Listen "#292: Competition Day Coaching"
Episode Synopsis
Brian, Jeff, and Brad discuss what to do the night before and day of your bodybuilding competition to help ensure you look and feel your best onstage. What is the difference between water flat, sodium flat, and carb flat? How much time does Jeff want between the last meal an athlete eats and when they step onstage? If you are spilled on competition day, what can you do to fix it? What eating strategy leads to the fullest sharpest look for most people? How do the coaches analyze an athlete the night before their show to help ensure they peak well? Do the coaches prefer an athlete to be slightly spilled or slightly flat the night before their show? The answers to these questions and many many more are covered in this episode. Timestamps0:00- Introduction1:43- How Jeff likes to give his athletes feedback8:32- There is only so much you can do on show day23:39- What to do the night before your show to help ensure you look your best on show day 48:16- How the coaches coach their athletes on the day of their competition 56:58- Being hydrated on competition day is extremely important 1:07:27- Pumping up & Stage presence1:17:09- Advice for if you start getting in your head or down on yourself backstage 1:20:50- What to do with and how much weight to give the judges’ feedback Selected Links From This EpisodeThe 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vipThanks for listening to The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪 SIGN UP FOR ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SERVICES - https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/TAKE OUR VIDEO COURSES FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS - https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vipWatch our show on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj
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