Bonus Live Q&A: MacroFactor One-Year Anniversary Celebration
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How Do I Get More Protein as a Vegetarian?
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Today’s episode is a celebration of the one-year anniversary of launching MacroFactor. It was recorded with a live YouTube audience on September 16, 2022. In this episode, Greg and Eric answer some viewers’ questions that are specific to MacroFactor, but they also answer several unrelated questions about a wide range of training and nutrition topics. If you’re a MacroFactor user, this episode is a great opportunity to join in on the celebration and get some previews about what the future has in store for MacroFactor. If you aren’t, this episode is still worth a listen, as it offers plenty of evidence-based training and nutrition information.
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TIME STAMPS
Intro (0:00)
Who’s the host? (1:24)
Greg and Eric’s talking speeds (3:09)
Thanking everyone for joining us and for supporting MacroFactor in year 1 (5:33)
MacroFactor annual report (6:37)
Biggest unexpected challenges for MacroFactor in year 1 (7:58)
A preview of upcoming feature updates for MacroFactor (11:29)
Predictors of successful dieting experiences (15:33)
Any plans to translate MacroFactor to other languages? (23:05)
Getting more protein on a vegetarian diet (27:59)
What’s your favorite nutrient? (34:24)
Rigid versus flexible cognitive restraint (36:15)
Any tips on bouncing out of “the hole” effectively when doing very deep squats? (43:29)
How do you determine when a cut is done? How long should a cut take, and how long should a subsequent maintenance phase be? Do you need to periodically insert diet breaks or maintenance phases during a long cut? (47:27)
Quick guidance on monitoring rate of weight change within MacroFactor (51:41)
How satiety changes in response to weight loss diets (54:34)
Greg and Eric’s athletic and fitness-related goals for the near future (1:02:44)
Thoughts on 3-minute rest periods between sets for hypertrophy? (1:10:47)
Any plans to include protein quality scores in MacroFactor? (1:15:17)
Looking back on the first year of MacroFactor, do you have any regrets? Would you do anything differently? (1:18:51)
Got any evidence-based information pertaining to the prevention or reversal of hair loss? (1:25:19)
Should someone interested in long-term muscle growth do a long, slow bulking phase, or several repeated cycles involving more aggressive bulking and cutting phases? (1:29:51)
How many days should you rest between workouts? (1:34:44)
Clarifying the podcast publishing schedule (1:37:32)
How does MacroFactor account for abrupt scale weight increases related to increased food intake at the beginning of a bulking phase? (1:38:42)
Should people specifically restrict or eliminate dairy intake when focusing on fat loss goals? (1:41:38)
How do Greg and Eric approach deloads in their own training? Do they change their calorie targets during a deload? (1:44:01)
How much sleep is needed to support recovery from training? (1:51:55)
Greg and Eric each share 1-2 recipes (1:56:42)
Wrap-up (2:06:21)
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