everyone who lifted would have 120 pounds of muscle. Obviously that just doesn’t happen.
Im ngl i feel like Thomas lowkey can add another 10lbs muscle if he really wanted to.
@@Ypracs and that’s why expectations are realistic if you can think he can naturally gain 10 more lbs, especially in a 3 month time frame. Thomas even said in the video he wished he had 20 inch biceps. So it’s not like he doesn’t want more muscle and isn’t trying.
So is this a good way to put it to look at your caloric intake and exercise day by day if you’re doing the mini cuts and bulks kind of thing like you mentioned
This is the best presentation since a long time
Great video Thomas. Thanks for sharing The only thing I do different is the inclusion of Taurine Supplementaion with creatine and BFR Resistance training
I was 260 lbs October 2023 I’m 185 today with more muscle. Abs showing, shoulder striations etc. (49 years old btw) I want to add muscle and I’ve been doing almost exactly what he’s describing here with micro bulks and I’ve seen results. I’m relieved to see 4:22 this because I was wondering if I’ve been going about it wrong. I don’t want to add fat after losing it all hahaha. What he’s saying has worked on me. Spot on
In a week how many days where you in a surplus / deficit?
Where you alternating the days, does that impact muscle recovery?
@@chitteshsham965 I generally go by feel and I have a very simple diet (but healthy) most days I’m probably at a very slight deficit and then on rest day I “refeed” and go maaaybe 500 calories over. This is ideal week. Sometimes if I feel hungry I’ll eat more one day and less the next. Essentially it’s just weekly tracking more than daily. It’s much easier if you eat simple. I eat the same 5-10 foods every single day for breakfast and lunch (have done this for 8 months) and dinner is healthy but varied. Breakfast and lunch are purely nutritional, sciencey lol dinner is eating and enjoying (a little)
How much daily kcal surplus would a body actually utilize towards building muscle? On a training day and non training? 200? 400? 600?
When's the best time to take TMG- with a meal? After? Before? Does it compete with aminos?
"shave my cat in the kitchen sink" 😂😂😂😂 you are like a clean version of Mike's randomness now!!!!!
Good stuff , do most of it now.. you can do a lot at any age.. was my strongest and biggest in my life at 54-56 years old
HOW TO ELIMINATE WATER 💦 RETENTION after the bulk season??? (Creatine increase)
Thomas have you taken a blood test while on TMG? I took a blood test 1-2 hrs after taking it and my AST and ALT were 4-5x more than the high range of those. The next test, I didn't take it and it was normal. My doctors were worried about the spike and suggested I not take it anymore.
A lot of people are older and have some kind of compromised kidney function one way or another and have adverse reactions on creatine. Ive heard a lot of older people have bad reactions on it and their doctors would tell them to stop. I used to have no problems with creatine and one day my kidneys started hurting and I stopped taking it and the pain went away.
I do carbs now some days around 50 grams or closer to a 100 on others. But i definitely feel the carb toxicity since i got in my 50's. Especially if i have them late at night. You can actually feel them cause damage.
I get ravenously hungry if I have whey protein after a workout what does this mean?
Carbs, bread and sugar activate insulin if I eat it and I do cos it is delicious, I will be always hungry.
Salt and sugar in excess also make an adrenaline reaction in me so if you suddenly have a nightmare argument play in your head for no reason, chances are 2 hours ago you probably skulled a giant redbull and had a couple chocolate bars. It's good to know yourself.
Keto, Vegan, Vegetarian, Palio are all good potentially low carb diets. Don't heavily pick a side as they all have pro's and cons long term, listen to your body and when it's no longer fun or starts to hurt hurt you have 3 other diets to pick from or simply eat that chocolate bar and even out for a bit no biggie.
Make sure not to do a 200 day carnivore challenge or something similarily stupid, when your body says I need to stop, listen to it else it'll get damaged long term or worse.
Workouts make you hungry.
@@jayk5368 that could be a possibility haha!
