Jayden Tessier's peak week Protocol

'Jayden and I have been working together since September 2017. He approached me to help him bring up some lagging body parts because he wanted to do his first men's classic physique show ever. After a very productive off-season we really brought Jayden's back and legs up by using some unorthodox strategies that worked extremely well. We began cleaning up the diet slightly in December and have been cutting very slowly since then. Jayden is now 5 days out from the Sudbury Classic in the Canadian Physique Alliance and we are looking to have him peak in the absolute best shape possible. Peak week is a tricky thing because it only works if the person is really lean. You also have to know the person's body because some people are naturally dry and look absolutely shredded close to the show, some people are still retaining body fat, and some people are just natural endomorphs and retain a lot of water. Through paying close attention and working with a client it is possible to learn what situation you are dealing with. With people who are still carrying a higher amount of body fat I do not recommend doing much of a peak week protocol, I think this time is better utilized to keep burning more fat. But if you are in shape, it can enhance your look. I am not a believer in doing anything drastic, but a few minor tweaks can help the physique big time! 
I have tried many peak week protocols with clients but I am biased to a method referred to as spill and sweep. This is similar to what my coach Skip Hill does and I do credit a lot of my methods being learnt from him as we have worked together for almost 4 years now. Same thing with the weekly re-feeds, he has popularized these and they are known as skiploading. The way this works is by giving the person a large refeed like the ones we have been using weekly to keep the metabolism going early in the week. This will really fill Jayden's muscles up and pump him. Although Jayden will look full he will be retaining slightly more water under his skin. This is not a problem though as through the following days of lower carbs and the natural diuretic he will begin sharpening up and the goal is to have him peak for Saturday morning at his best. It is easier for him to be slightly flat and give him a small carb up then for us to carb him up hard the day before and spill over and have him retaining water the day of the show. 
Jayden naturally retains slightly more water than others so we decided to use a natural herbal diuretic protocol with him. Although I create a plan for peak week, the plan can always change as I have my clients check in with me daily this week so I can see exactly how the body is reacting to every change. Here is what the plan looks like for Jayden's last week to peak to the show. Keep in mind that the plan can change the last 48 hours before the show and things are done more by ear. I did want to mention this is an open show and Jayden is a 100% natural client. The improvements he has made have been unbelievable and I will be posting some before and after shots with his whole prep once we have stage shots.
 
Saturday: Regular workout regular cardio, regular nutrition.
250 grams of protein, 160 grams of carbs, 25 grams of fat. 
 
Sunday: Leg day, no overly heavy training just do a regular volume workout (12-20 reps) avoid heavy squats, just focus on getting a very good pump, nothing to absolute failure and get out of there. Regular cardio. 
250 grams of protein, 160 grams of carbs, 25 grams of fat. 
 
Monday:  Regular workout day nutrition. I want you to train Back and biceps. Don’t do super-sets or drop sets etc. just normal straight sets. Drink more water than you usually drink, don't go crazy just drink a little bit more than usual. take 3 drip dry in the morning, and 3 drip dry in the afternoon.
250 grams of protein, 160 grams of carbs, 25 grams of fat. 
 
Tuesday:  I want you to train chest, shoulders and triceps, similar style as before. Same amount of water as Monday, same amount of drip dry as well. No cardio. This day we will have a large re-feed, I have told Jayden he can eat 800 grams of carbs spread throughout 4 meals with the same carbohydrate sources we have been having on our big re-feeds all along.
200-250 grams of protein, 800-850 grams of carbs, 80-100 grams of fat.
 
Wednesday: Regular workout nutrition with less carbs, full upper body pump. Same amount of water as Monday, same amount of drip dry as well. NO cardio. 
250 grams of protein, 80 grams of carbs, 25 grams of fat. 
 
Thursday: Off day nutrition even though you are still going for a pump workout. Same amount of water as previous days, if not a little bit more. Drip dry 3 times a day now. 3 in the morning, 3 at lunch and 3 a few hours later. No cardio.
200 grams of protein, 60 grams of fat, 0 grams of direct carbs.
 
Friday: Off day nutrition. Small amount of water until noon. Stop drinking water at noon. I want you to only drink 1 oz of water every hour past that NOTHING ELSE unless we feel you need to but consult me prior to this, no fruits or watery food etc. This day you want to do the drip dry like this:
3 7 am
3 11 am
3 2 pm (very little water)
3 5 pm(very little water)
200 grams of protein, 60 grams of fat, 0 grams of direct carbs.

Saturday: To be determined! I will be doing part 2 to this once the show is over and we have successfully stepped on stage. This day can vary greatly but the plan is that if Jayden begins to flatten out we will be giving him slightly more carbs and treats in order to have him fill out again for prejudging!

Stay Tuned! 

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