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#278: The Art Of Fatigue Management Mar 20, 2025

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Brad, Jeff, and Brian discuss the unavoidable side effect of generating fatigue, the current fear of doing too much that is causing some athletes to miss out on productive stretches of training, and many different strategies for managing fatigue and improving performance. What are the coaches’ thoughts on decreasing your calorie intake on rest days and during deloads? How can you structure your training around your refeeds to maximize performance in the gym? What are the limitations of choosing your exercises solely based on their theoretical stimulus-to-fatigue ratio? Can some people recover from more volume than others? How does fatigue affect your look and weight? The answers to these questions and more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

1:37- What is “fatigue” and is it necessary?

6:49- How Brad assesses if fatigue is affecting an athlete’s training

9:20- How Jeff helps his athletes balance supply and demand

19:34- What is “recovery” and how is it typically defined in sports science?

29:00- Come up with a layout that makes you eager to go in and train

36:20- The limitations of choosing your exercises solely based on their theoretical stimulus-to-fatigue ratio

45:15- The coaches’ pet peeves about the training recommendations commonly found on social media

53:58- The accumulation of fatigue over time

57:05- How Jeff adjusted Brad’s nutrition and training near the end of his last prep to decrease fatigue and improve performance

1:03:14- The coaches’ thoughts on decreasing your calorie intake on rest days and during deloads

1:05:31- Fatigue management during prep

1:21:00- Strategies for dropping fatigue before you step on stage

Selected Links From This Episode

Pro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-study

The 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip

Coaching By Team 3DMJ- https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching

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#277: Stretching For Hypertrophy & Performance Mar 06, 2025

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The big question…Is long-duration static stretching redundant if someone is already resistance training or does it provide complementary effects? Nick, Eric, and Brad discuss this and many other stretching-related questions. Does static stretching before exercise help prevent injury? Can stretching cause muscular hypertrophy? How could someone use static stretching to potentially help prevent or reduce detraining when traveling? How does Brad commonly program stretching for his athletes? When are good times to static stretch? How intense should your stretching be? What are signs you should stop a stretch? Can resistance training itself improve range of motion? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

2:51- Stretching for injury prevention

13:09- How Brad incorporates stretching into his day and how he commonly programs stretching for his athletes

19:54- How stretching could be beneficial for strength and physique athletes

30:10- What Brad has his athletes do to increase their range of motion at the bottom of a squat when needed

33:25- How Nick incorporates different interventions to help his patients improve their range of motion

39:49- Signs you should stop a stretch

52:36- Eric’s experience pre and post hip surgery

58:47- Functional changes caused by long-duration static stretching

1:04:39- Can stretching cause muscular hypertrophy?

1:21:01- Practical takeaways

Selected Links From This Episode

Cardio For Fat Loss (Vault Course)- ⁠⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/cardio⁠⁠

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

The Effect Of A Combined Long-Duration Static Stretching And Resistance Training Regimen On A Competitive Bodybuilder: A Case Study- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388122175_The_effect_of_a_combined_long-duration_static_stretching_and_resistance_training_regimen_on_a_competitive_bodybuilder_A_case_study

Nick’s Website- https://www.strengthtogetheronline.com

Nick’s Instagram- @nicklicameli

Nick’s YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWFe5BmaJ_WFAh2aqsOg8g/featured

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#276: How To Travel & Keep Your Gains Feb 20, 2025

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Jeff, Alberto, and Brian share how they eat and train when traveling, both during prep and in the offseason. The coaches also go over the importance of becoming a resilient bodybuilder. How has Jeff gotten more comfortable traveling during prep? How do the coaches decide on what to eat when they’re at a restaurant? What is the one food Alberto always travels with? What suggestions do the coaches have when it comes to foods you can eat while you’re traveling to your destination? How did Alberto win his first pro show by peaking on foods he bought at gas stations? What advice do the coaches have when it comes to training when you’re on vacation? What are the coaches’ go-to bodyweight exercises? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

2:54- How Jeff has gotten more comfortable traveling during prep

8:28- Brian and Jeff’s mindset around training when traveling

16:20- Alberto’s mindset around traveling and eating out

21:15- The importance of exposing yourself to different environments

24:40- How the coaches decide on what to eat at a restaurant when they’re traveling

35:57- Informing those around you of your bodybuilding goals

39:29- Suggestions on what to eat while you’re traveling to your destination

47:30- Advice around training when you’re on vacation

55:10- The coaches’ go-to bodyweight exercises

Selected Links From This Episode

Cardio For Fat Loss (Vault Course)- ⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/cardio⁠

The 3DMJ Vault- ⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip⁠

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#275: Why You Should Gamify Your Gains Feb 06, 2025

