Q and A with John Jewett

[JohnJewett]

Thank you to all members and Athletes that have made this board what it is today. To now walk amongst the most driven and inspiring athletes in the sport is humbling and I am forever grateful. It has always been my passion to share my knowledge and help others the way I wanted to be. I hope to better myself in this and help all of you achieve goals beyond what you believed possible.

About me:

Education:
-MS in Nutrition
-BS in Exercise Science
-Registered Dietitian
-Certified Strength and Condition Specialist

Accolades:
-World Champion in powerlifting, 2005-2010, broke 12 world records, 706lb bench press
-NPC Lackland Bodybulding 1st place middleweight, 2012
-NPC Texas State Bodybuilding 8th place lightheavy weight, 2013
-NPC Branch Warren Classic 1st place lightheavy weight, 2014
-NPC USA Championships 6th place middleweight, 2015
-NPC USA Championships 1st place Heavywegiht, 2016 Pro card earned
-IFBB Europa Phoenix Pro 5th place, Pro Debut

Currently deep in the offseason, just trying to get freak status big and looking to do an Open show in late 2017. Fire away with questions!!!

[C.Coronato]

Awesome bro, welcome.

Whats the biggest thing you found that helps you be successful?

[C.Coronato]

and was that 706lb bench, raw ???

[G Diesel]

Welcome to The Crew, JJ.

Looking forward to picking your brain on new strategies to get big and strong.

Since we're talking about being deep in the offseason, what's the daily diet and supps program look like?

Peace, G

[G Diesel]

Welcome to The Crew, JJ.

Looking forward to picking your brain on new strategies to get big and strong.

Since we're talking about being deep in the offseason, what's the daily diet and supps program look like?

Peace, G

*EDIT: I found it over here. Awesome insight. Thanks bro.

http://forum.animalpak.com/showthrea...=1#post1444070

[JohnJewett]

Awesome bro, welcome.

Whats the biggest thing you found that helps you be successful?

Surrounding myself with people that can see more in me than I can. This can really be applied to all aspects of life, but has been very true for my bodybuilding. I started off trying to do everything myself and progress was made, but the leaps in progress I made recruiting people on to my team was even larger. Many bodybuilders talk of their walk alone and how its all you, but in actuality most people have a team of support behind them. Whether it be friends, family, coaches, trainers, etc. You need to pull on these available resources and continue to stay open minded. The support in my life is a very small circle of people, but I consider this essential in my success. I will say Matt Jansen is one person that has pushed my past what I ever thought possible.

Now, the intrinsic factor that leads to success is different. I almost think you have that insane drive or you don't. I think it can be developed to an extent, but after prepping so many people, there is clear distinction in personalities that just succeed in the sport more so than others. I have always been all or nothing. This is my passion, most can't say they have a passion. Passion really leads to longevity in the sport and doing this for years is how you turn into a pretty large behemoth.

[JohnJewett]

and was that 706lb bench, raw ???

I wish bro! It was a single ply WABDL meet. I did set the highest collegiate benchpress record for any weight class in 2009, at USAPL collegiate nationals. It was a full meet and all single ply gear. Squated 617lbs, Benched 634lbs, Deadlift 606lbs. Bodyweight was 220lbs for all of those. Bench was my thing back then, now my bench sucks, but I am so much stronger on squat and dead.

[Kowboy]

For someone looking to do bodybuilding/physique (I am tall so...not sure BB is in it for me). I am 24% bodyfat, do you feel its more important to lose the fat first before trying to bulk or can you slowly do a recomp.

[JohnJewett]

For someone looking to do bodybuilding/physique (I am tall so...not sure BB is in it for me). I am 24% bodyfat, do you feel its more important to lose the fat first before trying to bulk or can you slowly do a recomp.

So at 24% I am assuming this to be correct and you likely have no ab definition. The general answer without digging into detail, I would see just focus on drop body fat. Of course lift hard and heavy that will provide the stimulus to hold on to the muscle you have. Being that high in body fat and going into a bulk will likely end up in a greater accrual of body fat. Start bulking from a lean state when you are more insulin sensitive and have greater ability to partition calories to growth.

