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  • Jan

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    March 19, 2025 at 8:28 am in reply to: Muscle Pain: Biceps and Triceps

    Many thanks to everyone for answering. I will try to work it out with my physio and find a solution to that.

    @Kerry: I don’t breathe in any other way. Maybe it comes from starting at the bottom. I looked at some push day videos and recognised that most people start dips at the top and move downwards.

    @Kuba: I felt more pronounced hormonal side effects when running higher testosterone, along with significant water fluctuations. This may be because I was really overweight as a teenager. I weighed around 110kg at 180cm with 35-40% body fat. I dropped 35kg in 10 months around 2years ago.

    @Allison: I’ll record a video of both exercises and post it up here

    thx all

  • Jan

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    March 18, 2025 at 10:58 am in reply to: Muscle Pain: Biceps and Triceps
  • Jan

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    March 2, 2025 at 1:40 pm in reply to: Hormonal Acne

    Hey Allison,

    Hey Peter,

    Hey Clare,

    Many thanks for your responses so far, and I really appreciate you sharing your detailed experiences. I truly acknowledge that.

    Which lab values would you say she should definitely have tested?

    She stopped taking the pill about a year ago.

    I’ll share the results as soon as she gets them.

  • Jan

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    February 21, 2025 at 8:23 am in reply to: When to replace an exercise

    Dear Conor,

    have a critical review on your form, warmup sets, recovery etc.

    if all this aspects are perfect and you continue to not progress, replace exersice.

    Cheers

    Jan Seibel

  • Jan

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    February 21, 2025 at 8:15 am in reply to: maintnance

    Deaer Adrian,

    You can’t find your maintenance. You have to adjust calories and cardio so your weight and your form doesn’t change significantly.

    Cheers

    Jan Seibel

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    Bodybuilding & Posing Coach

  • Jan

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    February 21, 2025 at 8:02 am in reply to: Protocol for a Mini-Cut

    Dear Mervin,

    Minicut length: MAX. 6 weeks

    now set your goal: e.g. lose 5% bf

    I would start by cutting of fat, you can easily go below 0.5g for a short amount of time.

    Carbs should stay rather high to maintain perfomance.

    Cardio start maybe with 20min/5days a week
    You should definetly lose atleast 1kg a week.

    Adjust your meal plan and your cardio plan to maintain that weight loss.

    Maintain that weight loss rate

    Cheers

    Jan Seibel

    IG: jan.seibel03

    Bodybuilding & Progress Coach

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 1:36 pm in reply to: Warm-Up Sets

    Dear Lucas,

    Warmup sets are pretty individual, but I wouldn’t blow things out of proportion.

    First Movement/Excercise for this muscle? I would go for 2-3

    Have a look:

    Trainingsplan:

    1. Lat pulldown (2-3 Warmup sets)

    2. Upperback Row, T-Bar (1-2 Warm up sets)

    3. Reverse fly (1 quick warm up set, just to get movement right)

    4. Chest Press (2-3 Warmup sets)

    5. Chest Fly (1 Warmup set to get movement right)

    6. Lateral Raise (2 Warmup sets to get movemt and load correct)

    7. Triceps pushdown (1-2 Warmup sets)

    8. Biceps padded curl (2-3 Warmup sets)

    I chose this way to warm myself I feel WAYYY safer and I found out myself that my working sets are way better quality with this warming up method.

    My Progress is absolutely fine and I grow great.

    I put emphasis on first movements for muscle and on movements I tend to injure fast/movements people tend to injure fast.

    But as mentioned, it is very individual. Put your working load and the idea “now I feel safe to do my first work set” in context and create a protocoll you feel safe with.

    Cheers

    Jan

    IG: jan.seibel03

    Bodybuilding & Posing Coach

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 12:31 pm in reply to: Sodium and water intake

    Dear Tigo,

    Water:

    Bodyweight/20

    so for you: 78/20 = 3,9

    Look at your pee colour before working out. Should definetly be clear, so you are well hydrated.

