TOPICS:
⁃ WHAT IS BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION & WHAT’RE THE ORIGINS OF THIS APPROACH?
⁃ WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY TO PERFORM BFR & HOW DOES IT WORK?
⁃ HOW DOES LOW LOAD BFR TRAINING COMPARE TO HIGH LOAD TRADITIONAL TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO MUSCLE GROWTH?
⁃ THE BENEFITS OF BFR TRAINING
⁃ PRACTICAL APPLICATION SECTION: HOW CAN THOSE LOOKING TO MAXIMIZE MUSCLE GROWTH INCORPORATE BFR INTO THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM?
⁃ MYTHS RELATED TO BFR

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TOPICS COVERED IN EP. 137:
⁃ AN INTRODUCTION TO HALTING WINTER WEIGHT GAIN
⁃ HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN STATS
⁃ HOW THE HOLIDAY SEASON AFFECTS YEARLY WEIGHT GAIN PATTERNS
⁃ USEFUL STRATEGIES FOR NAVIGATING HOLIDAYS, EVENTS & EATING OCCASIONS
⁃ STRATEGY 1: TRANSITION TO EATING AT MAINTENANCE & FOCUS ON FUELING PERFORMANCE & BUILDING MUSCLE
⁃ STRATEGY 2: APPROACH EACH HOLIDAY AS AN INDIVIDUAL DAY & PRIORITIZE THE EVENTS THAT MEAN THE MOST TO YOU
⁃ STRATEGY 3: CREATE A PLAN IN ADVANCE FOR EACH CELEBRATORY OCCASION
⁃ STRATEGY 4: USE PRE-LOADING TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE SATIETY & DECREASE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF OVEREATING IN EXCESS
⁃ STRATEGY 5: BRING A FEW HEALTHY DISHES THAT ALIGN WITH YOUR GOALS

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TOPICS COVERED ON EP. 136:
⁃ WHY YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE MENTAL SIDE OF DIETING TO ATTAIN YOUR BEST PHYSIQUE
⁃ STOP THINKING YOU NEED TO DO THIS ALL ON YOUR OWN
⁃ HIRE A NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS
⁃ WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE LACKING MOTIVATION
⁃ RELY ON DISCIPLINE & FALL BACK ON YOUR HABITS RATHER THAN RELYING ON MOTIVATION & WILLPOWER
⁃ CHASE CONSISTENCY & PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
⁃ CONSISTENT EFFORT IS THE CHEAT CODE TO GETTING LEAN & STAYING LEAN
⁃ ACCEPT THAT PLATEAUS ARE APART OF THE PROCESS
⁃ STOP EXPECTING LINEAR PROGRESS
⁃ FOCUSING ON THE PROCESS WILL LEAD YOU TO BETTER RESULTS THAN FOCUSING ON THE OUTCOME
⁃ REALIZE THAT FOR EVERY GOAL ATTAINED THERE WILL BE SACRIFICES THAT NEED TO BE MADE

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TOPICS:
⁃ INTRO TO THE TOPIC
⁃ WHY WE GOT INTO BODYBUILDING
⁃ THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS WE’VE TAKEN AWAY FROM BODYBUILDING & HAVE APPLIED TO LIFE
⁃ LESSON 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF GOAL SETTING
⁃ LESSON 2: FIND YOUR WHY FOR PURSUING YOUR GOALS & LET IT BE YOUR ANCHOR THROUGH THE HIGHS & LOWS OF THIS JOURNEY
⁃ LESSON 3: FOCUS ON BECOMING PROCESS ORIENTED & PATIENT RATHER THAN OBSESSING OVER THE OUTCOME
⁃ LESSON 4: THE PRINCIPLE OF PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD APPLIES TO ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, NOT JUST TRAINING: WE MUST CONTINUE CHALLENGING OURSELVES OVER TIME TO GROW
⁃ LESSON 5: TESTING YOUR LIMITS IN THE GYM & TRAINING TO FAILURE SHOWS YOU HOW HARD YOU CAN PUSH & HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WHICH IS A QUALITY THAT CAN BE APPLIES TO OVERCOMING OBSTACLES OUTSIDE OF THE GYM

