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Modern Musclehead Ep 51: Get Lean Stay Lean

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Are you feeling like you are stuck in limbo wondering if you should bulk or cut? Is this uncertainty effecting your level of commitment toward your goals?

In episode 51 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn set the record straight and share their reasons why getting lean should be your top priority.

  • Why it’s best to get down to a comfortable level of body fat.
  • Creating the illusion of looking bigger and more muscular.
  • The psychological benefits of looking good.
  • Looking average vs looking like you lift.
  • Permission to be light and don’t worry about the scale.
  • Getting lean identifies the glaring weak points to build upon.
  • Why excess fat can make you less likely to commit to the muscle building plan.
  • Why you’ll gain better quality weight when you start from a leaner point.
  • Do leaner guys believe in themselves more? Do they make better decisions?
  • Making the cutting phase easier on yourself.
  • The rebound effect.
  • Muscle gains are easier to visually gauge when you are leaner.
  • The difference between younger guys and guys over 40.
  • Why going from average to lean makes for such a dramatic transformation.

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    Modern Musclehead Ep 50: Workout and Diet Updates

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    How to transition from a muscle building phase to a fat loss phase. Changes in diet, training, and mindset.

    In episode 50 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn share their workout and nutrition updates as they both transition into a cutting phase to get shredded for the Summer.

    • First step Scott takes when starting his cutting phase diet.
    • Weekly fat loss goals.
    • How long will this cutting phase last and how shredded Scott wants to get.
    • Tying an event to the goal date.
    • Caloric targets.
    • Structuring refeeds around your lifestyle.
    • Does alcohol fit into the cutting phase diet plan?
    • How much cardio Scott’s including to burn fat.
    • Music Scott listens to during cardio sessions.
    • The workout split that Scott’s following during this fat loss phase.
    • The supplements Scott has added during this cutting phase.
    • The muscle building phase that Bryan is wrapping up.
    • Why it’s the best hypertrophy phase Bryan has ever done.
    • How Bryan will transition from muscle building to fat loss.
    • Power of habits.
    • Workout split Bryan plans to follow during his cutting phase.
    • Why you should follow a structured, periodized, yearly plan.
    • Looking ahead.
    • and much more!

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      Modern Musclehead Ep 49: Calorie and Carb Cycling For Fat Loss

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      Structuring your diet in a manner that makes it easier for you to comply with it throughout the entire cutting phase will make the process more enjoyable while increasing your chances of success.

      In episode 49 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn discus how to best to use calorie and carb cycling during a fat loss cutting phase;

      • Defining calorie and carb cycling.
      • Various carb cycling approaches?
      • Following a structure that suits your lifestyle and experience level.
      • How to set up your calorie and carb cycling structure?
      • Keeping it simple.
      • Benefits of calorie and carb cycling.
      • Starvation mode and keeping your metabolism high.
      • and much more!

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        Modern Musclehead Ep 48: Aggressive vs Slow and Steady Fat Loss

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        The ultimate cutting phase is designed for you to experience the maximum amount of fat loss while preserving or possibly gaining muscle during the process.

        In episode 48 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn discus how to optimize your body transformation while setting you up for long-term success;

        • What rate of fat loss is considered aggressive or slow and steady.
        • Is there an appropriate time for taking an aggressive approach?
        • The reasons why more physique coaches are recommending the slow and steady approach.
        • How much weight we recommend you lose per week?
        • How you start your diet can have a big impact on your long-term success.
        • Body recomposition during a cutting phase.
        • and much more!

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          Modern Musclehead Ep 47: Food Tracking Options For Fat Loss Success

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          If you want to increase your chances of fat loss success and carve out some ripped abs, tracking your food intake is a necessity.

          But, contrary to what you may be thinking, this doesn’t always involve an app or calorie tracking software. There are various ways to go about tracking your food intake.

          In episode 47 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn bring clarity into which method will best suit you;

          • The first and most important step when beginning a fat loss plan.
          • Bringing awareness to the fat loss process.
          • Spotting trends and habits.
          • Meal plans vs Flexible dieting.
          • Simple tracking approach for busy people.
          • How to make consistency work in your favour.
          • Choosing the stress free approach.
          • Setting yourself up for long term success.
          • and much more!

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            Modern Musclehead Ep 46: Listen To Your Body While You Eat and When You Workout

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            In episode 46 of the Modern Musclehead Podcast, Physique Coaches Scott Tousignant and Bryan Krahn are joined by fellow bro Paul Thiel to discus how to listen to your body when it comes to bodybuilding nutrition, training, and lifestyle.

            Topic highlights;

            • What does hunger really feel like?
            • Embracing hunger during a cutting phase.
            • Downfall of freedom and the importance of rules.
            • How certain macro compositions effect your hunger and satiety.
            • Signals that should trigger a refeed.
            • Intelligent refeeds: Structured vs intuitive.
            • The problem with “No pain, no gain” mentality.
            • Working through the ‘burn’ vs working through pain.
            • When to swap one exercise for another.
            • Using auto regulation to determine how hard you’ll push your workout today.
            • Incorporating RPE into your training progression model.
            • Mind-muscle connection: Subtle changes that can make a dramatic impact.
            • What type and dose of conditioning to use based on how your body is recovering.
            • Rest days and rest months.
            • and much more!

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