Elite Physique University

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Ep. 12 Ask Us Anything Mar 01, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald answer questions from the listeners that cover topics such as fat burners and if they work, taking a GDA with a low carb meal, weighing food cooked or raw, rest periods for hypertrophy, cortisol and dieting once it’s under control, Excellence Cartel vs. Elite Physique University Podcast, losing 100 lbs vs getting stage lean, pre-exhaustion, supps for high cholesterol, training when coming off testosterone, what companies look for in sponsored athletes, and best tips for being a sponsored athlete. Enjoy!

Ep. 11 Understanding Rapid Scale Fluctuations Feb 24, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald break down all the reasons the scale can fluctuate up or down, how to know when it’s ok or when to take action, and much much more. Enjoy!

Ep. 10 Cheat Meals, Refeeds, & High Cal Days Feb 15, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald go deep into the details on all things related to having a higher calorie day. Topics include cheat meals, refeeds, cheat days, the first refeed study done at USF that John wrote the diets for, natural versus enhanced athletes and the differences in high cals and metabolism, fat and carb depletion compared to just being carb depleted, the mistakes we have made and what we learned, our current protocols, recommendations for listeners, how to stop rapid weight/muscle loss, training and cardio the day of high carbs, tips for bigger cheat meals, and more. Enjoy!

Ep. 9 Improving Insulin Sensitivity Feb 08, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald do a deep dive on insulin sensitivity and how to improve it. Areas covered include how to test for it, how it impairs dieting and why most coaches dont see what’s going on, obese versus athletes experiencing it, mini cuts, staying leaner in the offseason, supplements to help improve insulin sensitivity, natural versus enhanced athletes, it’s ties to heart attacks, nutritional approaches to do a reset, and how training ties to it. Enjoy!

Ep. 8 Natural vs. Enhanced preps Feb 02, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald break down everything you need to know about the differences in a natural vs. enhanced prep. Topics include differences in muscle gain, fat loss, cortisol, prep length, training, recovery, supplementation, and much much more. Enjoy!

Ep. 7 Nutrient Timing Q&A Jan 26, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald go over questions as a follow to Ep. 6 Nutrient Timing Pre/Intra/PWO Protocols. Topics discussed include high or low gi carbs when watching insulin sensitivity, preferred pre workout meals for pumps and energy, carbs amounts to drink during training, training late at night or in the morning and how to program pre/intra/post protocols, doing cardio after drinking intra carbs, keto and protocols to compliment being fat adapted, GDAs and much more. Enjoy!

Ep. 6 Nutrient Timing Pre/Intra/Post workout protocols Jan 19, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald break down the advantages of proper nutrient timing to take your physique to the next level. Topics covered include how they both started out and experimented, recommended pre workout meals, intra workout carbs and supps, the truth behind post workout whey and glucose/dextrose, and much much more. Enjoy!

Ep. 5 Flexible & Clean Eating- An Advanced Approach For Macros & Meal Plans Jan 13, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald go into extreme detail on what is truly the best approach for nutrition for people trying to maximize their physiques. Topics discussed include how they have used both flexible dieting and strict eating meal plans, counting macros and foods on apps, meal prep vs. hitting macros per day, insulin sensitivity, high gi carbs vs. low gi, pre/intra/pwo nutrition, grey area foods and eating out, adherence, getting on stage or just dieting to look better, and much much more. Enjoy!

Ep. 4 Testosterone Q&A Jan 05, 2020

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In this episode John Gorman and IFBB Pro Jason Theobald do a follow up Q and A after a wildly popular Ep. 3 covering optimizing testosterone where listeners sent in a ton of good questions. Lots of topics covered here such as prepping on low test, staying too lean for too long, supplements to raise FREE Test, starting and stopping HRT, injections under the skin, estrogen and anti-estrogens, HCG and having kids, what to do if you are low and your Doc isnt listening to you, how to find a Doc/facility, and more. Enjoy!

Ep. 3 Optimizing testosterone levels Dec 29, 2019

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In this episode we go into extreme detail on all things that help maximize testosterone levels. Areas discussed include signs and symptoms of low test for natural and enhanced athletes, what causes it, people we see it with the most, getting blood work done and what to look for, how to fix naturally or with HRT, what to expect on HRT, cream/pellet/injections/natural supplementation, what happens if test levels stay low without being fixed, and much much more. We leave NOTHING on the table in this one. Enjoy!

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