Thanks Thomas, my favorite post workout meal is 5 scramble eggs w spinach and sweet potato, some greek yogurt w a scoop of whey protein, a cup of berries, a teaspoon of cod liver oil, creatine and tongkat ali 400 mg, and a cup of coffee
Great satire
oral bpc-157 has some notable side effects e.g mood/anhedonia; injectable seems fine though
120g is his carb load day😂
Hence his physique
he's probably the type to think 15g of carbs a day is a lot. I'm glad smart people look at nutrition labels and not these food groups named after macros
Yarmulke spotted on the hike B roll. Helps with weight loss as the weight of the yarmulke loads the spine in the correct spot increasing calorie burn, thank you for reading this far, sorry for wasting your time, shalom.
I’ve unintentionally been doing most of what was covered in this video and it does track. Cool
Come on man.. You would absolutely need juice to gain 10 pounds of muscle in a couple of months. Lots of juice! Hilarious!
1 lb a week for 10 weeks is just 2 and a half months...not likely but he trains harder than most
Actually i did it first time as a young nubby ,and second time in my 46 years old once again nubby body . This time vith diabetes b, now a 5 kilo of muscles on ,no diabetes no akes and paynes any more,it is hard but probably some people can do it. A kilo in 1 month is achievable,at first growth is crazy,but as time progresses is harder , so conclusion is as a person vith health issue can do 5 kilo on 5 months , maybe a healthy person can do it in les time , just trying is a value off it's on.
@@daliborpetkovic2439 1 kg of weight gain sure but not lean muscle. Maybe at a certain point during puberty but Thomas is definitely not undergoing puberty. So it’s bogus.
Apparently basic listening skills has evaded many people…..🤦♂️
Whey protein or isolate?
Zone 2 is like 130-150 bpm for most people, how are you getting your heart rate all the way up there with rucking?
The weight added causes higher effort from the body and thus higher HR.
@@JasonBuckmanalso the pace
Been looking for BPC157 forever. Dr. playa dumb and says she never heard of it. Where can I get it?
I'm using Bpc157 from Swisschems for my shoulder injury. They both offer capsule and the injectables.
Tren hard, eat clen, anavar give up
😂
lmao...
Where do we find a doctor who knows about BPC157
Marek health
Unflavored creatinine powder is h harsh not bad in pre work out
I am surprised by the one/two day cut. It seams to me that would just maybe drop/gain muscle glycogen and water. I don't pay much heed to the scale for the first week going in or out of a cut.
Would you have all 6 grams together or split over the day.
Jay Cutler calls this zig-zag dieting. Carb load for leg day and for back day then lower carbs on the rest. How is anyone going to put on 3.3 lbs of muscle per month w/ out gear?
Is there a recommended rate of rucking weight? Like, 10% or 15% of BW?
How he keeps looking up to his left when talking about TRT tells you he is on it. He was very unconvertible saying he wasn't on it.
Bruh, he's reading a script. These guys usually have scripts on both right and left sides so that it looks natural.
@MackWarlock he's on more than just trt. He puts most natural bodybuilders to shame.
Try this, "the lastto grow first to go". I find a rime helps.
hi. i got a question. about meat/ protein. is it really true that you can't get fat from protein? because I ate only meat for three months and I lost 32 kg and I was 105 kg yeah I know I was really fat and I read something about gluconeogenesis long time ago I read about this that protein can't make you fat. because if you have too much protein a process called glucose Genesis begins. is this true? cuz i really ate aloooot of chicken breasts only. and i really couldn seem to gain weight. i actually got really lean kinda like dried up. my face and my whole body wasnt bloated anymore. now i got a interestingly nice defined face😅
by the way every1 thought i had hiv or cancer or something 😂 cuz it all went so fast
and my sweet tooth is gone. completely
My ophthalmologist gave me grief for getting 45g whey protein after my fasted workout (kettlebells and steel clubs.) She said I'm going to kill my kidneys. I'd recently watched your video on the topic so I decided to blow that off. My kidney stats are great. My (somewhat famous) doctor said they're better than his.
PS: I add EAAs and a bit more leucine, too. I also add berries and honey in my post-workout shake and it's actually the only time I consume those at all. The closest I come to anything like that is a few grape tomatoes in a salad.
