In the bodybuilding industry specifically and the fitness industry more generally, confusion abounds. Stuff that was “fact” decades ago we now know to be wrong, but their legends still live on. Let’s bust some of ’em today. In episode 264 of The Drop Set I debunk (or possibly agree with?) a whopping 43 fitness and… Read More »

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How much does food quality really matter when it comes to your diet in bodybuilding? There’s “healthy”, but then what about just dropping body fat or building muscle? And can you be “healthy” even if you eat some junk food? And how do we want to define that, anyway? In episode 263 I break down… Read More »

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There’s been a myth circulating for a long time that after your contest prep phase for a bodybuilding show, or after a hard fat loss phase in general, THAT is when you’re most primed to experience your highest rate of building muscle. And logically, it kinda makes sense. The problem with bodybuilding is that logic… Read More »

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Being in Oregon to visit family, it seemed like a great opportunity to get some fresh faces on here as I shamelessly exploit my family’s lack of bodybuilding knowledge for podcast material. And as one might expect, that ‘lack of knowledge’ can cut both ways as you’ll see here. Big thanks to my big brother… Read More »

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Well, at long last here we are – 22 weeks of prep, 110 training sessions, mountains of cardio, 17 near flawless weeks followed by 5 that border on “train wreck”, and tomorrow is show day. I’m not kidding when I say “it’s about time” – every prep phase is full of challenges I always say,… Read More »

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Bodybuilding is a funny thing…of this 22 week contest prep phase, the first 17 weeks were pretty quiet…and since then it’s been an epic mess. Right now I find myself approaching peak week and a bit behind the 8 ball and not quite ready, so let me walk you through how I’m approaching this penultimate… Read More »

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Body dysmorphia, or body dysmorphic disorder, is yet another serious issue (like binge eating that we talked about last week) that disproportionately plagues bodybuilders. In today’s episode I break down (again) MY experience with dealing with this firsthand, my experience in helping clients deal with this, talk about how it comes up and what we… Read More »

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Binge eating and bodybuilding go together like PB&J, sadly. It’s often thought that you can’t have one without the other, but you DEFINITELY can – I’ve managed to pull it off mostly after years of struggling with it, and today I wanted to share my journey in arriving at where I’m at now with it,… Read More »

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