The Biggest Difference Between Amateur and Pro Bodybuilders - Steve & Mike

Magic Mike and Steve Hall catch up after returning from Bali and compare how travel affected their training, appetite, and body weight. They also share reflections on the trip itself, including heat, scooters, food, and the value of mixing structure with some downtime. In this episode, they also answer listener questions on failure training, set counting, exercise selection, first show expectations, tracking food, and how they think about surplus versus maintenance for muscle gain. Join the hypertrophic time chamber to ask questions: https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbazLhBRouBrMkCq/ Chapters 00:00 - Back from Bali and settling into the UK again 06:57 - Travel fatigue, performance drop, and returning to baseline 11:39 - Steve's Bali belly experience and the worst symptoms 24:25 - Mike's new diet phase and updated upper lower split 30:27 - Mike's Bali adventures with Andrew, scooters, and cooking class 44:03 - Ubud, Sidemen, Uluwatu, and the best places they stayed 51:26 - Coming home to Ada and the stress-related illness scare 53:23 - Where listeners can submit questions 55:16 - Do you need to record every set to judge RIR? 59:45 - How to count RDLs toward glutes or hamstrings 62:03 - Is there a downside to repeating an exercise multiple times per week? 64:15 - Amateur versus pro natural bodybuilders 69:12 - Worst post-show binges and what changed in bodybuilding practice 72:50 - Has Eric Helms changed your view on surpluses for clients? 75:57 - How can you burn fat between meals without being in a deficit? 79:16 - Should a first show be about experience or winning? 82:06 - How to stop tracking everything without losing control 84:36 - Appetite and body weight regaining after Bali 85:50 - How much time they spend meal prepping each week 86:47 - Thoughts on a six day full body setup 89:24 - Posing series or seminar videos together 90:24 - Ideas for meetups and seminars after the Bali experience 93:12 - Exercise rotation and preventing overuse injuries 95:50 - Closing thoughts, community, and listener support Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: https://revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/revivestronger NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/2rRONG5 __________________________________________________________________ Epic Workout Clothing (use code STRONGER): • US: https://www.raskolapparel.com?snowball=STRONGER • Europe: https://raskolapparel.eu/ • Canada: https://raskolapparel.ca/ __________________________________________________________________ Our Ebooks! Ultimate Guide To Contest Prep Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-contest-prep/ __________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date with the latest research and educate yourself! MASS (Research Review): • https://www.massmember.com/a/2147994108/MxeV4T3M Muscle & Strength Pyramids • https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/25469?referrer=1uk0lvv6e1rqv __________________________________________________________________ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: https://www.revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices