#230: Q&A Session 23

3D Muscle Journey

Andrea, Brian, and Alberto host an audience-supplied Q and A session. Topics discussed include training, soreness, hypertrophy, cutting, bulking, programming, and more.

What are signs that your training sessions might be too long? If you're feeling sore, is it better to push yourself to train or wait until you're less sore? What should you do with your calorie intake during a deload? How long can you build muscle on maintenance calories? When the goal is hypertrophy, should you increase load by the smallest or largest amount that you can? How can you increase your grip strength for deadlifts?

The answers to these questions plus many more are covered in this episode.

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Timestamps

0:00- Introduction
2:23- Is 2 hours too long in the gym?
8:10- Ways to increase your calorie intake if you're struggling to eat enough
15:15- If you're feeling sore, from a hypertrophy standpoint, is it better to go ahead and push yourself to train or wait until you feel less sore?
26:46- What should you do with your calorie intake during a deload?
40:42- When the goal is hypertrophy, should you increase load by the smallest or largest amount that you can?
49:08- How long can you build muscle on maintenance calories?
59:12- If you're super fatigued after a leg day, is it better to split that session up into smaller sessions?
1:05:21- Mini-bulk and mini-cut cycles vs. Maingaining
1:15:29- How to increase grip strength for deadlifts
1:22:35- What are 3 things the coaches have changed their mind on in the past year?

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Selected Links From This Episode

3DMJ Case Study Q&A Submission Form- https://3dmusclejourney.com/case-study-app/

3DMJ YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/@Team3DMJ

Personalizing Your Program (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/personalizing-your-program

Calculating Your Macros (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/calculating-your-macros

3DMJ Podcast Episode #227: Should You Train At Long Muscle Lengths?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGqfIYYN3A&t=1s

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

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