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The Coach’s Protocol — Pulling Back the Curtain
The members have spoke and I listened....Most coaches talk about principles. Some share theory. Very few show you exactly what they do themselves. about to change that. I’m opening up my personal playbook, the protocol I run on myself, to show you how I structure my training, nutrition, supplementation, peptides, and recovery strategies to stay at the top of my game. This isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” plan. It’s the real system I use, built from: - Lab data and cellular feedback loops - Peptide science and mitochondrial optimization - Periodized training matched to performance goals - Nutrition timing dialed to physiology, not fads You’ll see the exact tools, dosages, timing, and reasoning I use and how I adjust based on metrics, recovery, and results. If you’ve ever wondered how a coach integrates the science into a living, breathing system… this is your chance to see it in action. Drop a 🔥 below if you want to see the full breakdown of The Coach’s Protocol.I will likely do this as a webinar. Let me know your thoughts who would be interested in seeing this to kick off our monthly case study feature.
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Like many others, I would love to be able to access a recording or transcript (or even an AI summary) of that presentation. Is that possible?
The Bar Doesn’t Lie: Using Velocity to Autoregulate Strength and Growth
Most lifters track weight and reps, but the nervous system doesn’t care about those numbers it cares about how fast the load moves. Bar speed tells you whether the set is building power, strength, or muscle, and it exposes fatigue in real time. Once you start training by velocity instead of arbitrary rep counts, every set becomes both a diagnostic test and a prescription. Every lift has a mean concentric velocity, meaning how fast the bar travels during the upward phase. Heavy loads move slowly, moderate loads faster, and power work even faster. Because velocity and effort are tightly linked, you can use them to estimate intensity and to decide when to end a set before technique or neural quality break down. Velocity loss is how much bar speed drops within a set. If your first rep moves at 0.60 meters per second and your last rep at 0.48, that’s a 20 percent loss. Lower losses mean less fatigue and more neural emphasis; higher losses mean more fatigue and more hypertrophy stimulus. Instead of counting reps, you stop the set when you cross the velocity loss target. The bar tells you when enough stimulus has been created. Traditional training assumes a fixed number of reps at a fixed load always equals a fixed stimulus, but recovery and readiness vary daily. Velocity gives you an adaptive measure. If speed falls sooner than expected, you’re under-recovered; if you hold speed longer, you’re fresh. Over weeks, this becomes your built-in autoregulation system. Imagine two athletes squatting the same weight for six reps. The first athlete’s speed drops only nine percent, the second’s drops thirty-six. Same load, same reps, totally different fatigue. One leaves the gym primed to progress, the other needs three days to recover. Velocity shows you which is which. For strength, most lifts fall between 0.30 and 0.50 meters per second with a 15 percent velocity loss cap. Hypertrophy work lives around 0.45 to 0.70 with a 25 to 35 percent cap. Power and speed work stay above 0.80 with less than a 10 percent loss. These ranges give you a framework to train the adaptation you want while keeping fatigue in check.
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Links to various products mentioned (incomplete, and "unofficial" ... these are just what I could find with some quick research ... not endorsed by Anthony in any way): https://shop.vitruve.fit/#step1 https://gymaware.com/flex-stronger-vbt/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.powerlift https://www.perch.fit/ https://www.amazon.ca/FORM-Lifting-Smart-Collar/dp/B01H2RDE7E (this is Canada site; doesn't seem to be available on US site) https://www.garagegymreviews.com/equipment/form-lifting-smart-collar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM9th2sMagg Discussion / comparison of various technologies here: https://www.vbtcoach.com/blog/velocity-based-training-devices-buyers-guide#:~:text=Developed%20by%20Dr.,offers%20more%20automatic%20VBT%20tracking. WARNING: May be biased toward specific options ... haven't read this in detail
Harnessing Quantum Energy! Real science or voodoo magic?
Hey all! I’ve been hearing a lot lately about harnessing quantum energy and using it to Upgrade/Energize pretty much anything. The most interesting company is Lela Quantum selling whats called quantum blocks. I’ve heard some legitimate influencers including Drew Donaldson and Alek Kiekel purport their amazing anecdotal evidence. However, I’m not educated enough in this field and it sometimes seems more like science fiction than science. Has anyone here had any experience with the quantum block or have more knowledge in this field? Thanks so much you all are so awesome!
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i admire Alex a great deal. But this one seems like a bridge too far for me. But, a legitimate question (to me, anyway) is this: Even if this is all a whopping big placebo effect ... do I care? I've always been a pretty good placebo responder ... which means I have to be careful what I take in. If I could get a perceived benefit purely from placebo ... where it's only my opinion about the benefit that matters ... shouldn't I take it?
Updates: SLU webinar slides and Protocol Breakdown
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! We’ve got some exciting updates this week, and I wanted to bring everything together in one post for simplicity. First, big news the Kenetik Pro Buyers Club is officially launching! If you’ve been curious about trying the supplement I personally rely on the most, ketone esters, now’s your chance. I’m thrilled to be able to offer both access and savings. I’ve put together a thread that breaks down everything you’ll need—how to order, how many bottles you’ll likely go through in a month, and pricing details. Next, a quick clarification on the upcoming free webinar. This one is going to pull back the curtain on my own protocol and thought process. You’ll get the full, no-holds-barred breakdown of what I take, why I take it, and how I pair it with training, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies. My goal is to help you see things through a systemic lens so you can craft protocols that are more precise and effective. I want this to be fun, transparent, and useful and I’ll say up front, I’m learning every day right alongside you. Feedback (positive or critical) is always welcome. My plan is to make this a monthly feature, including not just my own protocols but also other people’s, so we can grow as a community of protocol designers together. Finally, a huge thank-you to Kassem Hanson of N1. He’s been an incredible resource for me personally and for our community. I’m currently enrolled in his program design mentorship, and if you want to learn the N1 approach, I can’t recommend their online and in-person seminars enough. They teach customization and critical thinking in a way that resonates whether you’re brand-new or decades into this field. Kassem generously edited the SLU webinar from Saturday, and I’ll be posting the recording soon for anyone who couldn’t attend. I’ll also be sharing the slides here, so if you haven’t received them by email, keep an eye out for the link. Link to webinar reply Thank you all so much for your support and for the energy you bring to this community. Everything we’re building here is possible because of each of you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s something you’d like to see more of, or if you have suggestions on how I can serve you better. I’m here for you guys!
Updates: SLU webinar slides and Protocol Breakdown
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This is wonderful. Thank you. But the discussion of respiratory efficiency rating is very confusing. At different points you describe it as a 1 - 7 scale, with 1 being sugar burning and 7 being fat burning. But you almost immediately seem to switch to talking about it on a 1 - 100 scale (I think?) with lower numbers corresponding to more fat burning. Can you clarify? Possibly, you are working with the readouts from the Lumen device?
1 like • Sep '25
@Anthony Castore many thanks. I will listen again. If it's possible to send the slides, please do . davidjwood@yahoo.com
Pep19
Has anyone heard about this peptide before? Sounds promising as it’s orally active. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dmrr.70056
0 likes • Sep '25
@Anthony Hicks better sleep alone might produce some of the fat loss.
0 likes • Sep '25
@Anthony Hicks Same product and same price as at Amazon ... although Amazon now shows it as "currently unavailable".
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