PREP COACH PODCAST

We talk about how good it is for the Fitness Expo to be back and how well Scotty and MG's athletes did at the show. MG's heading to Adelaide, and MT's going to Tassie this weekend for comps. We give our opinions on if IFBB Mid Year Season B will be successful and should the Natty Feds run shows then too. We discuss the level of commitment coaches should show to their clients, cover what categories most of our clients compete in, if Genetics are the main influence or do the 1%ers matter more. We review a Pyramid Calorie Cutting Diet and if cutting cals too fast can effect your metabolism and lean body mass, then finish by chatting about competitors being toxic and talking negatively about others.

Q&As:

✳️ Fitness Expo's Back
✳️ Doing Sat & Sun Shows
✳️ Coaches Commitment to Clients
✳️ Mid-Year Season B Natty Shows
✳️ What Categories are Most Our Clients
✳️ High Carb Gluten Free Diet
✳️ More Than Just Genetics
✳️ Pyramid Calorie Cutting Diet
✳️ Negative Toxic Behaviour

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Discuss the breaking news that IFBB will be running Natural Shows in Australia in 2025, and what the means for the future of Natural Bodybuilding. We talk about the recent ICN Rookie show, and the upcoming Fitness Expo this weekend, and discuss peaking for a two day show. We talk about who and what inspired us to become coaches and risk leaving our 9 to 5 jobs. Finally we running through our Day of Eating, and thoughts on all the other podcasts that are starting up.

Q&As:

✳️ IFBB Natural Shows
✳️ Future of Natural Bodybuilding in Aus
✳️ ICN Rookie Show
✳️ Fitness Expo and 2 Day Shows
✳️ Our Day of Eating
✳️ Inspiration to become a Coach
✳️ Other's Starting Podcasts

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With Peak Weeks starting soon for Season A we go over the level of detail that should be in your Peak Week Plan, and take you through what a traditional Peak Week would look like for Training, Cardio, Carb Up, Water Intake and much more. Next we cover if you can get a medicial exception from Natty Feds if you're on HRT, and dicuss how to handle if your partner doesn't want you to compete anymore. We end on what career we would be in if we weren't coaching, and answer who out of us three guys would win an eating, sleeping, running and bodybuilding contest.

Q&As:

✳️ What's in a Peak Week Plan
✳️ Peak Week Basics
✳️ Training, Cardio, Carbs in Peak Week
✳️ Medical Excemption from Natty Feds
✳️ Partner Doesn't Want You to Compete
✳️ A Different Career
✳️ Who Wins Out of Us Three

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We start by explaining industry standard for checkins and what to expect from your coach, then move straight into comp questions regarding standardising age categories, First Timers comparing themselves to Seasoned Athletes, and if you can change Carb Sources if they fit in your macros. Next we talk about if it's a good idea to do a Fat Loss Hhase or Gaintain leading into a holiday, and if going on a holdiay Post Show is a good idea. We cover what we've learnt from other coaches and what coaches should be doing more of in the industry. Then chat about if cognitive functions improves in prep on lower calories compared to when bulking on high calories. Finally we finish on the key ingredients in preworkouts, Season A starts soon, and if Bikini athletes are suited to Sports.

Q&As:

✳️ Industry Standards for Checkins
✳️ Standardising Age Categories
✳️ First Timers comparing to Seasoned Athletes
✳️ Eating Bagels and Crumpets
✳️ Fat Loss or Gaintain before a Holiday
✳️ Going on Holidays Post Comp
✳️ Learning from other Coaches
✳️ Better Cognitive Function on Low Cals
✳️ Creatine vs Beta Alanine vs Citrulline
✳️ Five Scoops of Nescafe
✳️ Season A Begins Soon
✳️ Is Bikini suited to Sports

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All three of us are together again and we catch up on everything, how life has changed since MG's Baby, thoughts on the NBA Annoucement, Reflecting on the Bali Retreat, Lessons Learnt, and What's Next. We then answer questions covering if you should stop Prep if you're Binge Eating, how it can be a Mind Game Comparing Yourself to others in Prep, and how to use it as fuel to drive you! Finish on how to Remove Cellulite, our tips on Hair Removal, and if you can feed your Baby Protein Powder and Creatine.

