The Importance of Experience in Contest Prep

In episode 6 of MASS Office Hours, Dr. Eric Trexler is joined by Dr. Eric Helms. They cover a variety of topics related to bodybuilding and fat loss, including nutrition tracking, refeed days, step count adjustments, how they’ve gotten better at dieting over time, and much more. The MASS crew goes live for Office Hours every Wednesday night at 7pm eastern time. Be sure to join us for a future episode! Our next episode will begin at 7pm on October 25. If you'd like to submit a question, please use this link: https://forms.gle/9Ah39mefs8cuVa9H7 Time stamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:10 Why dieting gets easier with experience 10:25 Various approaches to nutrition tracking 25:58 Refeeds during fat loss 39:33 Adjusting step count and nutrition targets 52:05 A practical note on inclined cardio modalities 55:46 Concluding remarks