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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Just Scotty and MT this episode so we go in-depth and expand on some really relatable topics that give practical recommendation that can be implemented. Covering topics such as Training Plateaus, Food Sources on Show Day, The Post Comp Treats Culture, Finding Your WHY and not rushing to Compete, then managing Relationships during Prep.

Q&As:

✳️ Top Sets and Back Off Sets
✳️ Next DBs Up are Too Heavy
✳️ Why Fats are Important on Show Day
✳️ Treats Post Comp
✳️ Finding Your WHY
✳️ Don’t Rush into Competing
✳️ Arguing With Partner being Selfish
✳️ Rice Cakes vs Corn Thins
✳️ Aus Food Scotty Misses

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We answer more in-depth scenarios that cover Comp Prep, Cardio, Post Comp, Offseason, Hunger Management and much more. We also give tips for swapping out for Lower Calorie Foods, and how to grow your Coaching Business. We give a sneak peak of what's next for us.

Q&As:

✳️Too Much Caffeine
✳️Stage Ready Too Early
✳️More Cardio Than Training in Prep
✳️Minicut Post Comp
✳️Online or F2F Coach in Offseason
✳️Best Low Cal Food Swaps
✳️Personal Questions
✳️Future Business Ventures
✳️Best Tips for Growing PT Business

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We do a rapid fire Q&A to get through you're questions covering food, coaching, federations, athlete potential, types of coaching, offseason mistakes, fat loss, calories, communication, negativity and more!

Q&As:

✳️Do we train powerlifters
✳️Biggest mistake made in Off Season
✳️Cream of Rice or Oats
✳️Pineapple with Chicken & Rice
✳️Marmite or Vegemite
✳️Favorite Prep Meal
✳️Male or Female Coach
✳️Training without shoes
✳️Coaching for IFBB
✳️Picking Winners Early in Prep
✳️Grams of Protein per Kg of BW
✳️Highest Cals you’ve been on
✳️Spot Reduction for Fat
✳️Confronting Your Coach
✳️Negativity from Family
✳️Clients that could have been PROs

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