Q & A with Ken "Skip" Hill

[th_vai]

Skip I heard your not a fan of cardio, what's the average cardio you send to the people u train, and what do u prefer low intensity vs hiit cardio.

Do you think 1500 cals/day is too much of an overkill for a body 180lb 12-13% bodyfat?

[Shawn Bellon]

Good question. I'd like to know that as well.

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

I like cardio but I just don't like to rely on it, that's all. I don't believe in doing anymore cardio than is necessary so I tend to keep the cardio down whenever possible and take it out whenever possible.

I am not at all a HIT or HIIT fan for cardio, no.

1500 cals a day being burned from cardio? I, myself, would try to work it so that not that much cardio was needed.

Skip

[th_vai]

I meant 1500 kcal consumed per day for a cutting diet

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

There just sooo many variables that I can't know given the limited info that I have from you. Sorry.

Skip

[davidyes]

Skip,
Did you prep Luis Santa for the USAs?

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

Skip,
Did you prep Luis Santa for the USAs?

I did not. He does his own prep. I know that Cam and Tracy have a lot of pictures of him in their t shirts but Cam doesn't prep him, either. They are just friends.

I did notice that Luis was pretty flat at USAs vs. his condition at the Jr show. However, I don't know what he did or didn't do differently between shows.

I have been asked this a couple times today, though. Any reason why you asked?

Skip

[davidyes]

Any reason why you asked?

On your website, Luis Santa seems to be one of the athletes that is used to market your contest prep business. On that note, were you prepping any athletes for the USAs?

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

Any reason why you asked?

On your website, Luis Santa seems to be one of the athletes that is used to market your contest prep business. On that note, were you prepping any athletes for the USAs?

lol
Not necessarily.
That video was shot long before Luis did any shows this year. That video was done to give Luis exposure earlier in the year with his permission, of course.

Did you contact Cam and Tracy to ask them if they were prepping Luis? I only ask because every chance they get they have Luis in a Scratchy Package t-shirt or on their facebook pages giving the impression that Luis is being prepped by them. Be sure and ask them the same question considering they have a new picture up almost everyday from what I hear.

Skip

[Myth]

Hey Skip, have you revealed any details regarding your offseason refeed strategy yet?

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

Not yet because it is so early that I am still playing around with some things trying to get into something that I like.

Skip

[Warhead]

Hi Skip,
If one was following a keto diet for 8 weeks+,do you think a skipload would still fill you up or do you think more refeed days are necessary due to little to no carbs?

Also, for the trial skipload,does it have to be the same day of the week ex every wed? or can one do it on a wed and the other week on a sat?
Thanks for your time skip!

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

It would fill you up as long as the load was long enough. A 6 hour load might not fill you out but a 15 hour load probably would. However, it is so individual that I can't be sure how long it would take without some experimenting.

It is best to keep the load on the same day each week. I have tried going longer than 7 days and shorter than 7 days but it just seems to work better at the 7 day mark and then adjusting the length of the load based on depletion.

Skip

[TigerUpperCut]

what do you think about carbs in ur last meal of the night?

[Ken "Skip" Hill]

what do you think about carbs in ur last meal of the night?

Not a fan. The exception is if you train in the evening or if your metabolism is just faster than hell and you are needing the calories and you aren't separating carbs and fats. Even then, I am still a little leary.

There are exceptions to everything but for the most part, I am not a fan of bedtime carbs, at all.

Skip