#251: Modern Powerlifting Nutrition

Eric, Alberto, and Brad discuss the things they feel every powerlifter who wants to be successful needs to understand. The coaches talk about how beneficial being intentional with your nutrition can be and a few simple nutritional strategies they recommend. Other topics discussed include, the best way to make weight for a meet, the coaches’ thoughts on cutting to make a weight class early in your powerlifting career, and the ideal situation to be in from a nutritional perspective as you’re getting close to meet day.

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Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

8:20- There is a cost to cutting down to make a weight class early in your powerlifting career

20:44- What the coaches have observed with their performance in the gym and recovery as they’ve gotten older

29:28- Some of the first nutritional changes Alberto has his powerlifters make

44:54- Develop structure for how you eat throughout the day

48:51- Making weight

1:00:50- The benefits of having good nutritional habits year-round versus only when you’re cutting for a meet

1:11:27- Key performance indicators

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Selected Links From This Episode

Pro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-study

The Default Diet (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/default-diet

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

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