Scotty and MT take on all listener questions kicking off with are waist trainers effective, can you do back to back seasons or what should be the ideal length of an offseason. Chat about the recent INBA show, the pro cards given out and the same winner across two divisions. Then discuss can you justify expensive coaching with justifying add-ons to coaching, move onto if we recommend cardio in the offseason, and is it worth carbing up in peak week if you're not lean enough.

Q&As:

✳️ Lower Back Injuries
✳️ Waist Trainers
✳️ Back to Back Seasons
✳️ Ideal Length on an Offseason
✳️ INBA Shows
✳️ First Timers Winning PRO Cards
✳️ Winning Figure and Fitness
✳️ $120 Weekly Coaching Expensive
✳️ NBA Merch Drop
✳️ Turkesterone
✳️ Cardio in the Offseason
✳️ Cut Cals and Cardio Starting Prep
✳️ Carb Up When Not Lean
✳️ ICN Nats Open Divisions Only

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MG judges the WHPH Show and give an update about back surgery. Recap an awesome season finale at an epic ICN Nationals, and we discuss the feedback we received about differing opinions on decisions made, and how to use this to positively impact the sport. Talk about how best to live stream an event, what's the differences in criteria between ICN and NBA, and how there's different posing across the states. We finish on discussing deloads, taking progress photos, planning minicuts in the offseason, and when to do a pre prep phase.

Q&As:

✳️ MG Judging WHPH Show
✳️ MG Needs Back Surgery
✳️ ICN Nationals Judging
✳️ Public Feedback & Opinion Differs
✳️ Live Stream Commentary Yay or Nay
✳️ ICN vs NBA Criteria Differences
✳️ Posing Differs by State
✳️ Planned Deloads and Frequency
✳️ Against Taking Progress Photos
✳️ Minicut in the Offseason
✳️ Planning Pre Prep Phase
✳️ Fats Too Low in Offseason

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We talk to Alex from NXTGEN Visuals in the new podcast room about his story from being expelled from high school, joining the army to then be medically discharged, to building a successful group fitness facility to then being one of the best videographers in the industry, and completely self-taught!

Recap on an epic weekend in NBA Nationals in Melbourne, what are our pet peeves at shows, and some of the Fitness girls looked better than Figure, does Natty Fitness equal IFBB Bikini, and to taller girls have an advantage in Bikini. We then talk about setting up Reverse Diet calories and rate of gain, and how to manage intense hunger post comp.

Recap on an epic weekend in Sydney, and if we are living the dream or doing way too much. Discuss how to do include hybrid training for Hyrox into your bodybuilding training, then cover how to deal with going through a slump between shows. Then talk about mentally dealing with injuires, ideal offseason weight for females, removing creatine in peak week and decreasing training intensity too. We end on if PTs should be more than rep counters, and if training to failure is more practical than using Reps In Reserve (RIR)

Q&As:

✳️ Epic Sydney Show
✳️ Hybrid Hyrox Training
✳️ Prep Slump Between Shows
✳️ Mentally Dealing with Injuries
✳️ Ideal Offsaeason Weight for Females
✳️ NBA Bikini Judging
✳️ Removing Creatine Peak Week
✳️ Training Intensity Peak Week
✳️ Being a PT or Rep Counter
✳️ Training to Failure or use RIR

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Quick recap of a big weekend of shows, then we dive into a big list of listener questions covering getting favouritism from judges, importance of sodium, topics about coaches, picking categories, optimal gap between shows and how to do back to back peak weeks successfully!

Q&As:

✳️ Importance of Sodium in Diet
✳️ Show Weekend Recap
✳️ Buying Judges
✳️ Coaches Not Going to Shows
✳️ Coach Picking Bikini Colour
✳️ Feedback from Another Coach
✳️ Sticking to One Category
✳️ Avoid Tigerbread Tan
✳️ Cooking Protein Powder
✳️ Figure vs Figure International
✳️ Best Gap Between Shows
✳️ Back to Back Peak Weeks

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We talk about the shows on the weekend and a beautiful mum and daughter moment on stage. We then go in to a deep question about if you should continue with prep when coming out of an abusive relationship. Next cover our thoughts on different forms of recovery such as ice baths, and if they are useful for bodybuilders. We finish on picking the best carbs to use on show day and using liquid carb and electrolyte drinks.

Q&As:

✳️ ICN SA Winnig a Sword
✳️ Beautiful Mum & Daughter Moment on Stage
✳️ Bali Retreat Spots Nearly Full
✳️ Abusive Relationship in Prep
✳️ Boost Immunity in Prep
✳️ Best Recovery Ice Bath & Saunas
✳️ Best Carbs on Show Day
✳️ Liquid Carbs on Show Day

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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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