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#979: How I Help Hardgainers Build Muscle {Fast}, Greens Powders (Yay or Nay?), Your Bodyweight Doesn’t Matter, & More... [Q&A]

May 20, 2024

This podcast covers mental battles of weight gain in muscle growth, insights on greens powders, aiding hardgainers in muscle building, backstage pump routines, recommended nutrition books, fat loss tips amidst stress, calorie awareness in cooking sprays, and thoughts on greens supplements.

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Quick takeaways

Focus on consuming calorie-dense foods and prioritize volume over intensity for hard gainers.

Maintain a challenging intensity level with volume in workouts for effective muscle growth.

Managing stress-induced cortisol levels is crucial for sustainable fat loss goals.

Deep dives

Nutrition Books for Health and Training

If you're looking to dive into nutrition for health and training purposes, recommended books include 'Fat Loss Forever' by Lane Norton, 'Flexible Dieting' by Arlen Gott, or 'The Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy' by Brad Schoenfeld. These books offer insights into effective nutrition strategies for improving health and optimizing training outcomes.

Introduction

4min

Optimizing Muscle Pump and Recommended Books

26min

Effective Muscle Building Advice for Hard Gainers through Nutrition and Food Choices

2min

Optimizing Muscle Growth Through Training Strategies

15min

Shifting Perspectives and Calorie Awareness

7min

Exploring Green Supplements and Their Role in Daily Health Habits

6min

Covered A LOT of questions in this one! Everything from the mental battles associated with gaining weight during a muscle growth phase as a female (and the 3 key aspects to remember), whether or not greens powders are helpful or a waste of money, exactly how I help “hardgainers” rapidly build more muscle, and SO MUCH MORE!

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QUESTIONS FOR PODCAST:

Simplystrong_bysabra
- Mentally working through weight gain in a muscle building phase, as a woman… Any advice?
Evelynbrucetraining
- What is your backstage pump routine and nutrition?
Ariel Pajarito
- Not a training question, but what courses/books do you recommend to take or read if someone wants to learn more about nutrition for health/ training purposes?
Shawellfitness
- Best advice for hardgainers? More/Less volume? More/less intensity? Frequency?
Unapologeticallytj
- What to focus on for fat loss if major life stress is raising cortisol?
Hunterp_757
- Cooking sprays claiming 0 calories… internet says if >5 calories, label can read 0. Is that true? How do you go about using or tracking them?
Jamesmmevents
- Episode 1000 is coming up, any ideas?
Larocque.john
- Thoughts on greens supplements?