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TOPICS COVERED ON EP. 134:
⁃ MY GOALS FOR THIS SUMMER & THIS FAT LOSS PHASE
⁃ A RAW LOOK AT WHAT IT TOOK TO GET SHREDDED THIS SUMMER
⁃ MY DESCENDING & DYNAMIC RATE OF FAT LOSS APPROACH
⁃ DIGGING INTO PEAK WEEK
⁃ WHAT IS PEAK WEEK?
⁃ THE GOALS OF PEAK WEEK
⁃ WHAT VARIABLES ARE MANIPULATED DURING PEAK WEEK
⁃ HOW I PEAKED FOR MULTIPLE SHOOTS

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TOPICS COVERED IN EP. 133:
⁃ DEFINITION OF STAGE SHREDDED
⁃ WHAT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE DO MALES & FEMALES GET DOWN TO FOR STAGE?
⁃ WHAT PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES OCCUR WHEN GETTING DOWN TO STAGE LEVELS OF CONDITIONING THAT YOU THINK INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE AWARE OF?
⁃ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET DOWN TO VERY LOW LEVELS OF BODY FAT
⁃ LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY & REDS
⁃ THE CALORIC COST OF GETTING INTO SHREDDED CONDITION- YOU MAY NEED TO DIET ON VERY LOW CALORIE INTAKE
⁃ THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT GETTING SHREDDED/STRATEGIES TO MANAGE THE COST OF GETTING SHREDDED
⁃ RATE OF LOSS
⁃ MAINTAIN A HIGH PROTEIN INTAKE
⁃ NEW META-REGRESSION ON PROTEIN INTAKE DURING A DEFICIT

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TOPICS COVERED ON EP. 132:

⁃ ADDRESSING THE MOST COMMON CLAIM AROUND CHEAT MEALS
⁃ DO CHEAT MEALS BOOST YOUR METABOLISM?
⁃ THE METABOLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF CHEAT MEALS

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TOPICS COVERED ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:

⁃ HOW DR. MIKE GOT INTO RESEARCHING METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY
⁃ WHAT METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY IS & WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR BODY COMPOSITION & METABOLIC HEALTH?
⁃ HOW WE CAN MEASURE & DETERMINE OUR DEGREE OF METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY
⁃ THE VARIABILITY IN METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
⁃ THE POTENTIAL DRAWBACKS OF BEING METABOLICALLY INFLEXIBLE
⁃ HOW CARB RESTRICTION (KETO & CKD) IMPACTS CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM & METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY
⁃ THE BENEFIT OF IMPROVING AEROBIC FITNESS
⁃ THE TOP TIPS & STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY

WHERE TO CONNECT WITH ME:

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⁃ WHAT IS A CHEAT MEAL
⁃ THE PREVALENCE OF CHEAT MEALS
⁃ THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE MANY MAKE THAT DERAILS THEIR FAT LOSS PROGRESS
⁃ DRAWBACKS OF CHEAT MEALS
⁃ DRAWBACK 1: CHEAT MEALS CAUSE PASSIVE OVERCONSUMPTION
⁃ DRAWBACK 2: THE FOODS INCLUDED IN CHEAT MEALS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO MASSIVELY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES YOU EAT & NEED TO EAT TO FEEL FULL
⁃ DRAWBACK 3: CHEAT MEALS DERAIL BODY COMP PROGRESS
⁃ DRAWBACK 4: CHEAT MEALS LIMIT FAT LOSS & ELONGATE THE TIME IT TAKES TO REACH YOUR DESIRED PHYSIQUE GOALS BY ERASING YOUR DEFICIT
⁃ AN EXAMPLE OF HOW EASILY YOU CAN ERASE A DEFICIT WITH A CHEAT MEAL

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Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack

Follow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

WHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:

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Brandon’s Website: https://www.brandondacruzfit.com

Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack

Follow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning