Happy to be back for the first episode in 2024! We get straight into addressing rumors and answering your questions. Scotty tells the story of how him and his wife did their first comp together and how he earned his PRO Card. We talk about the some new rules being introduced this year on how to earn a PRO Card. Then we discuss how to program your posing practice, the best advice for first timers, and how to be the best partner to a competitor in prep to make sure it doesn't have a negative effect on your relationship. We then finish off with our Top 3 Exercises and some funny stories.

The last podcast for 2023 and we kick it off by discussing our plans are over Christmas and what we are excited about in 2024. We explain the advice we gave our clients for navigating Christmas, and discuss the worst Christmas advice we heard on social media by a popular coach. We discuss if it’s a good idea to do drastic calorie cuts and high amounts of cardio at the start of prep, and what should be the rate of gain in the off-season, and if we need a big surplus to make gains. We finish off by thanking everyone for their support this year and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Q&As:

✳️Our Christmas Plans
✳️What are we excited for in 2024
✳️Scotty's Glossary of Big Words
✳️Does MT drink?
✳️How our teams are navigating Xmas
✳️The Worst Advice a Coach for Xmas
✳️Big Cal Cuts and a lot of Cardio to Start Prep
✳️Offseason Rate of Gain
✳️Is a Big Surplus to Grow
✳️Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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We kick it off by discussing whether cardio should be separate from weight training, and how it can impact muscle growth. Then we move onto if coaching rates should be different for comp prep versus the off-season, how important is to take your off-season seriously, what are some of the common coaching apps to use, and is it important to have your coach there on show day. Next, MG explains why he is stepping away from being the ANB promoter, Scotty gives us his cream of rice recipe, and we finish on how to overcome doubting your ability to be competitive.

Q&As:

✳️Separate Cardio and Weights
✳️Coaching Rates for Prep vs Offseason
✳️Taking Offseason Seriously
✳️Coaching Apps
✳️Having a Coach at your Show
✳️MG leaving ANB
✳️Cream of Rice Recipe
✳️Doubting your Abilities to Compete

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We start by talking about the best way to navigate Christmas with an individualized approach depending on your goals. Then we discuss the effects of alcohol on muscle growth and fat loss, and why using it during pump up is a bad idea. We discuss the science behind depleting and carb up process during peak week, and if pumping up too much can deplete glycogen. Next we talk about reviewing clients form as an online coach and advice on how to approach leaving your coach and what is the best way to retain clients. Finally, what are our top four supps and what deficiencies do we commonly see in blood test results.

Q&As:
✳️Top Tips Navigating Xmas
✳️Effects of Alcohol on Gainz and Shredz
✳️Sweating at Night Post Comp
✳️Science Behind Deplete & Carb Up
✳️How Hard to Pump Up
✳️Review Clients Form
✳️Clients Leaving and How to Retrain Clients
✳️Top 4 Supps
✳️Common Deficiencies in Blood Tests

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Scotty is finally back on the podcast and he gives us a full update on his Comps, life in the UK, working with the biggest Rugby Team, and his Masters Research Study. We then go in-depth of whether a High Low Day approach is better than a Linear Diet in Comp Prep and the Off-Season, covering Fat Loss, Muscle Growth, Training Performance, Fluid Retention and Recovery.

Q&As:

✳️Scotty's Back
✳️ICN Nationals and ICN Worlds in Italy
✳️Life in the UK
✳️Working with the biggest Rugby Team
✳️Masters Research Study
✳️High Low Days vs Linear Diet
✳️What's best to use for Fat Loss and Muscle Growth

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Tom Rodriguez one of the top coaches in the industry, joins the podcast to give us an insight into how he grew his coaching business, Peak Performance, and built an amazing team of coaches. We talk about what it takes to be a great coach, how the standard needs to be raised in the industry, how to get started as a coach, and some of the dangerous coaching protocols we have seen. We discussed the types of clients we have, who’s easier to coach male vs female, and how to turn a client from ordinary to extraordinary.