Q&As:
✳️ First Time We've All Caught Up
✳️ MGs Baby Update
✳️ Thoughts on NBA Announcement
✳️ Bali Retreat Reflection
✳️ Lessons Learnt Travelling
✳️ Binge Eating Concerns Stop Prep
✳️ Comparing Yourself Mind Games
✳️ Using Competition as Fuel
✳️ Removing Cellulite
✳️ Hair Removal Tricks
✳️ Creatine and WPI for Babies

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We recorded the podcast in front of a live audience at our TMG Physique Retreat in Bali on 7th March 2024. We talk about the all things Retreat, the answer listener and audience questions live.

Special guest Stu O'Brien founder of Natural Bodybuilding Australia (NBA) joins to reveal the story behind how Scotty and MT become new owners and directors on NBA, the ground rules, addressing concerns and all the changes for 2024! Discussed all the Season A shows and heading over to Western Australia and Bali for Season B. We then talk about getting medical exceptions for banned substances and how we do more testing than the Olympics! Finish on how NXTGEN Visuals will be capturing content at every show and a Mega Workshop at the Studio.

Q&As:

✳️ Baby MG has Arrived
✳️ New Directors & Owners of NBA
✳️ Story Behind Being Part of NBA
✳️ Making Clear Rules and Intentions
✳️ Revealing the Big Changes
✳️ Bali and WA in Season B
✳️ All Season A Shows
✳️ Banned Substance Medical Exception
✳️ Testing More than the Olympics
✳️ NXTGEN Visuals Video Content

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We dive deep into if it's really optimal to train fasted, protein at a minimum preworkout, and how important is the post workout meal. Then we talk about how the metabolism adpats during fat loss and what is the best approach to mitigate this. Do we allow untracked meals in the offseason, and how people can get carried away and build bad habits. We finish with our favourite exercises for abs and shoulders, then some rapid fire this or that questions.

Q&As:

✳️ Don't Train Fasted
✳️ Pre vs Post Workout Meal
✳️ Metabolic Adaptation Fat Loss Stall
✳️ Calorie Deficit and Energy Out
✳️ Untracked Meals in the Offseason
✳️ Social Media Influence
✳️ Favorite Ab Exercise
✳️ Tiop Shoulder Exercises
✳️ This or That Qs

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We discuss some recent viral news in bodybuilding, how to build a team of coaches, and doing what seems counter intuitive for Fat Loss actually works. Then discuss training related topics of how oftern should you change your program, is low volume more beneficial than high volume, and how to training after a surgury or injuiry and the importants of protein and collegen during that time. We finish on what our predictions for date and weight of MG's Baby.

Q&As:

✳️ Drug Cheat Busted at ICN Bali
✳️ Managing a Team of Coaches
✳️ Fat Loss with Less Cardio & More Food
✳️ New Program Too Frequently
✳️ Low Volume vs High Volume
✳️ Training after Surgury & Injury
✳️ Collegen for Recovery
✳️ MG Baby Date & Weight Predictions

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Just MG and MT this episode to go in-depth on Comp Prep and Offseason scenarios and questions to give our insight on how they should be best tackled. We cover some hot topics, controversy and trends. We also discuss picking divisions, posing, sugar-free foods, supplement and common mistakes in Prep.

Q&As:

✳️ ICN Gym Wear Model
✳️ Running Order Changes
✳️ Too Big for Bikini but Small for Fitness
✳️ Too Lean in Offseason Effects Gains
✳️ Competing to get More Followers
✳️ Can't Pose So Pull Out of Prep
✳️ Creatine Timing
✳️ Drinking More Water Trick
✳️ Sugar Free Foods in Prep
✳️ Common Prep Mistakes

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