Show Notes
Brad, Eric, and Alberto answer seven audience-supplied nutrition and training questions. What are good strategies for hitting your protein goal if you’re in a gaining phase and your appetite is making it difficult for you to eat enough? Is it possible to grow your glutes without significantly growing your quads or hamstrings? At what point should you end a bulk? Is it possible to gain muscle eating at maintenance? Is it possible to gain muscle eating in a deficit? How do the coaches track their training when doing lengthened partials and drop sets? What is the best way to eat and track when you’re in situations where precise tracking isn’t possible? The answers to these questions and more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps 0:00- Introduction 1:12- Strategies for hitting your protein goal in a gaining phase if your appetite is making it difficult for you to eat enough 11:11- Is it possible to grow your glutes without significantly growing your quads or hamstrings? 18:51- At what point do you pull the plug on a bulk? Is it based on a specific body fat percentage or do you wait until gym performance stalls out? 36:33- How do the coaches track their training when doing lengthened partials and drop sets? 46:25- Strategies for breaking through a plateau on an exercise & What to do if you get very strong on an exercise and start to become intimidated by the weight 56:50- What is the best way to eat and track when you’re in situations where precise tracking isn’t possible?
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