If you are completely new to training I would say you could increase lean mass at the same time, but this is a very rare occurrence. And you would likely get to the end goal quicker of focusing on cutting.

[Kowboy]

So at 24% I am assuming this to be correct and you likely have no ab definition. The general answer without digging into detail, I would see just focus on drop body fat. Of course lift hard and heavy that will provide the stimulus to hold on to the muscle you have. Being that high in body fat and going into a bulk will likely end up in a greater accrual of body fat. Start bulking from a lean state when you are more insulin sensitive and have greater ability to partition calories to growth.

If you are completely new to training I would say you could increase lean mass at the same time, but this is a very rare occurrence. And you would likely get to the end goal quicker of focusing on cutting.

Awesome thanks, I am not new about 5 or 6 years in just a fatty who just went heavy and switched around too damn much.

[JohnJewett]

Awesome thanks, I am not new about 5 or 6 years in just a fatty who just went heavy and switched around too damn much.

Yeah I didn't think you would be new to training, so in that case just go all in on dropping body fat. Just give everything to maintain performance in the gym. I rather see someone decrease training volume to keep strength up rather than dropping weights and getting fatigued with numerous sets.

[Kowboy]

Yeah I didn't think you would be new to training, so in that case just go all in on dropping body fat. Just give everything to maintain performance in the gym. I rather see someone decrease training volume to keep strength up rather than dropping weights and getting fatigued with numerous sets.

Yeah the last time I dropped about 55lbs I lost all my strength so I am trying to take a different approach. ON the fence with trying out Keto this time around.

[JohnJewett]

Yeah the last time I dropped about 55lbs I lost all my strength so I am trying to take a different approach. ON the fence with trying out Keto this time around.

IMO I would keep carbs around as long as possible. Most research shows a good drop in performance on a ketogenic diet. Also, it's harder to maintain the fat lost when introducing carbs again. I advocate slowly reducing carbs and fats together and add in high carb low fat refeed days as needed. To start with I would do a refeed every 2 weeks more for the purpose of decreasing the metabolic downgrade that occurs when dieting. As you get leaner you can reap other benefits from the refeed. You will also need to likely increase the refeed frequency too.

[npcdusty]

Welcome to the crew JJ, glad to see you on the boards. We look forward to hearing your takes and Drive. Hope we get to see you at the cage for the Arnold as well.

[Kowboy]

IMO I would keep carbs around as long as possible. Most research shows a good drop in performance on a ketogenic diet. Also, it's harder to maintain the fat lost when introducing carbs again. I advocate slowly reducing carbs and fats together and add in high carb low fat refeed days as needed. To start with I would do a refeed every 2 weeks more for the purpose of decreasing the metabolic downgrade that occurs when dieting. As you get leaner you can reap other benefits from the refeed. You will also need to likely increase the refeed frequency too.

I am on the road for 2 weeks so I had to hit up the store today. I am kind of tracking the food hte best I can. I am going to start with 275 carbs and about 280g protein w/ 85g of fat and just run that and adjust from there.

[JohnJewett]

Welcome to the crew JJ, glad to see you on the boards. We look forward to hearing your takes and Drive. Hope we get to see you at the cage for the Arnold as well.

Thanks for the welcome and hope to see you there brother

[JohnJewett]

I am on the road for 2 weeks so I had to hit up the store today. I am kind of tracking the food hte best I can. I am going to start with 275 carbs and about 280g protein w/ 85g of fat and just run that and adjust from there.

Yeah man, start up the base plan and just adjust as needed from there. Ride the baseplan out for a little will, some people start adjusting too soon.

[Rex]

Chris Tuttle, G-Six and me have dicussed this in an other thread. I thought I´d get you in.
The task:

You have to formulate a pre- and an intra training drink. BUT you are at a gas station and you are limited to its product portfolio.
At least the intra drink has to contain both carbs and protein/aminos.

[Animal Rep]

Can you explain what you mean by "cluster set"?
Can you talk more about daily undulating periodizaton (DUP)?

[Animal Rep]

In what ways does being a Registered Dietician impact the way you put your meal plans together? Do you think things would be different if you weren't a healthcare professional?
Why is nutrition periodization so important to you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SNVyXY2rM&t=0s