Debating the benefits of refeeds and diet breaks with Dave Maconi after previous discussions with Menno Henselmans. Skepticism vs. advocacy, anecdotes shared, adherence challenges, bodybuilders case studies, future research expectations. Protein sparing modified fasts, optimizing for gains, changing opinions, hardships of dieting mindset. Website, email, group links shared.

In todays episode I'm chatting with scientific writer, fitness model and researcher Menno Henselmans - he is known for many things in the industry, but a lesser known fact about him is that he - unlike more and more of his fellow practitioners - is not a big fan of using refeeds or diet breaks during fat-loss phases. In this interview we dig deep into why that is the case! Time-Stamps: 0:21 - Menno's general stance on refeeds and diet breaks 3:50 - Do refeeds have a long cultural history in fitness circles? 6:52 - Bill Campbell's recent study on refeeds 11:25 - Mechanism of refeeds helping with muscle retention? 14:07 - Alternating low and high kcal days to get rid of "stubborn" fat? 23:20 - The problem with the "metabolic-benefits" of calorie cycling 28:49 - What would it take for you to start using refeeds/diet breaks? 30:08 - What are the benefits coaches observe anecdotally from refeeds/diet breaks 32:40 - How Menno uses calorie cycling 37:00 - The challenges of dieting are only in our heads?! 45:55 - Where can we find your work? If you're interested in being coached by me, you can email me at abel.csabai@gmail.com (my site is under constriction for the time being :)) insta: @SSD Abel Our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment Menno's resources: https://mennohenselmans.com/ https://www.instagram.com/menno.henselmans/ https://www.facebook.com/MennoHenselmans/

Explore the damaging cycle of bingeing and restricting in the fitness world. Learn the negative consequences on mental health and relationships. Discover the importance of a long-term perspective for physique development. Explore different approaches to achieving fitness goals and the benefits of auto-regulatory eating.

In today's podcast episode we are welcoming back arguably the new king of poverty-macros: Dave Maconi! He has gotten to a very respectable body-fat percentage at an impressive size of 185 lbs, standing 6'1, while eating....1000 calories for 2 straight weeks to make progress. What amazing things the human body can do! Besides this, we talk about our experiences with carnivore dieting, what it really means to be "naturally lean", and more... 0:25 - Dave's 1000 kcal diet, and eating carnivore 6:25 - Bringing your calories up after maintainign on very low kcals 15:30 - How your 'relationship with food' changes during dieting 23:50 - Is dieting really easier on higher kcals? 29:30 - What's a "naturally lean" person? 37:06 - Carnivore diet - how good is it for getting lean/hunger management? 46:16 - Super high protein diets - are they really that great? 53:30 - Calorie cycling during a bulk - high and low days 1:05:15 - What's a "healthy relationship with food"? Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ Insta: @SSD Abel Dave's website: https://drdavemaconi.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6SXPiqXy2FYfLg Dave's insta: @dave_maconi

In today’s giant video/video podcast, I’m discussing Dr. Mike Israetel’s popularized method for mesocycle progression. He prefers to cycle volume and increase sets over the weeks, and he has some interesting rationales for doing so. I will be playing some clips from him where he outlines some of this rationale and I will be reacting to it here. Hope it will be insightful for everyone! Time-Stamps: 2:04 - How I program for hypertrophy 5:33 - How Mike and RP programs for hypertrophy 8:45 - The number of variables changed over the weeks 10:45 - Increases in set numbers 13:37 - Why progress weight but not sets? 16:51 - Using soreness and pumps as indicators for volume increases? 18:45 - What ‘overload’ means? 22:59 - Your optimal volume changes over a mesocycle 29:31 - Prioritizing load progression is suboptimal and potentially dangerous 42:04 - All things equal, more sets will make you grow more 50:20 - Conclusion Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ Insta: @SSD AbelWebsite/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ Insta: @SSD Abel Video podcast clips linked: James Walsham’s hypertrophyHub Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSQQrQhzByc The Half-natty podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-half-natty-podcast/id1460757432 Omar Isuf’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBBYOc7M02o Mike’s mesocycle progression explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9pc-Pb9Bo

