In Episode 3 we talk about the different challenges faced by lifestyle clients vs. full-time bodybuilders, breaking down expectations and exploring the tangible and important aspects of the bodybuilding lifestyle to focus on no matter where you are at in your physique development journey!

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Episode 3:

1:15 Alex talks about what led him to competing.

2:30 When is the ‘right time’ to compete or live life like a professional bodybuilder?

3:36 You don’t need to step on stage to be a bodybuilder.

4:50 The importance of empathy with lifestyle clients.

6:00 Understanding the situation that the client is in.

7:00 It’s all stress.

10:00 Finding a tolerable training program for lifestyle clients.

14:00 Ensuring quality habitual behaviours are established before manipulating variables.

15:00 Building foundations.

15:20 Stimulate not annihilate.

17:25 Training hard enough to create a stimulus.

21:00 The need to be with pain during a set.

24:45 Pro bodybuilders have unique recovery abilities.

26:40 Where a logbook is/isn’t useful.

27:40 Quality training doesn’t always look impressive.

29:20 Stimulus to fatigue ratio.

33:10 Find ways to remove psychological stress from your day.

35:30 Keeping things simple and consistent.

37:50 Recommended resources.