Natural Bodybuilding & Powerlifting
In this episode, Eric, Nick, and Jeff discuss what to do when you’re experiencing pain. They talk about what causes injuries, how to modify your training and lifestyle in response to pain, and helpful attitudes to adopt during the recovery process. What is an injury? How does our capacity in regard to volume and intensity […]
It is hard to imagine an athlete going through a career and never experiencing some sort of pain. After all, pain is a normal human sensation just like hunger or thirst. When injury strikes, it is completely natural to have questions. Why do injuries happen? How can we reduce our risk? How can we best manage existing injuries? What […]
In this episode, Brad, Jeff, and Alberto answer a wide variety of questions from the 3DMJ community. Topics covered include: Mini-cuts, refeeds, breaking plateaus, cardio recommendations, estimating your stage weight, and a lot more. If someone is new to resistance training should they cut, gain, or maintain their weight? Do the coaches prefer their athletes […]
Optimal bodybuilding? My perspective, there’s no such thing. Let me rephrase it, there’s no such thing as a “static optimal”. Static; lacking in movement, action, or change. Optimal; best or most favorable. Things change all the time, so optimal is probably dictated by the context, and in the moment, likely determined subjectively. The word optimal […]
