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This week we cover Aaron’s year long periodization that resulted in his best physique ever. We dive into the calorie changes, at which intervals, how much food increased or decreased. What hiccups occurred, and what indirect impacts helped or hindered the results.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates12:07 - How it started20:20 - The challenge of progressing in a surplus while traveling26:11 - Eating enough to gain weight34:15 - Getting into the diet50:19 - What’s next?58:55 - Thoughts on TRT Therapy Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

The discussion kicks off with reflections on the new year and highlights of past experiences. Listeners learn about the simplicity of quad training and three essential movements for a quad day. The advantages of leg extensions and how they influence other exercises, such as the leg press and hack squat, are explored. With a focus on advanced techniques, concepts like the 'gut check set' and adaptations for home workouts are shared, providing listeners with strategic insights for enhancing their quad workouts.

Welcome to the final Eat Train Prosper episode of 2023. Our December Instagram Q&A episode. This Q&A is packed full of questions that are sure to help you kickoff your 2024 training and nutrition endeavors better mentally equipped with quality actional information. Thank you all for making our third full year of the podcast as fun and successful as ever. We are looking forward to kicking off year 4 of ETP in January.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates15:06 - How much does running truly inhibit muscle gains? 18:35 - The hard part is “getting started” back into Cardio again? Howwww???22:18 - What’s more important: Absolute Mechanical tension or SFR?27:43 - When training Zone 2, how quickly should you get into that range? 30:55 - If you become a “Leg extension GOD” would that translate to big quads or just big Rec Fem? 34:44 - Does absolute load matter an exercise… for example Deficit Bulgarians vs a Hack or High bar squat? 36:01 - Fasted vs not fasted before a workout: Is that goal dependent, or what’s best?40:31 - Who wins a cage match: Attia or Huberman? 41:46 - What muscle group makes you look the most jacked? Gotta be traps right?42:57 - In your experience, what has led to the best arm growth in your training career? 49:04 - Take what I call the big three off the board:  sleep, movement, nutrition.  What ‘wellness’ practice is the most impactful to you?  (ie sauna, cold plunge, meditation, journaling, etc)55:42 - How do you push past "brain failure"?1:00:50 - Thoughts on training to failure and overall training intensity during a diet phase (12-9% BF) (Male)1:05:26 - In a leg curl, straighten the legs completely, or a tad before to not engage the calf…and sacrifice the stretch?1:09:06 - What to do when you lose the fire to train for weeks/months?1:11:48 - Explain the method/sets/rep-range for a female toning and gaining muscle without gaining “size”?1:15:35 - You and Bryan both clearly push each set and both have great physiques, yet you run high-mid to high volume programs and Bryan runs mid-low to low volume programs? How do you both view the volume discrepancy in light of the fact that you both are still progressing and achieving success?1:21:25 - How many exercises would you program for the lower body in a session? Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

In Part Two of the Eat Train Prosper “Design Series'' we dive into the anterior, and lateral delts at length. We paired the posterior delts in with last week's episode with back and lat training so we don’t cover the posterior delts again in depth. In this new series we walk through how we would approach program design for various body parts based on three equipment availability tiers.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates22:20 - Bryan's walkthrough of topics30:10 - Working on your front delts42:55 - Cables or certain machines in a commercial gym typically can provide a better resistance profile48:20 - What you can use in a home gym for training front delts?51:00 - Diving into lateral movements1:03:30 - The idea of using the incline bench  Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

Part one of a new series of episodes dubbed our “Design Series” we kick off with Back and Lats. In this new series we walk through how we would approach program design for various body parts based on three equipment availability tiers.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates18:00 - Aaron's walkthrough of topics24:45 - One of the things that Bryan always thinks about when designing a program35:50 - Training the upper back42:40 Movements for lats54:27 - Isolated rear delt movements56:14 - Movements on a full/commercial gym that you can emulate to your home gym Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

This episode is titled Thanksgiving Strategies where we cover our approaches to help ensure you don’t end up feeling negatively about decisions made on the upcoming American Holiday. Heads up this part of the episode is covered at the end. The first parts of the episode cover the November Q&A questions we couldn’t fit into last week’s episode.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Update21:40 - Does Aaron attribute the majority of his deficit to the cardio or his training intensity with Jackson? 30:30 - Tips on managing eating protocols that differ from partners/family’s wishes/needs?39:30 - How to know when it’s time to end a gaining phase?43:35 - With the new research on deloads, have you considered changing the way you program deloads for your group programs? Auto regulation?49:18 - Pros and Cons of Barbell Hip Thrust vs a Plate-Loaded Hip Thrust Machine. Is one better for hypertrophy?53:20 - Thanksgiving Strategy #1: Manage that expectation55:13 - Thanksgiving Strategy #2: Put the extra food to work57:23 - Thanksgiving Strategy #3: Choose your battles1:01:07 - Thanksgiving Strategy #4: Choose which day you will return to your regularly scheduled programming1:03:46 - Thanksgiving Strategy #5: Get walks after big meals Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

