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Bodybuilding Down Under — 221 episodes
221: THE TRUTH ABOUT PRACTICE PEAK WEEKS & WORLD-CLASS GENETICS
220: BRUTALLY HONEST BODYBUILDING TAKES
219: CROWNING THE WORST FITNESS TREND OF ALL TIME
218: THE WORLD CUP OF TERRIBLE FITNESS TRENDS (PART 1)
217: THE BIGGEST CHANGES COMING TO ICN FT. JAY ACHARYA
216: THE ULTIMATE CONTEST PREP FOOD TIER LIST
215: THE PROBLEM WITH 'NATURAL' BODYBUILDING
214: CONTROVERSIAL TAKES & THE 1%'S THAT ACTUALLY MATTER
213: MASTERING THE ART OF POSING FT. PETE HARTWIG
212: THE ULTIMATE GYM ATTACHMENT TIER LIST
211: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF POST COMP RECOVERY
210: WILL AI REPLACE YOUR BODYBUILDING COACH?
209: OVEREATING IN PREP, POST SHOW MISTAKES & WHAT SEPARATES ATHLETES WHO THRIVE
208: WHAT STRATEGY WINS IN CONTEST PREP? PREP PLAYOFFS PART 2
207: RANKING CONTEST PREP VARIABLES & WHAT MATTERS MOST (PART 1)
206: HOW TO BECOME AN ELITE ATHLETE FT. RICHARD COLLINS
205: HOW TO ACTUALLY PEAK AS A NATURAL BODYBUILDER
204: WHAT IT ACTUALLY TAKES TO WIN A WORLD TITLE FT. CLIFF WILSON
203: SHOULD YOU CUT FOOD OR ADD STEPS IN PREP? MANAGING APPETITE LOSS IN A GAINING PHASE & SUPPLEMENT TIER LIST
202: DO YOU REALLY NEED ADVANCED TECHNIQUES? VOLUME, FATIGUE & MISTAKES WE ALL MAKE EARLY ON
201: PREP GREEN FLAGS, FLEXIBLE DIETNG & LIES ATHLETES TELL THEMSELVES
200: BRO SPLITS, POST SHOW BURNOUT & HOW LONG TO STAY NATURAL FT. CHRIS BLACK
199: WHAT ATHLETES GET WRONG ABOUT BODYBUILDING FT. DR. MARTIN REFALO
198: HOW WE ACTUALLY STRUCTURE A CONTEST PREP (PRE-PREP, RATE OF LOSS & DIET FOODS)
197: MIMETIC DESIRE: DO WE WANT TO WIN ... OR BE SEEN WINNING?
196: HOW TO ADD YEARS TO YOUR BODYBUILDING JOURNEY: AVOIDING BURNOUT & COMPETING VS. LIFESTYLE
195: IIFYM VS. CLEAN EATING, THE HARDEST DIVISION & SMARTER TRACKING
194: DO LENGTHENED PARTIALS REALLY WORK? FT. DR MILO WOLF
193: OUR BODYBUILDING ORIGINS: FIRST GYMS, FIRST PREPS & BIGGEST MISTAKES
192: COMFORT VS. PROGRESS: THE REALITY OF HIGH LEVEL BODYBUILDING
191: DO BODYBUILDERS ACTUALLY COME BACK AFTER THEIR FIRST PREP? | PEPTIDES & 2026 PREDICTIONS
190: THE REALITY OF ONLINE COACHING, BUSINESS GROWTH & LONG-TERM PROGRESS
189: 2025 REFLECTIONS: BIGGEST WINS, LESSONS LEARNED & WHAT'S NEXT
188: RANKING OUR TOP EXERCISES FOR HYPERTROPHY
187: WNBF WORLDS RECAP & THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTOREGULATION IN BODYBUILDING FT. DR ERIC HELMS
186: MINDSET STRATEGIES THAT SEPARATE AMATEUR VS. PRO ATHLETES
185: NUTRITION & SUPPLEMENTATION FOR BODYBUILDERS
184: MANAGING INJURY & STAYING ON TRACK THROUGH ADVERSITY
183: WHAT MAKES GREAT GYM EQUIPMENT? | THE RISE OF CITADEL STRENGTH EQUIPMENT FT. BENJAMIN NORRIS
182: EAT LIKE A BODYBUILDER | FULL DAY OF EATING GUIDE
181: SHOULD YOUR OFF-SEASON LOOK LIKE PREP? | HOW FLEXIBLE IS TOO FLEXIBLE?