We did a quick recap of the weekend’s success, and explained the difference between the Peaking Methods for each client and how we have planned their off-season. Next we talk about how FMG physiques compare to other Federations, and whether it’s possible to do a 12 Week Prep. We then talk about our Training Splits and how to create a Training Split to work on Weak Points. We then finish off with when to avoid Highly Palatable Foods, why you look different during prep vs offseason but your weight is the same, dizziness during training, greens powder’s, paying for a mental, and how to balance bodybuilding and life.
Q&As:
✳️ANB / DFAC Worlds Recap
✳️Different peaking plans for each client
✳️Setting up clients for their future shows
✳️Stage presence and posing tips
✳️FMG physiques compared to other Feds
✳️Short 12-16 week preps
✳️Our Training Splits
✳️Creating a Training Split for Weak Points
✳️When to Avoid Highly Palatable Foods
✳️Same Weight during Prep vs Offseason looks different
✳️Dizzy & Nauseous during Training
✳️Greens Powders Yay or Nay
✳️Paying for a Mentor
✳️Balancing Bodybuilding and Life
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We give a quick recap on the Olympia and discuss if we agree with the placings, then talk about how WBFF is now FMG (Fitness Muscle Glamour) and what are the new changes. We then cover coaching specific questions and first discuss if coaches should be charging their clients to attend their shows. The talk about supporting other competitors that aren't on out teams, what are the biggest accomplishments of clients, and if competing is important to us. We then move onto reverse diet questions starting with if it's better to us macros or a meal plan, how to make the reverse easy, and how to fix your metabolism if you've been binge eating. Finally we end on questions and advice for first timers, how much weight should you lose in prep, and if polygraph testing is more effective than urine testing.

Q&As:
✳️Olympia Recap
✳️WBFF to FMG
✳️Coaches Charging Clients to attend Show
✳️Celebrating other Competitors Wins
✳️Biggest Accomplishment with a Client
✳️Building Trust with your New Coach
✳️How Important is Competing to Us
✳️Macros or Meal Plan in Reverse Phase
✳️Making the Reverse Phase Easy
✳️Post Comp Binge Damaged Metabolism
✳️First Timer Advice
✳️Does Bikini Colour Matter
✳️How Much Weight to Lose in Prep
✳️Polygraph vs Urine Testing

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As Season A comp preps begin we discuss what is the hardest part of prep, how much does competing cost, maximum comps in a season, and what can you eat if you're travelling to compete overseas. Then we cover how to set your calories post comp and what is the planned rate of weight gain. We then move onto how long is an offseason and can you do body recomp as a method to get stage lean. Next we discuss is being a coach is glamorous, what is the best part of coaching, what is the maximum clients a coach can have, and what do expect from your coach in response to your check in. Finally we answer a funny hypothetical question, and give our Olympia predictions.
Q&As:
✳️Hardest Part of Prep
✳️How Much Does Competing Cost
✳️Competing Overseas What To Eat
✳️Setting Post Comp Calories
✳️Post Comp Rate of Weight Gain
✳️How Long of an Offseason
✳️Do a Recomp to get Show Lean
✳️Max Comps in a Season
✳️Is Online Coaching Glamorous
✳️Best Part of being a Coach
✳️Max Clients for a Coach
✳️Daily Routine of a Coach
✳️What to Expect in a Check In Response
✳️Moon Boot for Ever or Cut of 4 Fingers
✳️Olympia Predictions
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We discuss the hot topic of the judging at the ICN Nationals and give the facts and an unbiased review. We answer questions about have to nail your Reverse Diet, what should change and what shouldn't, how to control your environment and set yourself up for success. We cover how to deal with Post Comp Blues, how to overcome Binge Eating, and what goals your need to set to stay on track. We end on a question about splitting up your Cardio vs doing it all at once, and what our plans are for the rest of the season.