Once again it is time for our (mostly) monthly Instagram Q&A episode. We cover 18 questions mostly around training and some personal questions this month. In next week’s episode we will cover 4 remaining questions that we couldn’t fit into today’s episode.How to gauge RIR? I find it so difficult, I just take every set to failure… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDlhPmT2SY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHsW37g2uGU Is there an episode where you provide a breakdown of your race prep? Episode 127 in the last 15-20 min + in the “updates” every week for the 3+ months prior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAQgLTPMMRoTIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates14:21 - If I had absolutely no knowledge on short/long resistance profiles etc and just used the popular machines in gen pop gyms (close to failure) instead of training with ETP advice and “optimal” principles, what would be the hypothetical impact on gains, assuming diet, volume etc was the same?20:07 - Can you talk about implementing Oly lifts into your program? What lifts are you gonna do and how (impact on hypertrophy?)24:26 - Need an update on only eating weed? Why do you like Amber beers so much? 25:54 - Is Muscle Overlap a thing? Does this inhibit gains for the arms potentially? 28:33 - How to bias DB Pullovers towards more lats? Any tips to limit that and get more lats? 33:05 - What have you learned so far with your coach?34:40 - How to gauge RIR? I find it so difficult, I just take every set to failure… 41:47 - What do you envision your 2024 split to be between hypertrophy and biking?43:36 - What Bike races do you see in your future? 45:23 - Is Boulder the best 100k person town in the country? 46:00 - Any benefits to RUCKING while walking the dog? 48:08 - Is there an episode where you provide a breakdown of your race prep? 50:00 - Do you think extra cals to a surplus can make up for poor sleep?52:28 - Switch out exercises before they get stale OR milk them all the way to the end and risk some “not-so-great” sessions before realizing they’ve stalled? 58:20 - Thoughts on POWERBUILDING (combining low reps and high reps in the same session)1:00:45 - Should we protract the shoulders/scapula on lat pulldown to increase the stretch?1:03:25 - Would you rather be hungover on a weekday or weekend? How much would you pay for a Philly from your favorite spot in PB right now? 1:04:52 - Volume Question. If straight set reps are 15, 11, 9 - is the third set a waste since it’s more than 5 reps less than set 1. I’m thinking of the effective reps model. Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

This week's episode covers two larger questions. First, how do we recommend programming cardio around hypertrophy work for serious lifters like physique athletes? Then our individual approaches to rest days. Are we fans of active vs. passive rest days, how do we change our nutrition, any additional activities to facilitate recovery, etc.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates24:39 - Cardio for health, “how to” guide for physique athletes 28:30 - Over cardio at any body fat percentage30:09 - Health at any size34:03 - Energy Balance or surplus is the biggest and most important piece 45:43 - Insulin sensitivity and muscle contraction / General movement throughout the day 47:58 - Keep modality to concentric only / Practical applications55:34 - Rest Days - Active vs Passive rest days 1:01:28 - It all comes back down to how you feel Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

Which is best? Rotating exercises, rep schemes, and intensities week to week? Keeping all of the aforementioned variables identical? Or is it possibly some combination between the two? This week we dive into a 2014 study that aimed to answer that question. In typical Eat Train Prosper fashion, we provide additional important insight into the design choices of the study, as well as our own personal anecdote and speculation. https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2014/11000/changes_in_exercises_are_more_effective_than_in.9.aspxTIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates22:07 - Bryan provides some background before covering the study26:28 - Breaking down the study32:14 - Aaron's initial thoughts34:48 - Digging into the results40:44 - The idea of training age dictates how much repeatability someone may need in their training52:31 - Additional insights Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

Last weekend Bryan wrapped up his 50 mile bike race in Utah which he has been working towards for numerous months now. We recap his awesome first timer performance and he shares notable moments from the race, his lessons learned, and what lies ahead for him with new cardio pursuits.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode Updates15:37 - Race recap: Bryan's initial plans18:04 - Bryan learns more about drafting23:34 - How Bryan fueled his performance26:27 - Now, the race begins30:53 - The Dino Breeding Grounds36:15 - Pushing through the final three miles39:20 - Bryan's conservative goal40:51 - The missed turn42:50 - A new hobby unlocked?45:54 - The idea of doing something you suck at52:28 - The post-race Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST