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The Natural Physique Podcast — 187 episodes

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Episode 179: Navigating Life’s Turbulences

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Episode 178: Is There A Magic Set & Rep Range?

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Episode 177: Are You Actually Recovering?

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Episode 176: Self-Auditing Your Routine

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Episode 175: Step By Step Guide To Getting More From Your Training & Accelerating Your Progress

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Episode 174: Why A Maintenance Phase Might Be Beneficial To Your Long Term Progress!

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Episode 173: What I'm Changing for My Next Prep

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Episode 173: Summer Holidays Without Losing Your Progress

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Episode 172: Dieting Is A Skill

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Episode 171: How I Coach!

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Episode 170: PCA Naturals 3/You Learn More From The Losses

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Episode 169: Top Tips For Dietary Adherence On A Cut

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Episode 168: What I Would Do Differently If I Competed For The First Time Again

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Episode 167: WNBF Novice/First Timers Show Debrief

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Episode 166: UKDFBA HoE Show Review - Villy Takes 1st Place In Teen Bodybuilding

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Episode 165: Strategies To Manage The Post Show Phase

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Episode 164: Don’t Give Up When You Hit 30!

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Episode 163: Nailing The Final Few Weeks Of Prep

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Episode 162: Fuelling For Performance In A Cut/Prep

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Episode 161: Preparing for Dad Life While Building My Physique

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Episode 160: Personal Updates & Stop Looking For Quick Fixes

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Episode 159: Managing Other Sports/Hobbies Around Physique Development

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Episode 158: How To Win An Untested Show As A Natty

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Episode 158: Don’t Sabotage Your Physique on Show Day!

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Episode 157: Don't Make These Peak Week Mistakes!

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Episode 156: Balancing A Normal Life And Still Getting Insane Results

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Episode 155: What To Look Out For If You’re Struggling With Long Term Adherence

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Episode 154: When To Push & Pull Back In A Prep

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Episode 153: How Do You Know You’re Building Muscle In A Gaining Phase/Off-Season

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Episode 152: Building A Complete Chest

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Episode 151: Building An Epic Back

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Episode 150: Building Muscle At Maintenance?

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Episode 149: Personal Updates & My Future Competitive Plans

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Episode 148: The 10 Biggest Mistakes First Time Competitors Make

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Episode 147: Moving From A Good To An Elite Natural Physique In 2026

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Episode 146: Yearly Recap & Plans For 2026

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Episode 145: Season Wrap Up, 2026 Fitness Industry Predictions & Christmas Favourites With Thom Sykes

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Episode 144: 5 Key Habits To Level Up Your Physique In 2026

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Episode 143: The Festive Period For People With Physique Goals

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Episode 142: WNBF Worlds News & Q&A, Free Weights Vs Machines?

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Episode 141: Mapping Out Your First Prep

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Episode 140: The Only Natural Limit Is Your Mind

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Episode 139: Want to bring your best physique next year? Then start prepping now!

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Episode 138: Why You Fall Off in Winter (and How to Fix It)

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Episode 137: WNBF Calgary Show, Canadian Show Insights & Client Success Story

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Episode 136: What To Do When Life Gets Busy?

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Episode 135: WNBF Supernaturals Recap

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Episode 134: Finding Your Tribe

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Episode 133: How To Have A Successful Peak Week For First Timers

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Episode 132: Fitting The Men’s Physique Criteria

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Episode 131: People With These Characteristics Are Getting Insane Physique Results!

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Episode 130: The “Advanced” Lifter Mistakes That Kill Progress

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Episode 129: Drug Testing Failures & Recent Controversy

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Episode 128: Bodybuilding Identity Crisis

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Episode 127: Guest Episode with Thom Sykes

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Episode 126: The Power of Long Term Planning

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Episode 125: Life Updates & Why You Should Stay Natural

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Episode 124: The Key To Consistency

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Episode 123: You Don’t Need the Next Recovery Fad—You Need Better Sleep

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Episode 122: Guest Episode with PNBA World Champion Jonny Clough

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Episode 121: Setting Up an Effective Routine for Making Gains!