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Brian, Alberto, and Brad discuss the benefits of making your training fun and a bunch of different things they do to keep themselves and their athletes excited about their training. What do many people overlook on their quest for “optimal”? What can you do during a set to help keep you engaged and help you push yourself? How can getting your emotions involved in your training help with progress? How does having fun affect your perceived level of effort? How can you autoregulate your exercise selection to help keep your training fun while also getting a good stimulus? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Why and how the coaches gamify their training

30:05- The benefits of being excited about your training

39:46- Get a training partner

43:31- Fatigue mongering

53:01- Do things you’re good at

59:59- Final thoughts

Selected Links From This Episode

Cardio For Fat Loss (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/cardio

The 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

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#274: Gut Health & Fat Loss Jan 23, 2025

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Eric and Steve discuss how our food choices affect our weight, digestive system, and how we feel. They also go through dietary changes you can make to help optimize the functioning of your digestive system. Why is it important to give your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make? What are some dietary adjustments you can try if you’re struggling with constipation or bloating? What is fiber and what are the potential benefits of consuming a high-fiber diet? Does it matter which foods you get your fiber from? How can fiber provide calories? How should you track fiber? How can you know if you are consuming enough fluids? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- How changes in food choices, sodium intake, and bowel movement frequency can affect your weight

7:47- What is fiber?

14:41- How can fiber provide calories? How much can it provide?

20:07- Fiber is more than just soluble and insoluble

32:59- Some of the things Steve reviews when someone comes to him who is struggling with constipation or bloating

38:49- The potential benefit of getting your body used to smaller-sized meals, if you are used to very large meals

46:11- Fiber intake recommendations

48:44- How to know if you are consuming enough fluids

52:13- Other things to look at besides your total fiber intake if you are struggling with constipation

55:21- Sugar alcohols and giving your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make

1:06:33- Is fiber essential, a high-fiber cereal that can help with constipation, and how all of this affects performance in the gym

Selected Links From This Episode

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- ⁠https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass⁠

Steve’s Website- http://stevetaylorrd.com

Steve’s Instagram- @stevetaylorRD

Steve’s YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfVYx4ck3pY275XlkiumGQ

Steve’s Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/stevetaylorRD

Steve’s Mailing List & Newsletter- http://eepurl.com/diZ6Gz

Strategies For Relieving Constipation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7pbtPrfJ8&t=2s

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#273: Are You Progressing? Jan 09, 2025

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Alberto, Eric, and Jeff discuss how to know if you are progressing at a good rate for your genetics and where you are at in your lifting career, what to do if you aren’t, and the importance of having realistic expectations about how quickly you can progress. What is the difference between progressive overload and progression? Do you want to be more proactive or reactive when it comes to increasing and decreasing load? What is “autoregulated double progression” and how can you use it to help you get the most out of every session? What percentage of hypertrophy is related to volume? What undesirable things can happen when someone puts too much emphasis on beating the logbook? The answers to these questions and many, many, many, more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- The difference between progressive overload and progression

4:57- Being reactive vs. Proactive when it comes to increasing and decreasing load

13:26- Where the coaches think the expectation that we need to progress every gym session came from

20:55- A good model for knowing when to increase or decrease load

32:54- Not letting other people cause you to get in your own way

38:24- The importance of having realistic expectations about how quickly you can progress

59:09- Autoregulating your programming more as you become more advanced

1:06:59- How an athlete’s personality can influence how they autoregulate their training

1:14:42- Final thoughts

Selected Links From This Episode

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

3DMJ Podcast Episode #264: The Best Male Bodybuilder Of All Time?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXdLeWotpGE

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#272: Tackling The Mental Isolation of Bodybuilding Dec 26, 2024

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Brad, Jeff, and Brian talk about times they felt and still feel isolated and misunderstood during their bodybuilding journeys. Along with sharing stories from their past, the coaches give advice to those who feel isolated and misunderstood. What is the coaches’ advice to those who have friends and family who don’t understand why they compete in bodybuilding? How do the coaches balance bodybuilding with their marriages? How important is having support from others? Do the coaches ever feel isolated as coaches? What are the pros and cons of being an online coach? Do the coaches think artificial intelligence will someday take the place of human coaches? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Where the coaches got their information from when they first got into bodybuilding

7:54- During the beginning of their bodybuilding journeys the coaches often felt misunderstood

20:25- Who are you surrounding yourself with?

30:43- How the coaches balance bodybuilding with their marriages

40:16- What the coaches do as coaches, besides assigning nutritional goals and building training programs

49:21- Be cautious when it comes to the content and recommendations you see on social media

58:48- Do the coaches ever feel isolated as coaches?

