3D Muscle Journey

Amanda, Alberto, and Jeff discuss common sources of stress, adjusting your training according to your life stress, and stress-reducing strategies. How can contest prep affect one's level of stress? Do Jeff and Alberto find it easier to manage bodybuilding-related stress or nonbodybuilding-related stress? How can you alter your breathing and set intentions to reduce stress? [...]

Jeff, Brad, and Eric discuss the importance of gaining weight in the off-season and how to get more comfortable with it. What are the benefits of gaining weight in the off-season? Is having a negative self-perception required for improvement or can someone make progress with a nonnegative view of themself. What advice do the coaches [...]

Alberto, Brad, and Steve discuss the strategies they use and the strategies they have their athletes/clients use to stay on track with their goals when they're struggling with motivation. Do the coaches always feel like lifting? What strategies do the coaches use to get themselves to do something when they don't feel like it? How [...]

Eric, Nick, and Alberto discuss who can benefit from, when to use, and how to perform blood flow restriction (BFR) training. What is blood flow restriction training? What has been Alberto's experience (personally and with his athletes) with blood flow restriction training? What has been Nick's experience with blood flow restriction training as a physical [...]

Brad, Eric, and Alberto discuss how to navigate the overwhelming amount of books, podcasts, and research papers on all of the various health and fitness topics. What is the coaches' advice when it comes to content consumption? How is consuming content different if you're an athlete vs. if you're a coach? What filters and processes [...]

Brad, Jeff, and Alberto discuss how to assess your physique to help you make adjustments and get the best peak on show day. For physique updates, do the coaches prefer photos or videos? What are the coaches' thoughts on measuring body parts to track progress? Why do the coaches like to have their athletes refeed? [...]

Brad, Alberto, and Jeff discuss when, why, and how to minicut. How do the coaches think about and program minicuts? What are the downsides of aggressive minicuts? Why do the coaches oftentimes prefer a slower approach to fat loss over an aggressive minicut? What are the prerequisites for minicutting? What are the coaches' thoughts on [...]

Eric, Jeff, and Amanda discuss the dangers of striving to be optimal in your bodybuilding journey. What problems can occur when trying to be optimal? What can it cost you? How can the fear of missing out affect our decision-making? What strategies can someone use to help them decrease anxiety they are feeling? What are [...]

Andrea, Brad, and Alberto conduct an audience-supplied Q&A session. They cover questions about bulking, cutting, programming, breaking plateaus, and more. What should you do if you miss a training session? What are the coaches' thoughts on correcting asymmetries between sides? What should you do if you miss your calorie target for the day when bulking? [...]

In this episode, Alberto and Eric discuss what it's like to be, program for, and coach elite athletes. What are some programming strategies an advanced bodybuilder or powerlifter can use to help them make progress? How do the coaches define high-quality training? How do the coaches coach big-name athletes? Why is it important for an [...]