Thread: Q and A with Eric Broser sponsored by Orbitnutrition

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Welcome Eric! I'll put a couple questions up in a bit... glad to have you here! - Philip.

Originally Posted by pilip99

Welcome Eric! I'll put a couple questions up in a bit... glad to have you here! - Philip.

Thank you so much!!!

Well, I will personally get things started with a question I received via Iron Man magazine for my former "Net Results" column:

Q. What is your feeling on using wrist straps? Is this good or bad to do, and will it hinder forearm growth?

A. For the first several years of my training I literally refused to wear wrist straps. I thought that only ?girly-men? wore them because they were too weak and lazy to take a good, solid grip on the bar. However, as I began to get stronger, primarily on back exercises, I started to notice that no matter how hard I tried, my grip would give out more quickly than the muscle(s) I was targeting. And that my good friend is a no-no! Thus, I reluctantly decided to give wrist straps a try and I was amazed at how much more weight I could lift and how much more productive so many exercises quickly became. In other words, NOT wearing wrist straps was hindering my overall development by limiting my intensity on several essential mass-producing movements such as bent rows, weighted pull-ups, deadlifts, upright rows, seated rows and DB rows. After just a few short months of implementing the use of lifting straps I absolutely noticed new width and thickness throughout my entire back, which changed my opinion that it is not ?girly-men? that use straps, but ?burly-men!? That said, I should point out that I use them primarily for pulling exercises and only for my heaviest sets. I do enjoy having a powerful grip, so I do not rely on straps for each and every working set. In addition I must mention that utilizing straps properly and efficiently takes some getting used to. There is a definite technique involved when securing wrist straps around a bar and feeling comfortable with them in your hand. Just do not give up and soon enough using straps will become second nature.

In regards to inhibiting forearm development, that is rather easy to take care of through direct forearm training! I hit my forearms once per week after biceps for 4-5 total sets, choosing two of the following exercises at each session:

-Seated BB Wrist Curls
-Standing Behind Back BB Wrist Curls
-Seated Reverse BB Wrist Curls
-BB Reverse Curls
-Hammer DB Curls

So there you have it my iron-loving friend??just say YES to wrist straps!?

Nice!

Originally Posted by Prince

Nice!

Thank you Rob and thanks for the REPS. Appreciated!

Hey Eric! bumping this up...

looking forward to learning more from your experience. Can you share some tips for successful recomping and your thoughts on carb cycling?

Thanks bro! - Philip.

Bro I'm glad this is here. I used PNI Prodigy (25 Servings) as my g2 preworkout. I was hooked on Craze which is a solid product but Prodigy blew me away. Are the going to be any new flavors to arrive with Prodigy. I know a lot of companies going with same thing, but a nice orange cooler, or wild cherry would be sweeet.

Originally Posted by pilip99

Hey Eric! bumping this up...

looking forward to learning more from your experience. Can you share some tips for successful recomping and your thoughts on carb cycling?

Thanks bro! - Philip.

Thanks for the BUMP! Appreciated!

I personally think that people are beginning to make diet a bit more complicated than it needs to be. In general I feel that diets should fall into a few basic categories.

-BULKING: proteins, carbs, fats (EFA's) at each meal
-LEAN BULK: proteins, carbs at all meals aside from pre-workout and before bed, which should be protein and EFA's
-LEAN MASS: protein and carbs at meal 1 and post workout. All other meals protein and EFA's
-FAT LOSS: carb backloading: protein and fats for all meals leading up to pre-workout. Post workout through final meal protein and carbs.

Now this is very general and variations of each is what I most often use with each individual client, based upon their specific circumstances. However, as a whole it comes down to choosing the correct amount of proteins, carbs and fats for your body daily and being consistent with your meals and foods! Truly this only needs to get complex when in the final 8 weeks of show prep!

Originally Posted by packers6211

Bro I'm glad this is here. I used PNI Prodigy (25 Servings) as my g2 preworkout. I was hooked on Craze which is a solid product but Prodigy blew me away. Are the going to be any new flavors to arrive with Prodigy. I know a lot of companies going with same thing, but a nice orange cooler, or wild cherry would be sweeet.

Prodigy is our most popular product and every user seems to love it! I believe we WILL come out with more flavors and when I hear suggestions like this I make note and tell the CEO! Thank you!

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