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This chapter explores the hosts’ firsthand experiences with the rigorous challenges of preparing for bodybuilding competitions, focusing on the toll of low-calorie diets. They emphasize the significance of camaraderie and support during the difficult phases of their preparation journey.

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Brad, Jeff, Alberto, and Brian discuss how to successfully manage your appetite during prep, strategies to lower hunger, how to prevent binges, and what to do if you binge. In Alberto’s opinion, what is the most-important meal when prepping? Is it sometimes a good idea to actually lower your protein intake so that you can increase your carbohydrate intake? What can help you decide how to spread your calories out throughout the day? What are some of the coaches’ best hunger hacks? What should you do about your trigger foods? What is the difference between physical hunger, emotional hunger, and social hunger? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

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0:00- Introduction

2:15- Reframing strategies for managing hunger

18:04- How Brad manages his appetite during prep

21:24- 3 types of hunger

25:08- Trigger foods

37:17- Limiting accessibility, setting up a good routine, and limiting your choices

48:25- Eliminating wasted motion

55:11- The panic of starvation

59:43- Keep yourself busy

1:03:26- Preventing binges and what to do after

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