1:06:13- In-person interactions & artificial intelligence in bodybuilding

Selected Links From This Episode

The Vault Quick Start Guide (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/quick-start-guide

Pro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-study

The Recovery Diet (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/the-recovery-diet

Sustainable Fat Loss (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/sustainable-fat-loss

Blood Flow Restriction Training (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/BFR

Macros Into Meals (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/macros-into-meals

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

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#271: How We Train Arms & Delts Dec 12, 2024

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Brian, Nick, and Brad discuss how to grow your arms and delts while keeping your joints pain-free and healthy. How have the coaches’ views changed when it comes to programming direct arm and delt volume? What tips does the team’s physical therapist have for training your delts if you’re dealing with shoulder pain? If you can’t train a muscle in its lengthened position, is it even worth training it? What are good progression strategies for isolation exercises? Do you need to have isolation exercises for the posterior head of the deltoid in your program to keep your shoulders healthy? What are the group’s go-to exercises for their biceps, triceps, and delts?

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

8:27- How the coaches design an athlete’s program when the athlete is wanting to prioritize arm growth

15:34- Tips for training your delts if you’re dealing with shoulder pain

23:20- Overdoing volume where there is a high degree of tension when the muscle is in a lengthened position

35:56- Isolation exercises might be a better measure of hypertrophy than some compound exercises

41:12- Good progression strategies for isolation exercises

51:45- Exercise selection

Selected Links From This Episode

3DMJ Podcast Episode #255: How To Leg Day- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdzCp-hkeiQ

Lagging Body Parts (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/lagging-body-parts

The Vault Quick Start Guide (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/quick-start-guide

Pro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-study

The Recovery Diet (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/the-recovery-diet

Sustainable Fat Loss (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/sustainable-fat-loss

Blood Flow Restriction Training (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/BFR

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

Nick’s Website- https://www.strengthtogetheronline.com

Nick’s Instagram- @nicklicameli

Nick’s YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWFe5BmaJ_WFAh2aqsOg8g/featured

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#270: Q&A Session 27 Nov 28, 2024

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Andrea, Brian, and Alberto host an audience-supplied Q&A session. Topics range from programming, to lifting equipment, dietary strategies when trying to put on muscle, shifting your mindset towards recovery post prep, and more. With non barbell exercises, why would you do high reps if you can reach failure in a lower rep range easier and faster? How concerned should you be about time under tension? How do you incorporate RPE when doing drop sets, rest pause, and super sets? What are the coaches’ thoughts on lifting in shoes with an elevated heel? When is wearing shoes with an elevated heel beneficial? Can *everyone* recomp eating at maintenance? Who do the coaches recommend be in a slight surplus instead on eating at maintenance?

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

2:17- With non-barbell compound exercises, why would you do high reps if you can reach failure in a lower rep range easier and faster?

9:09- How often do the coaches change an athlete’s rep range on a particular exercise?

13:23- How concerned should you be about time under tension?

21:55- Tips on shifting your mindset once you’ve finished prep more towards weight gain, recovery, and performance versus aesthetics

38:00- If short on time, how do you have efficient workouts while still using RPE? How do you incorporate RPE when doing drop sets, rest pause, and super sets?

48:16- The coaches’ thoughts on lifting in shoes with an elevated heel. When is wearing them beneficial?

55:51- Can *everyone* recomp eating at maintenance? Is it the most efficient strategy? Who do the coaches recommend be in a slight surplus instead of eating at maintenance?

Selected Links From This Episode

Team Instagram Account- @team3dmj

Team YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/@Team3DMJ

The Recovery Diet (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/the-recovery-diet

Macros Into Meals (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/macros-into-meals

The 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip

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#269: Train & Diet For Your Competitive Division Nov 14, 2024

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Brian and Alberto share their thoughts on and benefits of the newer divisions that have come into the sport of bodybuilding in recent years. The coaches give tips on how to choose which division to compete in and how to customize your training to best support your success in that division. How much can a natural athlete customize their physique to align with the division they compete in? If you’re new to lifting, should you train for the division you plan on competing in? Do most top natural men’s physique competitors train their legs? Generally speaking, when it comes to fat loss, how does the process differ between males and females? When it comes to highly-processed foods, what is something to consider when prepping? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- The coaches’ thoughts on the newer divisions that have come into the sport of bodybuilding in recent years

9:37- How to choose which division to compete in

17:54- Customizing your training to best support your success in the division you compete in

35:42- The men’s divisions

39:21- Dieting strategies for different divisions

42:37- Differences between males and females (generally speaking)

52:13- Something to consider when it comes to highly-processed foods

58:17- Prepping isn’t always a good environment to learn in

Selected Links From This Episode

Macros Into Meals (Vault Course)- ⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/macros-into-meals⁠

The 3DMJ Vault- ⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip⁠