#129​: Peter Fitschen - Competing Through COVID & Genetics in Natural Bodybuilding

On this episode I had the pleasure to welcome Peter Fitschen on the podcast. Peter has his PhD in nutritional sciences and works as an online coach whilst being a pro natural bodybuilder himself. We talked about what it means to have good genetics in bodybuilding, especially what research we have to back that up and what it means for a contest prep. 00:00 Intro 5:21 How did you experience your 2020 prep? 18:20 How did you experience this year's spring season over in the states? 22:59 Interpreting research about genetics in bodybuilding 28:40 Genetic differences in adaptive metabolisms 46:50 Genetic part of the dieting process in contest prep 59:00 Peter's own genetics for bodybuilding 01:04:25 What would you like to tell your 17-year-old former self in 2004 when you started competing? Peters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitbodyphysique/ Petes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naturalprobodybuilder ______________________________________________ Thanks for listening/watching! If you liked the podcast please like, comment, share and subscribe to the channel! This podcast is also available on all other streaming-platforms: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/max-mps-radio/id1349774992 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/janfrisse/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OmzAJuchpHk8NQVUWiWGS ______________________________________________ Webseite/Website: http://janfrisse.de Online Personal Training: https://janfrisse.de/service/ Kostenloses Beratungsgespräch/Free Skype Consulting: http://janfrisse.de/kontakt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janfrisse Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_O44SkXYEw3-DilXpScKA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janfrissept E-Mail: coaching@janfrisse.com ______________________________________________ For my English audience: My name is Jan Frisse a full time online coach located in Essen, Germany and I am an intern with Dr. Mike Israetel. You are more than welcome to join! I will regularly release English content with the top scientists, experts, coaches and athletes in the field of the evidence-based fitness industry. Just keep in mind that this is a bilingual podcast, so there will be German content since my main target audience is Germany. I’m still absolutely happy to have you on here as well so you’re more than welcome to stay! "MAX MPS RADIO" ist ein bilingualer Podcast mit evidenzbasierten Content zum Thema Bodybuilding, Fitness, Ernährung und den Wissenschaften dahinter! Jan interviewt die Top-Experten im Feld der evidenzbasierten Fitness-Industrie und produziert Co-Host Serien mit anderen Coaches und Athleten!