#14 Body Image Issues, Body Fat Distribution & Designing A New Training Block

Topics Discussed

• Body image issues related to lifting and the cyclical phases of gaining/dieting we go through.
• How fat should you get when bulking?
• Differences in bodyfat distribution across people.
• Why a true RPE 10 is something most people seldom experience (and why we could all be training harder).
• Why I’m moving gyms.
• How much should you change your training when designing a new training block (mesocycle)?

In this episode I discuss body image issues, my relationship with my body image and why a distorted self-perception is so prevalent among lifters. Following on from this I also address the age-old question of how fat should one get (or how lean should one stay) when bulking to maximise progress and how bodyfat distribution plays a big part in how lean some people can look despite being “heavier” while gaining. I also discuss a handful of other topics in-depth, such as why most people seldom train anywhere near a true RPE 10, why I’m moving gyms and how many variables should you change when designing a new training block.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

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