Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

If you're curious about maintenance calories, then this solo episode is tailored just for you! 

In today's discussion, I delve into How to find your maintenance calories + misconceptions/benefits/reasons of being at maintenance calories. Throughout the episode, I break down these concepts in detail, providing examples to illustrate the process. 

Don't miss out on this informative episode that guides you through the journey of discovering and understanding your maintenance calories!

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction
• Common misconceptions
• Building muscles
• Lower stress levels
• Supports gut health 
• Improved sleep quality
• Diet breaks
• Performance-related goals
• Summary
• Maintenance calories
• How to find your maintenance calories
• Final takeaways

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this episode, we have a special guest, Daniel Plotkin, who shared in-depth insights on Squats vs Hip Thrust, Rep ranges for muscle growth, increasing reps or weight.

He broke down the importance of using different rep ranges for optimal muscle development, supporting his points with solid research and studies. Plus, he gave practical advice that you can easily apply to your workouts. 

If you are looking for a valuable resource to understand these exercises, you won't want to miss this episode! 

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction about Daniel Plotkin
• Mechanisms of hyperthropy
• Daniel’s training
• Squats VS Hip Thrust study
• Misinterpretations 
• Studies about muscle groups
• Increasing reps and weight study
• Rep ranges
• Downsides of low rep ranges
• Downsides of higher rep ranges
• Application of ranges
• Studies coming out and where to find Daniel

Where to find Daniel: danielplotkin

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection podcast!

Today I will be answering questions from my Instagram audience. Every Monday, I do a Q and A and my answers will be based on science so you can build a leaner, stronger, and confident self!

Topics:

• How do you like to split your carbs throughout the day?
• Is there such thing as too much fiber or protein if you don’t have digestive symptoms?
• Tips for gaining muscle/body recomp in maintenance

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this solo episode, I talked about Training to Failure For Muscle Growth.

If you're on a fitness journey and wondering whether training to failure is a good approach or if you're doing it right, this episode breaks it down for you. I shared straightforward insights and practical advice to help you understand this training method better and provided additional tips to help you reach your muscle-building goals. 

This is an informative episode  designed to give you knowledge and guidance so make sure not to miss it!

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction
• Training to Failure For Muscle Growth
• Volitional and momentary failure
• Non-failure training = Easy training
• Things that can impact failure for muscle growth - #1 Load
• Things that can impact failure for muscle growth - #2 Exercises
• Things that can impact failure for muscle growth - #3 What you define as failure
• Ways to implement failure training
• Final takeaways

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this week's episode, we have the pleasure of welcoming Astrid Naranjo. 

She is renowned as the "anti-diet dietitian." Now, I know that might raise eyebrows, especially for those of you focused on weight loss and currently following a diet. However, I encourage you to listen to this episode and hear Astrid's journey, understand the story behind her perspective, and delve into what she truly means by being "anti-diet." 

This episode is both intriguing and informative. If you're curious to learn more about Astrid and her unique approach, be sure to tune in!

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction about Astrid Naranjo
• Astrid’s Philosophy 
• Training & Nutrition of Astrid 
• Weight gain during holidays
• Body fat 
• Astrid’s client experience
• The “all or nothing” mindset
• Consistency
• Articles and where to find Astrid

Instagram: @antidiet_dietitian

Youtube: @AstridNaranjo_dietitian

Website: https://astrid-dietitian.com/

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection podcast!

Today I will be answering questions from my Instagram audience. Every Monday, I do a Q and A and my answers will be based on science so you can build a leaner, stronger, and confident self!

Topics:

• If you train at two to three times per week, should you be in a surplus?  
• Is there an ideal ratio between unilateral and bilateral exercises in a training program?
• My opinion on coffee and downsides of too much coffee  

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

Have you been putting in the effort to shed those extra pounds but haven't seen any progress lately? Ever wondered if you might be stuck in a fat loss plateau? 

In this solo episode, I delve into the most common reasons for fat loss plateaus and share some detailed insights. Tune in to discover what might be holding you back and, more importantly, learn actionable steps to break through this challenge and start seeing the progress you've been working so hard for. 

It's an informative episode you won't want to miss!

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction
• The most common reasons for fat loss plateaus
• #1 Adherence is slipped
• #2 Being on track for 4-6 days but have 1-3 days a week where you just wing it
• #3 Genetics
• #4 Calories and movement
• #5 Losing muscles
• Conclusion 

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Max Coleman for the first time, delving into a comprehensive discussion on Deloads, Dropsets, and more.

Dr. Coleman not only shares his insights but also backs them up with in-depth discussions on supporting studies that reinforce the topics covered. He generously imparts his practical applications, drawing from personal experiences in implementing these strategies both for himself and his clients.

If this piques your interest, tune in for this engaging conversation!

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction about Dr. Max Coleman
• Hyphertropy research
• Dr. Max’s training and nutrition
• Length & partials
• Deloads
• Drop Sets Study
• Intensity and training to failure
• Potential caveats 
• How Dr. Max implements drop sets
• Exercise selection
• Future research 
• Deloads Study
• Hyperthropy - Physiological standpoint
• Extended periods in training
• Strength, auto-regulated approach
• Practical applications
• Research studies recommendations
• Where to find Dr. Max

Where to find Dr. Max Coleman: Instagram - @coleman.et.al
Research Gate: Max Coleman

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection podcast!

Today I will be answering questions from my Instagram audience. Every Monday, I do a Q and A and my answers will be based on science so you can build a leaner, stronger, and confident self!

Topics:

• Should you not lift as heavy during your period?
• What are your thoughts on, “There is no overtraining, just under eating/under recovery”?
• A study: The Anabolic Response to Protein Ingestion during Recovery from Exercise has no Upper Limit in Magnitude and Duration in Humans  

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Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

In this solo episode, titled 'How To Have a Successful Fat Loss Phase in 2024,' I gave some tips you can use so you start the New Year right! 

I talked about 9 things you can consider as guides and tips so you can successfully lose body fat. I hope that you give this episode a listen so that you have an idea on what steps to take instead of freezing and not doing anything for your fat loss goals! 

Let’s talk about:

• Introduction
• How to have a successful fat loss phase in 2024
• #1 Don’t drop weight too quickly  
• #2 Make sure your macros are balanced 
• #3 Break weight loss up into chunks/utilize diet breaks 
• #4 Lift weights 
• #5 Don’t rely on exercise for fat loss 
• #6 Dial in sleep 
• #7 Make sure you have a game plan for after the diet 
• #8 Don’t plan on trying to fat loss diet the entire year 
• #9 Consider a body recomp approach instead of a fat loss 
• Conclusion

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