In the 5th Quarantine-Cast we are discussing the recent reopening of the gyms, and by extension of that our fears for future lockdowns. We also talk about the complete shitshow that the handling of the virus has been around the world, how our thoughts have changed about the pandemic since March, and then of course we delve into some fitness related stuff as well. The time-stemps will give you an idea! Time-Stamps: 3:14 - Abel's gym opening update 6:45 - How the world got separated based on how they handled COVID-19 9:45 - Andrei's sad updates about his dog 14:20 - Lessons from the lockdown - the role of money and physical exercise 23:45 - Our opinion on COVID-19 right now - has it changed since March? 43:51 - Physique update after the lockdown. perma-dieting and more.. 1:05:43 - Not followiong through with your goals plans & correlations between fitness goals and other goals Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ insta: @ssdabel Andrei's availability: insta: @szotakme YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NEONATOR1

Jeremiah Blair, host of the Living Lean Podcast, interviews Abel, a fitness content creator. They discuss topics such as sustainable approaches to diet and fitness, finding balance in fitness journeys, understanding body-fat settling points, practical solutions for lowering body-fat settling points, resisting temptation and working with limitations, and the pros and cons of tracking fitness and nutrition.

After being on the podcast about 4 years ago (linked below) Georgie Fear, registered dietitian, certified sports nutritionists and author returns to talk about one of the most pressing issues known in the fitness world: binge eating. After working with tons of clients, she has a lot of valuable things to share on how we can effectively go about addressing this all-consuming issue. Time-Stamps: 5:28 - What's the most challengign 'lean habit' for people? 9:12 - Mindfulness and how it impacts how much we eat 12:00 - The message that losing weight is unhealthy 21:50 - Intro into binge eating - how did you became aware of this problem at first? 31:52 - Losing weight and fixing binge-eating at the same time? 38:59 - Why healing first before trying to get lean can be valuable for anyone 45:19 - Are there people who 'can't be helped'? 51:20 - Where can we found your work? Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ Insta: @SSD Abel Georgie's work: Website: http://georgiefear.com/ Books: http://georgiefear.com/books/ Give yourself more: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624141129/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=askgeo-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1624141129&linkId=f02625d3af6d855740205cf417936fb8 Previous interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5yIkInAf0

In today's free-flowing chat with Dave Maconi we discuss a number of cool topics, ranging from rapid fat loss to the use of PEDs, the recent Ronnie Coleman interview with Joe Rogan and more... Time-Stamps: 0:00 - Sleep problems during dieting and caffeine, and ephedrine for fat-loss 8:40 - Dave's cut and how it's going 17:30 - 4 RIR training vs training to failure - studies vs anecdotal evidence 33:25 - 'Drugs only help a little' - how PED users lose perspective 38:03 - Ronnie Coleman's recent interview and the lessons we can learn from that 52:15 - Dave's resources Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ Insta: @SSD Abel Dave's website: https://drdavemaconi.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6SXPiqXy2FYfLg Dave's insta: @dave_maconi

In today's super out-spoken quarantine-cast, we talk about our past (and some present) struggles with dieting, my darkest days with binge eating, and some other topics too. Of course, after giving a heads-up of the state of the pandemic in our respective countries. 1:34 - Coronavirus reporting from our countries 14:45 - Wearing masks in gyms? 22:11 - Human lives vs our well-being? 24:45 - Weight-gain during the quarantine and developing bad habits 31:33 - Regular cheat-meals as a regular part of a healthy fitness lifestyle? 39:45 - Why being lean all-the time can make you a worse coach and being honest about our struggles 49:30 - Some honest talk about binges and food issues 56:58 - Abel's lowest point with food issues? 1:00:45 - The cruel reality of gaining body-fat 1:19:22 - Some random talk about true friends and being happy for their success Website/coaching: http://abelssd.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/ insta: @ssdabel Andrei's availability: insta: @szotakme YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NEONATOR1