[Phil Caravaggio]

Attached to this post is the third new training program, Off-Season and Pre-Contest Training for Bodybuilders, by Christian Thibaudeau.

Oh man, this one speaks for itself. Anyone who doesn't know Christian's writing should start searching for it asap. This is an awesome program, 24 weeks in length, covering all facets of contest preparation.

The thing to keep in mind here is that this isn't for beginners and intermediates. It's for people with real aspirations to step on stage and compete. But even if you never intend to do that, you'll still learn a ton just by reading through the program.

Here's my interview with Christian, another really great guy who always has interesting and insightful things to say:

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/ch...hibaudeau.html

Cheers,
Phil

[Mo5-O]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[ffb]

i have his dr jekle mr hyde book is great most complete book i ever read

[keaster]

Sweet. Thibs is a beast which more knowledge than many coachs. His stuff is always good.

[djTomServo]

Been a huge fan of Christian Thibaudeau's work since i started following his articles on T-Nation, certainly looking forward to having a crack at this.

[Ruslan]

As Borat would say WAWAWIWA

This is Unbelievable.....My Birthday is on the 5th of December and i'm getting spoiled here, hahaha. This is awesome.

Thank you Christian, thank you PN.

Christian your book "The Black Book of Training Secrets" is phenomenal.
Looking forward to learning more and more from you. Can't wait until the next article hits T Nation.

Thank you a million guys.

[Tyron]

Looking forward to giving this a try or at least in part as I know his stuff is intense such as his optimized volume training. Also looking forward to getting a few of his books.

Thanks John and Christian for this.

[celapsley1967]

Okay, so I am a figure girl and have just completed my first show on 10-28 in Houston (John Sherman) and am studying and taking more control over my diet and training for my next show. I have not read through Mr. Thibaudeau's training for bodybuilders paper yet (just printed it and can't wait to read), but will it be applicable to female bodybuilders (figure), as well? Thanks for all the information you provide in a no-nonsense way. I am thoroughly enjoying it. Keep it coming. Thanks a million!

[dre]

I finished Thib's 12 Week Mutation Series about 2 weeks ago and had amazing results! I set some goals for myself at the beginning of the program and I beat every goal I set. This program looks fantastic.

My only question is, the first 3 phases of the program are mass gaining. So, should we be following the mass gaining part of Precision Nutrition? I'm still trying to get the hang of PN so I'm not sure how to link the two programs together for the best results.

[SeN]

dre: if you engage in a mass-gaining phase, your eating must, of course, be adjusted accordingly (which means that you increase your calorie intake up to the point where your body shifts towards the desired outcome, using the outcome based decision matrix of PN)