I turned 56 in June! I started lifting when I turned 50! Im just getting lean! Still having struggles putting on muscle! I’m thinking Imt not eating enough calories/ protein! I used to eat 6 eggs everyday! I thought that was too many!😊
I've been on Dr. Prescribed TRT (Testosterone Cypionate) for a while (my natural T levels were 28 ng/dl) and my current Total Testosterone level is at 1081 ng/dl, yet I can't seem to build much muscle even though I train rather intensely 4-5 days per week. (Although not recently as I currently have pneumonia, and had a pacemaker installed in May. I'm 64.)
Could a high level of body fat, and Estrodial be prevented me from gaining more muscle? My protein intake is very good.
Keep on it 4 months. Make sure u lift to failure at sets of 5 to 30 reps. Do each muscle group twice a week (four times is better if it’s not ur first year lifting). I lift 7 times a week when not traveling for every muscle group, but I think I recover faster than most..,
@LinusWilson Thanks. Been on TRT for about 10 years.
@@disinformationworld9378 I train each bodypart twice a week with plenty of rest in between each session.
What about a digestive enzyme to help with that much protein?
Bromelain
You're Universes beyond my knowledge base.
This is awesome. Right off the bat your talking about mini bulks/cuts. This is something ive instinctively figured out with my fasting journey and something imma begin playing with. Essentially looking to employ that insane HGH spike when 2-3+ days fasting where you don't lose any muscle as long as your walking (For me any walking is Rucking since im so big and just bought a backpack hwere imma start actually Rucking as im 3lbs away from 100lbs lost total so far so gonna start rucking w/ that 100lbs ive lost) I kinda figured this out having organic Binges, what I call "fat boy emo moments" then I would fast after to get back on track and ive realized an INSANE response from my body. Ive also hit my PRs over 48hrs fasted. It's insane. However, I also had a 3 day fast where i did NOT get stronger, stayed roughly the same w/ little less energy and ironically this was w/o a surplus/"binge" for few days prior. ive done 3 total extended fasts since I started my 250lbs journey last November. #1 and #2 had this insane effect where my metabolism went beserk (Sweating way more) and also got stronger while 48+hrs fasted. #3, the last one I did, I didn't have this effect and I FELT like I was fasting and got weaker as I expected PLUS I had .04 ketones 72hrs Fasted!! I still have no idea how....This is where I wish I could talk to someone like you as thats something I think is a good thing? as in i'm efficiently manufacturing/using ketones and theres not a bunch of waste ketones in my blood? Anyways, I'm loving the process of exploring all this and just doing what feels right and applying all ive learned into my own thing and being my own science experiment/study . I definitely can get side tracked and a side effect of this approach is I don't just grind what I knows 100% works and play with stuff, but for now it's working and im having hella fun. Idk if you read these messages, but I don't make them for attention seeking, I mean when i say I learned 80+% all my knowledge from fasting/keto from you and dr. Berg. Thank you for the vids Thomas =D But I really think theres something like a steroidal effect w/ fasting and muscle building when combined w/ properly timed surplus feeding and a more calories in/calories out on a WEEKLY and MONTHLY basis vs a daily basis.
There's no way i building 10lbs of muscle in 3 months by maingaing
100% agree. Not even for newbie gains probably
he didn't maingain. he said 1500-2000 kcal surplus per week. that's around 300 kcal per day which is a standard surplus. also, you'll probably gain 4 lbs of muscle mass just via the creatine. though of course that's kinda cheating.
@@Kit-kk9cbhe said he'll do miniature bulk n cut through out the week, so he's basically maingaining
@@ICcccreg wrong. maingaining means you have no surplus. surplus means gaining/bulking phase. see my calculation above
Love your channel thomas. But unless it’s newbie gains or gear, 10lbs of just lean mass in 3 months isn’t happening.
This would be super difficult for an expert lifter to do in over a year
Who did you hit with your backpack?
11:30 🤣🤣🤣 30 seconds just completely off the rails
I have TMG, it smells rancid. Is that normal ?
Top tier snake oil salesman
What happens to the face when you take creatine? :)
Link for gummies please
Those examples from the MRV section are hilariously out of left field.
