Blood Sweat & Gear 356 Poverty Prep: Coaches Build a Winning Contest Cycle on a Budget
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Poverty Prep: If you could only use testosterone plus ONE additional anabolic added just two weeks before the show, how would you get stage ready?
Coaches Skip Hill, Scott McNally, and guest coach Nelson Jones break down exactly how they'd approach this challenge, discussing compound selection, timing, and contest strategy. Plus, they answer listener questions on GH quality, first cycles beyond TRT, bringing up stubborn arms, joint pain, ulcerative colitis, contest tanning, and much more.
0:00 Welcome Coach Nelson Jones 0:40 Coaching Martin Fitzwater Before He Turned Pro 3:30 Poverty Prep Challenge: Getting Stage Lean on a Budget 6:30 Which ONE Compound Would We Choose? 19:10 Spray Tans vs DIY Contest Tan 33:30 Your First Cycle Beyond TRT 40:30 Generic GH vs Pharma GH (And Do Color Tops Matter?) 47:40 Joint Pain While Using Testosterone & Masteron 51:40 How to Bring Up Weak Arms Without Overtraining 1:02:30 What's the Minimum Carbs Needed to Build Muscle? 1:11:45 Bodybuilding with Ulcerative Colitis 1:17:40 Skip's Word of the Day 1:20:00 Beard Talk & Closing Thoughts
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