In this week’s episode, Eric, Alberto and Andrea sit down together to answer an array of 3DMJ subscriber asked questions.
Do we need to worry about setting a leucine target when dieting? What has made the coaches stay natural, in-light of the high prevalence of drug usage in the sport of bodybuilding? What are the efficacy of re-feeds, in-regards to both psychology and physiology?
Along with addressing the above questions, the group also touch on: compound vs. isolation exercise selection for accruing volume while also managing fatigue, their preferred method for returning to training after an extended period of deconditioning, pyramid sets vs. reverse pyramid sets, and deload frequency. Join us this week, for a host of topics related to nutrition, training, and personal experience!
Selected Links from this Episode
MASS Research Review: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/
3DMJ Podcast #40: Staying Natural: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtzn3htVdIQ&t=6s
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Those comments about “forced deloads” had me in stitches! We’ve all been there, but I think there’s a lot of value in learning your limits firsthand, as long as you don’t seriously hurt yourself along the way
lol glad you like it, Andy! … And you’re absolutely right, learning your limits is definitely a key factor to creating longevity in this sport 🙂
xoxo,
-AV
Question for the podcast:
How do you reconcile the advice to keep sets within an RPE of 8 to 9 to manage fatigue when the same professionals recommend taking sets beyond an RPE of 10 with lengthened partials in their shared clips? While it’s understood that taking a set to failure has a time and place within a training block or individual workout, the frequency of these sets being shared on social media gives the impression that every set is taken beyond failure. If the post specifically addresses lengthened partials, sharing a video to demonstrate this seems appropriate, but the impression given is that every single set is performed to this intensity. I’m looking at you Berto and Dirk.