180: THE BEST PHYSIQUES OF THE SEASON & FOOD FOCUS POST SHOW
179: INSANE NATIONAL TITLES, BDU COMMENTARY & OLYMPIA RECAP
178: MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY MASTERCLASS
177: BODYBUILDING WORLD CUP, ONLINE COACHING DEBATE & WHICH DIVISIONS SHOULD GO
176: RECOVERY PHASE: MINIMISING EXCESSIVE FAT REGAIN
175: DY'S SEASON RECAP & DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES
174: BODYBUILDING MEAL PREP HACKS & POST SHOW CRAVINGS
173: MEAL TIMING SCIENCE, PEAK WEEK STRATEGIES, SHOW DAY TIPS & TRAINING AROUND GENETICS
172: LEVELLING UP AS A BODYBUILDER: TRAINING, NUTRITION & LIFE OUTSIDE THE GYM
171: NUTRITION FOR PERFORMANCE, BACKSTAGE PUMP-UP STRATEGIES & ESSENTIAL GYM ACCESSORIES
170: AROUSAL STRATEGIES, PREP FANTASY LOCATIONS & OUR GYM ESSENTIALS
169: THE DARK SIDE OF BODYBUILDING: BODY DYSMORPHIA, WEIGHT STALLS & INJURY PREVENTION
168: COMPETING OVERSEAS: DC’S PEAK WEEK ABROAD & NPC TAIWAN RECAP
167: CHEAT MEALS, PROTEIN OAT SECRETS & COACHING NON-NEGOTIABLES
166: DID IFBB AUS GET NATURAL BODYBUILDING RIGHT? + PEAK WEEK TIPS YOU NEED TO HEAR
165: NAILING PEAK WEEK: HOW TO LOOK YOUR BEST ON STAGE
164: ARE YOU GAINING THE RIGHT WAY? FAT VS CARBS, CAFFEINE SENSITIVITY & MORE
163: RATING BODYBUILDING FOOD COMBOS, OFF-SEASON STRATEGIES & THE END OF TRADITIONAL PEDS?
162: GLP-1 AGONISTS IN NATURAL BODYBUILDING - SHOULD THEY BE BANNED?
161: POST-SHOW REALITIES & DEEP DIVE INTO THE RECOVERY PHASE
160: STAYING TRUE TO NATURAL BODYBUILDING FT. ANB AUSTRALIA
159: COACHING RED FLAGS, COMP PREP FOOD MISTAKES & BODYBUILDING MYTHS
158: ICN QLD RECAP, RIR DEBATE & ENHANCED ATHLETE TRENDS
157: WNBF & IFBB RECAPS | STAYING LOCKED IN BETWEEN SHOWS FT. JOEY CANTLIN
156: OPTIMISING YOUR PUSH WORKOUT FOR CHEST & DELT HYPERTROPHY
155: HYPERTROPHY TACTICS, NUTRITIONAL PERIODISATION & CONTEST PREP CHALLENGES
154: PRO CARD PREDICTIONS | PREP UPDATES | UNDERRATED VS OVERRATED RAPID-FIRE
153: INSIDE THE OCB: GLOBAL GROWTH, DRUG TESTING & THE YORTON CUP FT. LISA BLACKBURN & SEAN SULLIVAN
152: OPTIMISING YOUR BACK TRAINING FOR HYPERTROPHY
151: NAILING YOUR OFF-SEASON NUTRITION, PREP CARDIO RANKED & SIGNS YOU'RE PEAKING TOO SOON
150: NATHAN WALLACE’S EPIC COMEBACK: THE ROAD BACK TO THE STAGE
149: DFBA x NBA x BDU | NATTY BODYBUILDING REVOLUTION
148: EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE STARTING A PREP
147: THE REAL REASON YOU CAN'T GET SHREDDED
146: INSIDE ICN NATIONALS: PERTH’S FIRST-EVER CHAMPIONSHIP WITH RYAN FREDERICKS
145: THE BEST FIRST CALLOUTS IN BODYBUILDING HISTORY | WHEN IS TOO EARLY FOR YOUR FIRST COMPETITION?
