#114: Chris Barakat - Competing For A Decade

On this episode I had the pleasure to welcome Christopher Barakat on the podcast. Chris is a scientist at the University of Tampa, educator and online coach. He has competed successfully in natural bodybuilding for nearly a decade. We talk about his competition history, connections between his research and own anecdotal experience as well as the outline for his 2021 season. 00:00 Intro Chris 03:15 Body recomposition research 06:18 Competition history 14:33 Future shows 18:59 Rate of gain between seasons 30:56 What are skills for other aspects in life from lessons you learned from bodybuilding? 44:18 Did you notice that your psychology changed from prep to prep and how did that influence your outcomes, enjoyment of the process and the prep aftermath? 52:25 Maintaining your best physique throughout the season 55:30 What do you plan to do differently this time in terms of your mindset and overall methodologies used? 01:04:38 2021 prep setup 01:09:09 Chris’ social media Chris’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher.barakat/ Chris’ Coaching: https://schoolofgainz.com/coaching/ Chris’ Research: https://schoolofgainz.com/resources/research/ ______________________________________________ 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://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/max-mps-radio/id1349774992?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/janfrisse/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OmzAJuchpHk8NQVUWiWGS ______________________________________________ Webseite/Website: http://janfrisse.de Online Personal Training: http://janfrisse.de/online-personal-training 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!