3D Muscle Journey

Are you someone who likes to lift weights, enjoys training in a way that's designed to maximize muscular hypertrophy, but don't have any desire to step on stage? Would you like to know how you can take all of the information that's out there and apply it in a way that will help you reach [...]

In the past, the coaches have talked a lot about the importance of having a structured training program and adhering to it. This is for a good cause as program hopping is one of the most common explanations for wheel spinning in the bodybuilding community. However, just like nutritional flexibility is important, so is having [...]

In today's episode, Andrea sits down with Alberto one-on-one to ask him a variety of questions related to life, bodybuilding, YouTube, music, his hair, and many other topics. What does Alberto think powerlifters are doing right that a lot of bodybuilders have missed? What is the biggest lesson he has learned from each of the [...]

Contest prep is both fun and challenging, it pushes you mentally, physically, and emotionally. When done right, the process can teach you a lot about yourself and have a positive impact on your life. When done wrong, it can send someone into a downward spiral causing them to lose friends, their significant other, their job, [...]

Bodybuilding is hard. Building muscle, losing body fat, and hitting new PRs are all hard. Sure, things may start off easy, but as you continue to push the envelope and work towards fulfilling your genetic potential eventually it's going to get hard, and when it does how will you respond? In today's episode, Andrea, Alberto, [...]

What does the future look like for 3DMJ? Where do the coaches see themselves in the year 2020? In today's episode, Jeff, Andrea, and Eric sit down to discuss the past, present, and future of 3DMJ. The coaches start the episode by discussing the early days of 3DMJ nearly 8½ years ago. What did their [...]

In today's episode, Andrea, Eric, and Brad discuss one of the three variables which form the foundation of every training program, volume. The coaches have touched on volume before, but never have they gone into this level of detail about this critical component for muscular hypertrophy until now. Throughout the episode the coaches cover a [...]

How would you define a "hardgainer"? What are the distinguishable characteristics of someone in this category? In today's episode, Andrea, Alberto, and Jeff take the classification of "hardgainer" and break it down into three different subtypes: those who don't eat enough, those who are low responders to resistance training, and those who are near their [...]

The 3DMJ coaches are back with another Q&A session! In this episode, Andrea, Eric, and Alberto answer seven questions sourced directly from the 3DMJ community. Topics covered include: the mind-muscle connection and its relevance to muscular hypertrophy, getting ready for a photo shoot vs. getting ready for a bodybuilding competition, how to classify someone's lifting [...]

In this episode, Brad, Andrea, and Eric sit down to discuss the pros and cons of remote and in-person coaching. They start by describing their past in-person coaching experiences, then move to examining each type of coaching from both an athlete and coach's perspective. The coaches cover: which scenarios benefit more from remote coaching, which [...]