144: OPTIMISING LOWER BODY TRAINING FOR HYPERTROPHY
143: DC STARTS PREP & WOULD YOU RATHER (BODYBUILDING EDITION)
142: INBA HALL OF SHAME, $110K NATURAL OLYMPIA DRAMA, AND NEW HIGH-PROTEIN RESEARCH
141: FROPRO CHEESECAKE REVIEW, WNBF'S NEW CLASSIC DIVISION & CONTEST PREP DIGESTION HACKS
140: ICN'S LATEST RULE CHANGES AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOU
139: YOUR GUIDE TO A PERFECT PEAK WEEK (AVOID THESE MISTAKES)
138: SERIOUS ABOUT IT - HOW YOU CAN LEVEL UP IN 2025
137: THE WINNING TRAITS OF PROS & BODYBUILDING MISTAKES TO AVOID
136: BDU CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (FT. ANABOLIC CHRISTMAS CAROL)
135: NATTY NEWS DAILY TAKEOVER - 2024 BODYBUILDING RECAP
134: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BODYBUILDING TRAINING
133: YOUR POST COMP SURVIVAL GUIDE & WNBF WORLDS BREAKDOWN
132: NAILING YOUR PEAK WEEK OVERSEAS & NATTY IFBB PRO CARDS
131: JEFF SEID WINS NATURAL OLYMPIA & THE DARK SIDE OF BODYBUILDING
130: NATURAL BODYBUILDING NEWS & LENGTHENED PARTIALS DEBATE
129: CBUM TO OPENS, BABACAR RETURNS & OUR FUTURE COMP PLANS
128: ELEVATING NATURAL BODYBUILDING FT. VIVEK BHATTACHARJEE
127: NBA NATIONALS RECAP (FT. STUART O'BRIEN) + BONUS OLYMPIA RUNDOWN
126: SHOW DAY RECAPS & THE MOST SHREDDED BODYBUILDER EVER?!
125: JUDGING THE JUDGING: AN HONEST SHOW DAY REVIEW (FT. JOEY CANTLIN)
124: LEE LEM'S NATURAL BODYBUILDING JOURNEY
123: MISTAKES TO AVOID IN COMP PREP & OUR WEAK POINT TRAINING
122: WE RANK GYM EQUIPMENT BRANDS FROM BEST TO WORST
121: EMBRACING THE HARD DAYS IN PREP
120: PEAK WEEK STRATEGIES & ARE YOU ACTUALLY READY TO COMPETE?
119: THE CURRENT STATE OF NATURAL BODYBUILDING FT. NATTY NEWS DAILY
118: BLOOD WORK IN PREP & CHANGES TO NATURAL TESTOSTERONE
117: FIRST TIMER TO WNBF PRO FT. JACKED CHAN
116: NUTRITION FOR BODYBUILDING: PRE-PREP & CONTEST PREPARATION PHASES
115: RPE VS RIR, CARDIO VS STEPS & SUGAR ALCOHOLS VS DIETARY FIBRE
114: INTERVIEW WITH WORLD CHAMPION NATURAL BODYBUILDER: DIRK EMMERICH
113: THE BODYBUILDING OLYMPICS
112: NUTRITION FOR BODYBUILDING: IMPROVEMENT SEASON, MINI-CUTS & OPTIMAL HEALTH
111: MANAGING SICKNESS DURING PREP & HOW TO WIN FROM A LOSS
110: BDU FULL DAY OF EATING & HOW TO WARM-UP CORRECTLY
109: PRE-WORKOUT NUTRITION, COMP PREP TIMELINES & IDEAL CYCLE LENGTH
108: OUR BODYBUILDING GOALS, WEAK POINTS & CURRENT SUPPLEMENT STACK
107: JACK WINS HIS PRO CARD & ICN NATIONALS DISCUSSION FT. MR AUSTRALIA
106: ICN QLD RECAP, POST COMP DISCUSSION & JACK'S PEAK WEEK PLAN
105: CARB LOAD VS FAT LOAD FOR PEAK WEEK & MAKING BODYBUILDING LESS SOLITARY
104: JACK IS 4 DAYS OUT & THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT PEAK WEEK
103: COMP DAY RECAPS, EMBARRASSING GYM MOMENTS & OUR BODYBUILDING SUPERPOWERS
102: IFBB QLD RECAP, MANAGING DIZZINESS DURING COMP PREP, 100% READY FOR SHOW ONE?
101: THE HARDEST MUSCLE TO GROW, POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION & FAST FOOD COMP PREP
100: TALKING ALL THINGS NATURAL BODYBUILDING WITH AJ MORRIS
99: COMPETING WITH WNBF AUSTRALIA IN 2024 FT. LEAH MARIE
98: WE RANK THE ABSOLUTE WORST PARTS OF PREP
97: RIR VS FAILURE, ARNOLD CLASSIC RECAP & A CHANGE OF PLANS
96: PERFECT PRE-WORKOUT MEAL, TIPS FOR MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION & SHOW DAY NERVES
95: NEW HYPERTROPHY RESEARCH, COACHING RED FLAGS & HOW TO RUIN YOUR PEAK WEEK
94: TRAINING TIPS DURING PREP, BIGGEST BODYBUILDING MISTAKES & NINJA CREAMI REVIEW
93: REFEEDS, SUGAR FREE DRINKS & DUMBBELLS VS BARBELLS
92: MALE WELLNESS, MS GYM MODEL CATEGORY & TRIPOD BAN DEBATE
91: THE 2X WORLD CHAMPION FT. BECCY PATEMAN
90: THE FUTURE OF BODYBUILDING FT. ERIC HELMS
89: OUR SECRETS FOR BIGGER ARMS
88: HOW TO IMPROVE WEAK POINTS
87: WILL CARDIO KILL YOUR GAINS?
86: BEST SUPPLEMENTS FOR MUSCLE GROWTH
85: UNPOPULAR BODYBUILDING OPINIONS
84: NATTY VS ENHANCED? WHO TAKES BODYBUILDING MORE SERIOUSLY?
83: WOULD YOU RATHER... BODYBUILDING EDITION
82: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
81: TRACKING MEALS OUT IN THE OFF-SEASON & 52 SETS FOR QUAD GROWTH?
80: MANAGING STRESSORS IN PREP & PROTEIN RECOMMENDATIONS WHILE DIETING
79: THE USA SPECIAL & LAWRENCE’S PEAK WEEK EXPLAINED
78: OLYMPIA 2023 RECAP
77: WNBF AUSTRALIA WRAP-UP & ARE TOP SETS OVERRATED?
76: HOW TO GET OUT OF A POST COMP SLUMP
75: YOUR GUIDE TO THE POST SHOW RECOVERY PHASE
74: OUR HARDEST SETS EVER & IS FAT LOADING THE SECRET?
73: CATCHING UP WITH THE BOYS & SHOW WEEKEND RECAP
72: ICN QLD SHOW RECAP & WNBF RULE CHANGE FT. JOEY CANTLIN
71: START PLANNING YOUR RECOVERY DIET
70: ICN TROPIX RECAP FT. KING OF THE NORTH
69: PEAK WEEK PRIORITIES FT. BRANDON KEMPTER
68: BIKINI DOWN UNDER FT. CHLOE SPRING & LISA REID
67: COMPETING WITH WNBF AUSTRALIA IN 2023 FT. SEBASTIAN VALDIVIA
66: AVOID THESE MISTAKES ON SHOW DAY
65: WHY YOU’RE NOT LOSING WEIGHT IN PREP
64: DEALING WITH SETBACKS IN PREP
63: THE HARDEST DAYS OF PREP
62: COMPETING WITH ICN IN 2023 FT. JASON WOODFORTH
61: WHY WE USE FASTED CARDIO FT. NICOLE HITCHCOCK
60: BROSCIENCE WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG
59: SHOULD YOU COMPETE EVERY SEASON?