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Episode 120: Overcomplicating vs. Oversimplifying: Why Both Are Killing Your Gains

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Episode 119: What Makes A Great Coach

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Episode 118: Building a Bulletproof Mindset for Prep

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Episode 117: The Genetic Ceiling — And Why You Probably Haven’t Hit It

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Episode 116: What 10+ Years of Natural Physique Development Taught Me About Life

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Episode 115: What It Feels Like to Be in Show-Ready Condition

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Episode 114: Physique Building Time Saving Hacks

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Episode 113: Top Tips & Tricks For Prep

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Episode 112: Is Social Media Holding Back Your Progress?

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Episode 111: Men’s Physique & Changes I Would Like to See Within the Division

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 6: David Langsdale

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Episode 110: How To Practice Your Posing

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Episode 109: What’s Holding You Back from Building Your Best Physique?

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Episode 108: Programming Mistakes

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Episode 107: The Starting Point for a Natural Prep

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Episode 106: Guest Episode with Daniel Reeve

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Episode 105: The Importance Of Downtime

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Episode 104: Guest Episode with James Langill

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Episode 103: Guest Episode with Will Carter from OCB GB

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Episode 102: Photoshoot Prep - The Perfect First Time Prep

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Episode 101: Planning Out Your Season

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Episode 100: 100th Episode Christmas Special X BSB

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Episode 99: How To Turn Your Dream Into Reality In 2025!

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 5: Charlie Brisbourne

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Episode 98: Gaining Phase Updates & Everything To Leave Behind in 2024

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Episode 97: Building a Natural Physique So Impressive, They’ll Swear You’re on Gear

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Episode 96: Building Training Intensity

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Episode 95: Investing In Your First Coach

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Episode 94: Finishing The Year Strong!

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Episode 93: Should I Compete?

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Episode 92: Biggest Peak Week Mistakes

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 4: Qais Butt

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Episode 91: The Natty Or Not Debate

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Episode 90: The Step-Up: Amateur to Pro in Natural Men's Physique

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Episode 89: Life Updates and Staying Motivated Through An Off-Season!

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Episode 88: Common Training Mistakes During A Gaining Phase

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Episode 87: The Gaining Phase Diet

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Episode 86: You Need to Make a Change! + Q&A

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 3: Theo White

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Episode 85: How I Deal With Self Doubt

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Episode 84: Showday Tips & Tricks

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Episode 83: Split Design Considerations

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Episode 82: Breaking Past Physique Plateaus

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 2: Jamie Butwell

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Episode 81: What’s Holding You Back From Competing?

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Season Wrap Ups Ep 1: Brad Cocksedge

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Episode 80: Recovery 101

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Episode 79: How coaching can help you reach the next level.

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Episode 78: The PCA Naturals Recap

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Episode 77: Guest Episode with Ryan Jackson - Men's Physique Athlete and Coach

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Episode 76: How to maximise on your training performance.

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Episode 75: Do you need a mini-cut?

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Episode 74: Life updates, future competing plans and breaking past barriers.

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Episode 73: How to get the most out of your first prep.

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Episode 72: Guest Episode with Reece Kyffin - Men’s Physique Athlete and Coach

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Episode 71: Everything you need to know before you compete in a natural show.

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Episode 70: What Makes A Great Show Day!

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Episode 69: Guest Episode with Gregor Bruce - Physique Athlete and Owner of No Juice Natty

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Episode 68: All the mistakes I made as a young lifter

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Episode 67: Peak Week Recommendations

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Episode 66: Can you maintain a social life whilst building a physique?

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Episode 65: The Importance of your Prep Start Point

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Episode 64: Dietary Adherence during Prep

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Episode 63: Guest Episode with Thom Sykes - Gym Owner, Coach and Men's Physique Competitor

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Episode 62: Guest Episode with Sarah Glanville - British Champ, CNP Sponsored Athlete and WNBF UK Host

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Episode 61: Can you have flexibility with your routine as a Physique Athlete?

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Episode 60: How to Incorporate Time-Efficient yet Effective Workouts.

