Getting to the intermediate stage (from being a beginner) is relatively easy. However, there are relatively few that make it to the advanced stage. In this episode, let's examine why that's the case!

(Ahead of some surprise for the weekend).

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We all make mistakes in our fitness journey, and ultimately, there are things we wish we'd have done differently. In this episode I'm going over the 4 things I wish I'd been exposed to when I got into fitness about 6 years ago.

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My most recent fat-reduction phase taught me a few interesting lessons, including how even the most precise progress-monitoring tools can lead you astray. If you're ever frustrated with a mini-cut, this can help!

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There are many potential reasons why one would decide NOT to use steroids - but for me the reason is actually very simple - I'll discuss it in more depth in this short episode.

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Borge Fagerli joins us once again to discuss some training and nutrition related concepts with regards to training volume, nutritional periodization and recovery management.

Amongst others we once again touch on the topic of training volume, tempo, and customizing rep-ranges to the individual.

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Time-Stamps:

0:38 - Recent nutrition and training experiments:

8:30 - More discussions about training volume (AGAIN!)

31:10 - Individualizing training intensities and rep ranges to the individual

38:30 - Slow training, super-slow, and more..

48:45 - Vertical diet and other nutritional experimentations

53:10 - Concluding thoughts

Dr. Eric Helms returns to the SSD Podcast for the 5th time to discuss one of his latest interests, which is, the mental and emotional costs and potential downsides of always tracking your calories and macro-nutrients.

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Time-Stamps:

1:00 - Eric’s top productivity tips

11:00 - Things that Eric has changed his mind on: Periodization

19:20 - Hypertrophy and getting stronger

23:00 - Low carb diets and FAD diets

31:07 - The emotional cost of tracking macros - intro

38:30 - The hype around IIFYM

42:00 - What’s the harm in not listening to your hunger/satiety signals

49:40 - What can you achieve without macro tracking?

56:05 - Bulking on an auto-regulated eating pattern

1:00:00 - Contest prepping without tracking macros (for the first weeks)

1:04:43 - What things have changed in your life since you stopped macro tracking?

1:10:42 - Where can we find your work?

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In this episode I'm going over my training update for the week, and besides that, cover 3 things that changed in my life since I stopped tracking macros.

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Some brief thoughts this time about trade-offs between different things which you might want. It applies in fitness just as much as in finances..

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In the third radio hour of the SSD podcast, I'm binging you clips from 3 different interviews done with Dr. Stephan Guyenet, Lyle McDonald and Dr. Mike Israetel.

5:30 - Food addiction (Stephan Guyenet)

12:30 - Binge eating & evolutionary wiring

19:20 - Is crash dieting worth it? (Lyle McDonald)

33:20 - Health and body composition (Mike Israetel)

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The interview links:

Stephan guyenet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IswcPoA8FM0

Lyle McDonald:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGAeSscCKDk

Dr. Israetel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK8I0kpQDhg

In the second episode of my SSD Cycle II. Updates, I go over why I do so much high rep work in my new training cycle, why I train with high frequency this time, and I my top 4 tips for managing injuries.

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