58: HOW TO MANAGE HUNGER AND CRAVINGS WHILE DIETING
57: WILL AI TAKE OVER BODYBUILDING?
56: EATING KANGAROO FOR GAINS?!
55: OUR HARDEST PREPS EVER FT. MONTANA OWENS
54: HOW TO RECOVER FROM COMP PREP
53: MINDSET VS GENETICS
52: HOW TO AVOID MUSCLE LOSS WHILE DIETING
51: AVOID THESE FOODS DURING PREP
50: TRAIN HARD OR TRAIN SMART?
49: BEST PEAK WEEK STRATEGY?
48: DOES SIZE OR CONDITIONING WIN SHOWS?
47: SOCIAL MEDIA AND STAGE PLACINGS?
46: 30 YEARS OF NATURAL BODYBUILDING FT. BRYCE CLEARY
45: WE ANSWER SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
44: COMP DAY ESSENTIALS
43: THE AFTERMATH OF COMP PREP
42: COMPETING WITH NATURAL BODYBUILDING AUSTRALIA FT. STUART O’BRIEN
41: WHEN SHOULD YOU PULL OUT OF PREP?
40: ICE BATHS KILL GAINS!
39: IS WEARING CROCS IN THE GYM ACCEPTABLE?
38: HOW ARE WE FEELING AT 10 WEEKS OUT?
37: GAME CHANGING UPDATES FOR ICN FT. JASON WOODFORTH
36: UK VS AUSSIE BODYBUILDING FT. JACK THORBURN
35: WE CHANGED OUR MINDS...
34: ONLINE COACHING RED FLAGS
33: CAN YOU MIX ALCOHOL AND BODYBUILDING?
32: INTERVIEW WITH WNBF AUSTRALIA
31: OUR OLYMPIA PREDICTIONS
30: WHAT IS THE GREATEST BODYBUILDING MEAL?
29: LIVER KING EXPOSED
28: WHO LOST THE MOST WEIGHT IN PREP?
27: OUR COACHING PET PEEVES
26: BODYBUILDING BRO CHAT WITH JACK, LAWRENCE & DC
25: CLASSIC VS BODYBUILDING FT. JONO BANNISTER
24: THE GREATEST NATURAL BODYBUILDER OF ALL TIME
23: CAN YOU NATURALLY BOOST TESTOSTERONE?
22: ICN NATIONALS RECAP FT. TYARRA NELSON
21: BANNED FROM NATURAL SHOWS?
20: ICN QLD SHOW RECAP FT. JOEY CANTLIN
19: FIGURE IS THE HARDEST CATEGORY - CHANGE OUR MINDS
18: POST SHOW: REVERSE DIET OR RECOVERY DIET?
17: PEAK WEEK: SHOULD YOU CUT WATER?
16: MEAL PLANS VS FLEXIBLE DIETING
15: OUR THOUGHTS ON POST-SHOW MEALS
14: OUR FAVOURITE OFF-SEASON MEALS
13: CAN YOU TAKE CONDITIONING TOO FAR?
12: HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR OFF-SEASON
11: IS NATURAL BODYBUILDING DEAD? FT. BRANDON KEMPTER
10: OVERCOMING OUR GREATEST SETBACKS
9: IS WINNING EVERYTHING?
8: OUR CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS
7: DIET FOODS ARE OVERRATED
6: IS BODYBUILDING TOO COMPLICATED?
5: JACK CUTS 1200+ CALORIES
4: WILL WE EVER USE PEDs?
3: OUR POST-SHOW STRUGGLES
2: OUR HIGHEST CALORIES EVER
1: MEET THE BODYBUILDERS DOWN UNDER