I'm not trying to be snarky here I legitimately want to know the difference here between carbohydrate powder and table sugar?
I know! What is this new animal on the block? Carbohydrate powder😂😂😂 next we will be eating water powder
@Governemntistheproblem hydrating fluid powder, just add water.
this is exactly what I said the other day I'm at a point now where I can choose to bulk up put the weight on trying to build good size or mini bulk then mini cut over and over again to try to pack it on with out putting the fat on now with me I have no issue removing the fat after the fact if I do put it on never an issue done it over and over again its just a hard decision for me do I want to eat in a bigger surplus and enjoy a bigger diet or do I keep it smaller a lot of ppl tend to want to treat them self's by putting it on giving them self's a reprieve from the diet for me its a way of life so not a diet it self :P just a thought i had anyways
Nobody gains 10 pounds of muscle in a few months, nobody. 10 pounds in a couple months are steroid gains. In fact, it’s almost impossible to gain 5 pounds of muscle in that time
All good - minus carbs
Not necessarily at all!!!
He should try to do all He's saying and then show the 10Lbs of muscle gain and the protocols
You aren't gaining 10 in that time frame naturally unless you're a complete noob. And we all know you know the right "supplements" you would use. 👌
Or just train hard and eat a surplus. The more you complicate the less muscle you gain... simple
so this is supplement commercial video, great..
You guys are all jealous with the hate comments. If you get all your vitamins in from food.. and you occasionally fast. You can fix or correct blood sugar issues, even from eating carbs and fat together. Insulin sensitivity is important even for steroid use, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor. You could eat low carb for a few days, and then fast on the days after you over eat. By starting the day with real carnivore/keto style can help with digestion. It’s all about stimulating and changing things up. Take fish oil, creatine, get enough protein in 3 days. Don’t try to focus all on it in one day. You could eat 3 pounds of beef for breakfast. And take 3 hours to eat it, if you wait hours before consuming carbs, even without fat adaptation on a standard American diet, you could digest more fat and meat, and still be in ketosis from eating. Plus with green tea, coffee, and fasting.
If you want to consume carbs in small amounts, or low carb options on other days. Example eat pumpkin at the end of the day and raspberries with cinnamon and whey protein. If you do this before bed there is pectin in the pumpkin, if you had this with yogurt. Prebiotic probiotic effect. You can also consume more fat a few hours later with a little bit of pumpkin, and other fibers( seaweed, chia, avocado). You become more fat adapted in your sleep. Those with “keto flu” need to just consume more protein to be full, don’t go for most keto snacks if at all, and take minerals. Don’t be afraid of magnesium, salt, msm, boron, NAC, calcium.
fasting sounds like a religion more and more
@@Marco-cl9pbI hear you, the difference is that everyone’s body is unique and constantly changing/adapting. Fasting can follow any diet, timing is the only restriction, and you can change the time based on the day and how you are feeling.
The main goal is once or twice a week. If protein is just added for breakfast it stimulates digestion, and if you eat it first you can get it out of the way. Lots of elderly, injured people, and even young people with deficiencies and physical/mental health could at least benefit from changing the order of how they eat their food. I’m not saying to be a health nut, just individual tolerance to certain foods and lifestyle habit changes can fix most issues without needing pills, surgery, or a crazy diet with restrictions and deficiencies.
What do you mean by, “you have to look a certain way “? 🤔
Because looking the way he does is how he makes a living
@@TheABElia so he thinks being a bit soft and “average” would equal not as many followers and dollars??
@@GB0066 Yes. Most people aren’t going to take advice from a guy with an average physique. All these dudes with a big subscriber bases are ripped as hell.
@@TheABElia I understand. However, this only supports more of the unrealistic expectations with body images in our world today.
*I am a long time subscriber man but is about time you come clean with your audience about your stack, many clueless people will aspire to be like you but have no idea that is not possible*
Dude. I’m not on anything. Not even on the peptides anymore. Also just got my blood work back with testosterone at 371. Healthy, normal range with LSH at 3.7 and FSH at 4.1
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficialThis! People have expectations to be at 700-900, which is just not the case. That much sustained test would cause even the heart to grow as its the one muscle which gets the most exercise 24/7.