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Episode 59: Effective Goal Setting in 2024

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Episode 58: 2023 Round Up

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Episode 57: Maximising Your Gains in 2024

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Episode 56: Guest Episode with WNBF UAE President Charles Barclay

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Episode 55: Making Gains Over the Festive Period

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Episode 54: Photoshoot Prep vs. Contest Prep

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Episode 53: How to have an Effective Post-Show Phase

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Episode 52: Guest Episode Natural Physique Competitor Ilyees Belhadj

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Episode 51: The 2023 Season Wrap Up

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Episode 50: UKDFBA & PCA British Finals Recap

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Episode 49: Guest Episode with Men's Physique British Champ and Posing Coach Qais Butt

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Episode 48: Competing in an Untested Fed, First Win of the Season

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Episode 47: Life lately; UKDFBA Heart of England recap, how I'm feeling this far into Prep.

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Episode 46: Guest Episode with Mindset & Performance Coach Susan Long

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Episode 45: The Importance of a Good Off-Season

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Episode 44: How to Deal with the Post Show Phase

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Episode 43: Recap of the First Show of 2023 - WNBF UAE

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Episode 42: How to Stay on Track with Fat Loss While Traveling

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Episode 41: Goal Setting

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Episode 40: A Special Guest Episode featuring My GF - Navigating Relationships Between Bodybuilders and Non-Bodybuilders.

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Episode 39: How to Deal with the Hard End of Prep

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Episode 38: Guest Episode with Clara Swedlund - Psychologist, Bikini Champ, and Coach

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Episode 37: Prep Changes and How to Effectively Deload

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Episode 36: Can you build a physique with a busy work/social life?

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Episode 35: Is Bodybuilding a Sport?

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Episode 34: How to succesfully reverse/post diet

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Episode 33: Staying on Track During Prep

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Episode 32: Guest Episode with 2022 WNBF Men's Physique World Champion and WNBF Pro Charlie Brisbourne

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Episode 31: Is Bodybuilding Worth It? Exploring the Financial, Time, and Emotional Investments

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Episode 30: Tips for a shorter dieting phase/mini-cut

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Episode 29: Tips for a successful show day!

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Episode 28: Guest episode with WNBF Pro and 2022 Natural Olympia Champion Jay Magee

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Episode 27: Prep week 1 updates and socialising on prep

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Episode 26: Guest episode with Vaughan Wilson from Prep Coach UK

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Episode 25: Time in the Game

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Episode 24: Q&A; Dealing with injuries, how to display your strengths and hide your weaknesses in your posing

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Episode 23: How to structure an effective off-season

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Episode 22: The overlooked muscle building factors: routine and organisation

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Episode 21: Guest episode with Coach and Physique Competitor Tom Stockton

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Episode 20: Guest episode with WNBF UK President Dr. Andrew Chappell

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Episode 19: The importance of stress management

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Episode 18: What is the best training methodology? Training to failure or RIR?

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Episode 17: My approach to Nutrition

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Episode 16: Guest episode with WNBF & PNBA Pro Jovan Esson

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Episode 15: Life updates and FAQ on training splits

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Episode 14: Why you are struggling to build muscle

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Episode 13: Is Natural Bodybuilding healthy?

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Episode 12: Guest episode with 2021 Men' Physique WNBF World Champ and Pro Harry Ranson

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Episode 11: How to finish your off-season strong!

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Episode 10: Guest episode with WNBF World Champ and Pro David Langsdale

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Episode 9: Men's Physique Olympia result and common prep mistakes

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Episode 8: Drug testing in Natural Bodybuilding

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Episode 7: My mindset and approach to Bodybuilding and Q&A; Will I stay natty?

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Episode 6: Guest episode with WNBF Pro and Judge Josh Croggon

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Episode 5: Off-season updates and top tips for first time competitors

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Episode 4: The life lessons from physique development and bodybuilding

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Episode 3: How to build a natty physique!

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Episode 2: Fitting the Men's Physique Judging Criteria

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Episode 1: Intro and my journey into lifting and competing