    You can go from 4-6l per day including tea, coffee, zero caloric drinks and water.

    sodium should be around 10g per day, max 12g.

    2g salt before workout

    0,5-1g salt in your intra.

    10-2,5 = 7,5g sodium spread equally over your meals

    Rest of salt spread equally over your meals.

    Watch out for processed food like chicken cold cuts etc. or salt in zero caloric drinks like monster.

    From all foods and liquids overall max. 12g per day

    Cheers

    Jan Seibel

    IG: jan.seibel03

    Bodybuilding & Posing Coach

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 9:06 am in reply to: Pre workout meal

    Agree with clare

    better feeling a bit hungry in training than bloated and unwell

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 8:53 am in reply to: Pre workout meal

    Dear Erik,

    you can exchange COR with oats. My favourite recipe is following:

    x amount oats

    5g baking powder

    1g salt

    30/40g whey

    3x-4x time water

    Mix all together

    -> 600watt microwave for 2min 30s or 3 mins

    = and you get yourself a beautiful oat cake – just keep in mind you might wait 90m till working out

    Additional add 100-150g of fruit and zero calorie chocolate sauce

    https://prnt.sc/DxCRvJs6HB5Q

    Alternate you can use rice cakes and chicken filet for instant meal, but it won’t make u feel saturated as oats.

    Cheers

    Jan

    IG: jan.seibel03

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 7:42 am in reply to: Cutting

    Just start off with a meal plan and try to adhere to it. try out maybe 3200 cal on off days, 3700 on trainings days – then have a look whats happening.

    Just try to stick to it and afterwards you start to reduce calories to get your diet done.

    Cheers

    Jan
    IG: jan.seibel03

    Posing & Bodybuilding Coach

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 7:38 am in reply to: Water Intake

    Dear Mike,
    bodyweight/20 = 4,5

    = around 4,5l (tea, coffee, zero drinks etc. included.)

    = 1-2l intra workout on top is fine on training days

    just make sure you feel well and don’t start to overhydrate.

    Cheers

    Jan
    IG: jan.seibel03

    Posing & Bodybuilding Coach

  • Jan

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    February 20, 2025 at 7:32 am in reply to: Macro split

    how much of that 171g of protein come from biological high valued food?

    I’d say atleast 2g x bw should be directly from chicken, egg/egg white, whey, lean beef, low fat quark, skyr etc. (biological high valued protein source)

    do you gain weight?

  • Jan

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    February 19, 2025 at 10:21 am in reply to: Mini cut and bulk to cut

    So mini cut isnt nessecary, because my goal is to grow for as long as possible mby 2 year offseason, becuse im not going to compete yet, i wanna grow, grow ,grow

    You can’t just grow n grow

    N grow.

    Eventually something will skew n you’ll need a pull back of sorts [/quote]
    agree with hilyy

  • Jan

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    February 19, 2025 at 10:20 am in reply to: Curiosity about rep ranges

    I don’t think that there is a pattern – but maybe he’ll reply to it.

    I’d say he means:

    weight x 3reps

    -> then he decreased weight

    weight x 6reps

    -> same weight

    weight x 4reps

    decreased weight

    weight x 5reps

    just low rep ranges – there a no stupid questions mate

    Cheers

    Jan Seibel

    I would like to understand when and how to decide to lower the weight (as in Jordan’s case) during the sets and above all why he does it. I will see if he also answers me in such a way as to have the concept 100% clear.

    Thanks so much Jan!

    [/quote]
    Set yourself a rep range you want to progress within, e.g.: 5-8reps

    session 1: 80kg lat pulldown, 6 reps
    session 2: 80kg, 7 reps (+1)
    session 3: 80kg, 8 reps (+1)
    session 4: weight increase,
    82,5kg, 5reps
    session 5: 82,5kg, 6repsn(+1)

    and so on

    5-8/10 reps if you can train without pain, standartized ROM and good form
    10-15 if you have joint issues

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