Having said that, a short regimen can help leapfrog months and years as long as sides are managed, much of the gains can be maintained with exercise and nutrition.
@@aniketk7401 I was sitting at 700 testosterone at age 51.
@@daniel-ym9un That's fine, body upregulates and down regulates according to need, resources, genetics.
Also, there can be really wide variation simply based on the time of the day the sample is collected at. Try collecting the sample closer to 5-6 am, and it would be the highest - tied to circadian rhythm.
Also, the older one gets, the more issues test creates, cardiac, prostate and whatnot.
Wow, didn’t expect Thomas to say, “my girlfriend yells at me every time I shave my cat in the kitchen sink” in this video 😂😂😂
Do you have shoulders??
Thomas I like your channel but your thumbnails are often misleading. There is no mention of the products shown in the thumbnail - the yogurt and protein drink? Why do you keep doing this?
Because I talk about protein…..
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficial but you've taught us to be cautious of types, sources and what's on the label. Details, sir!
I definitely have videos for those things my man. But maybe it’s time for an updated one!
@@ThomasDeLauerOfficial thanks! Over 50 here and trying to be a star pupil!
10 pounds in only 3 months? You're only achieving that with gear.
Only exception is if you are a total newbie in the gym
Definitely
Look at bro. It's fairly obvious. Doesn't invalidate the quality of advice.
How many supplements do you want us to take? Damn bro 😂
All this is overkill. Eat a whole food balanced diet with plenty of protein, work out regularly but don’t overdo it, get good quality rest and recovery, take creatine…and you’ll be just fine. None of these other supplements have shown significant improvement enough to warrant the additional monthly costs.
I love your videos but they are way too long. Can you cut them down to half the length?
No
10lbs of lean mass in 2 months isn't possible for someone who's been lifting for years
This might only be possible to achieve for just only a very few percentage of men who are new to weight-lifting.
Also get your creatinine levels checked with your bloodwork
"Maingain" - Props to Coach Doucette
But for a newbie it’s possible maybe?
It is. I teach it all day.
but why is it better with carbs if you have pointed studies out before showing that you build just as much muscle on a keto diet
You get to the saturation point of creating using 5 after enough time
SLEEP. That is the most important part of building muscle.
I want to burn fat and build muscle at the same time, is it possible?
TRT. eat a pro-metabolic diet, lift 4 times a week and some cardio
TRT in a therapeutic dose isnt going to make anybody jacked. Im on TRT because I had low T and suffering from depression. Now I have an average of 700-800 test levels. This is a healthy young male level in his prime capability to gain muscle. TRT helps maintain and reclaim lost muscle, but your not going to get your pro card by using it.
It can hall still. A vast majority live in the 400-500 realm. 700-800 won’t turn you into a mass monster but you will still see significant gains if you lift, eat well, and almost double your natural test.
@@jordanzakery9296 Thing that bugs me is people spouting TRT when they see somebody who is abusing steroids. Doesnt work that way.
@@StreetTruckinTitanim on 100mg a week and have gained more muscle than when I was younger, trt has a massive impact on success as long you eat right and move your arse
4:12 “creatine yummies”
I do 20,000 calories Monday then fast all week. I have -99% BF and deadlift 1200 lbs
10 pounds of muscle in 3 months is realistic.
The majority of people do not have the discipline to commit to it and making up excuses is the reality though - as we can see in the comment section.
Unless you are a total newbie in the gym no it's not realistic
Only pure new to lifting people (men) with perfect genetics for muscle building and diet/exercise would gain close to 10 pounds of muscle in 3 months. Muscle, not water. 💦
Got the ozempic face
Sorry but I don't think it always works like that, myostatin will play a big part of how mich muscle you can grow. If your levels are high it's very difficult to gain this amount naturally.
Have you tried that IAMAMINO/fortagen/PerfectAmino stuff? Supposedly replaces 50 grams of protien per serving...zero calories.
It's basically 10x the servings of like 8 EAAs...
Put on 10 pounds of muscle in 3 months! 😆 Maybe you you just came out of a two year coma and had zero muscle to start with.