Back for another episode, the boys open with a quick catch-up from the weekend show before getting straight into bigger coaching conversations around industry standards, prep timelines, cardio, and the small decisions that can make a big difference across a season. This one moves from winter show reflections into practical discussion on what better coaching can look like and how athletes should think about planning, feedback and performance.

We cover:
✅ Reflections from the first winter show, including crowd energy, athlete interviews and the overall atmosphere on the day
✅ Whether federations should play a role in improving coaching standards, and what a minimum level of coach education could look like
✅ Why bodybuilding still needs better safeguards around prep quality, planning and athlete care
✅ Common prep timeline mistakes, including starting too late, underestimating true stage condition, and not building in enough runway
✅ Why pre-prep phases, refeeds and better long-term structure can dramatically improve final conditioning
✅ The importance of adjusting based on the look, not just chasing a scale weight target
✅ Why building buffers into a prep matters when life stress, sickness, injury or fatigue hit at the wrong time
✅ Thoughts on bringing back “Rate My Physique” and using it to assess athletes against judging criteria
✅ Why high-energy side stage support can make a real difference to athlete confidence before they walk out
✅ Whether baking soda is actually useful for bodybuilding performance, and why the evidence seems more relevant to endurance-style efforts
✅ Why fasted cardio can be a practical tool when carbohydrate is better allocated toward training performance later in the day
✅ A detailed breakdown of using low-carb cardio to drive endurance adaptations, improve substrate use, and support performance in events like Hyrox and running
✅ MG’s obsession with the V squat, and why certain machines suit injury history, confidence and progression better than others

🎧 A big episode on coaching standards, smarter prep timelines, side stage energy, and the finer details of performance-based cardio.

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