Questions – 3/25/2012

Jesse
Tyler, is natural pb and almond butter pretty much one in he same? Im assuming almond butter is a little bit better for you, to get your healthy fats are they pretty much the same? Thanks man.
25 March 2012

Tyler - They are pretty much identical.  The reason why I switched was just for a change up in taste.  Check out the nutrition contents

Natural Peanut Butter & Almond Butter

Keith
Hey whats your opinion on Multi Enzyme? Does supplementing with them help absorb nutrients? Or is it just b.s.? And have you ever taken them before?
24 March 2012

Tyler - I have taken digestive enzymes before and really can't say I noticed a difference.  I'd save your money and spend it on something else.

Mark
It seems like you have made a lot of progress since last year. Recently you have been mentioning your weight numbers on your site. Anyway you can tell us your numbers from last year on your bigger lifts. I know you aren't as concerned about the weight but the mind muscle connection which is important. It's just always motivating to hear. Thanks, keep it up
24 March 2012

Tyler - Well I am concerned with the weights to a certain extent because I'm gauging my strength on being able to hold onto my muscle while stripping all the fat off.  What I meant in previous post is that I'm not in there lifting with my ego and trying to do too much weight that my form will start going to shit that's when your risk of injury increases.  I do try to use the maximum amount of weight I can handle for the certain amount of reps I'm going for with a strong mind muscle connection.  To answer your question about the weight I used compared to now just check out any of those old videos on youtube.com/tylermcpeak and those were all filmed of my last (heaviest) set.  For example there was one video I did and the last set which was filmed I used 80lb db's.  What I used to do would be first set 60's second set 70's and last set 80's where now my last warm up set is with the 80's and I'll start my first set with 90's,100,100.  Hope that makes since.  In a nutshell the big change I made once I started working with Hany was trying to push failure with heavier weight each and every set instead of just the last one which is how I used to train all in my early 20's when I was gaining size.

Kyle
Do you take Glycoject after your postworkout Cardio? Shouldnt you be taking it within a 15 minute window after you lift your last weight?
23 March 2012

Tyler - If I do post weight training cardio I'll wait till after my cardio to have my cell kem and glyco.  The point of doing post weight training cardio to burn fat is that you've used up all of your glycogen during weight training and once you do cardio you will use fat for energy.  Glyco is to replenish glycogen levels.