The Bodybuilding Dietitians

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Welcome to The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! Join your hosts Jack Radford-Smith, Lauren Stevens, and Damien Cox who are qualified dietitians, exercise scientists, and competitive bodybuilders. Each week we share evidence-based strategies to help you optimise your nutrition, training, performance, and body composition, while giving you a real look into the bodybuilding lifestyle on and off the stage. Expect practical tips on fat loss, muscle building, contest prep, gut health, and longevity, alongside honest discussions about our own journeys and interviews with leading experts in the health...

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#190 How To Manage Fatigue In Comp Prep & Our Best Advice For Good Quality Sleep 10.09.2023 35:55

Welcome back for episode 190 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions and discuss topics relating to: - Best advice for a good night sleep - How to manage fatigue and low energy days in prep Thank you again for tuning into the podcast and we hope you enjoy! We would greatly appreciate if you would please subscribe to the ch...

#189 What To Do If You Failed Your Reverse Diet & YAY or NAY For Off-Season Cardio? 26.08.2023 38:27

Welcome back for episode 189 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - What should you do if you reversed poorly out of a show and you know it’s not a good idea to diet yet? - How important is it to keep steps and cardio up during a building phase, and what are the benefits? - Honest reflections on the len...

#188 Opening Up About The Biggest Bodybuilding Mistakes We’ve Made 19.08.2023 1:07:07

Welcome back for episode 188 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack get raw, honest, and a bit vulnerable. They open up about the biggest lessons bodybuilding has taught them so far during their time as competitors and coaches, and touch on some sensitive topics that they've never spoken about in depth before on the podcast. Upon reflection, every experience...

#187 The Best Supplements For Building Muscle & How To Minimise Fat Gain In A Bulking Phase 06.08.2023 46:19

Welcome back for episode 187 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - When you’re in a bulking phase, how do you ensure your weight gain is muscle and not fat? - How to assess whether you're actually training hard - If you’ve been bulking after a six month dieting phase, should you ease into maintenance o...

#186 Calorie Cycling, Meal Plans In The Off-Season & Does Dieting Make You Constipated? 30.07.2023 38:58

Welcome back for episode 186 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - Can you build the same amount of muscle training for strength and not hypertrophy? - Is it normal to have less bowel movements when you lower your food intake? - Can you calorie cycle in a building phase? - Can a meal plan approach prod...

#185 Sneak Peek Into Our Preps For 2024 22.07.2023 44:29

Welcome back for episode 185 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give the listeners a life update and chat about a bunch of different topics including their prep plans for 2024, thoughts on WBFF as a bodybuilding federation, whether it's mandatory to always have a strong mind-muscle connection for compound movements, first timers turning pro and much, muc...

#184 The Side Effects Of Consuming Too Much Fibre & The Ideal Workout Length For Hypertrophy 09.07.2023 53:07

Welcome back for episode 184 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - How to stop comparing your food, macros and calories to other people - How long should a workout realistically take? How long do we train for? - Thoughts on only consuming vegetables for carbohydrates during a mini-cut - How much fibre...

#183 Top Tips For Lean Bulking & How To Accurately Track Meals Out 02.07.2023 42:25

Welcome back for episode 183 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - How to estimate the calories in a meal when eating at a restaurant - How we estimate the macros in meals out - How many calories should you eat over your maintenance for a lean bulk? - How much fat gain is expected if you want to minimi...

#182 We Stopped Training & Tracking Macros for 3 weeks... 24.06.2023 47:10

Welcome back for episode 182 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack are back talking about their recent holiday overseas and their experience with taking an extended break away from training, tracking macros, and overall "being bodybuilders". Tune in to hear about their insights into what it was like to exercise and eat intuitively and how they're feeling re...

#181 Eliminating Meat and Dairy From Our Diets & The Biggest Regrets We Have 21.05.2023 38:00

Welcome back for episode 181 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions! Topics include: - Would we rather eliminate meat or dairy from our diets? - Is it necessary to exclude dairy from your diet in comp prep? - Our biggest regrets - Will Jack ever compete in IFBB? - What is the GOAT takeaway? Link for Aussie Bodybuilding Te...

#180 Turning Pro Is Overrated & Strength Loss While Dieting 14.05.2023 50:11

Welcome back for episode 180 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update and give a brief recap on ICN Nationals for Season A! They also talk in depth about having realistic expectations as a first time competitor and their opinions on having the immediate desire to turn pro. They also talk about Jack's recent minicut experience, navigating str...

#179 Taking A New Approach To Comp Prep, Rapid Weight Loss & Having ”Balance” As An Online Coach 16.04.2023 39:51

Welcome back for episode 179 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update on their training and nutrition and work thus far in 2023! Jack talks about his current mini-cut approach and methods for achieving rapid weight loss, they both talk about applying "balance" and travel in their lives being online coaches, and Tyarra talks about her draft p...

#178 How To Grow Your Glutes & What Is The Best Time Of Year To Compete In Bodybuilding? 26.03.2023 44:59

Welcome back for episode 178 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack discuss the following topics: - How to grow your butt - How to grow your glutes without growing your quads and hamstrings - What we eat for breakfast - The pros and cons of competing in Season A vs Season B Link for Aussie Bodybuilding Tees: https://www.thebodybuildingdietitians.com/tbdappar...

#177 High Carb vs High Fat Comp Prep Diets + The Pros & Cons of Refeeds and Maintenance Phases 19.03.2023 40:41

Welcome back for episode 177 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack discuss the following topics: - Why do competitors follow high carb diets and not high fat diets? - The benefits of consuming more carbohydrates as a bodybuilder - Do we advocate for maintenance phases? - What to track during a maintenance phase and how to make it successful - Should you imp...

#176 Doing Whatever It Takes To Achieve Our Goals 25.02.2023 39:19

Welcome back for episode 176 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update on their past few weeks! They talk in detail about their improvement season progress thus far throughout 2023 including Jack's strategies to combat lack of appetite, Tyarra's reverse diet update, business plans for the year and much, much more! Women In Sports Nutrition Se...

#175 The Major Issues With Tracking Nutrition & Why You Should Rarely Change Your Training Program 11.02.2023 42:57

Welcome back for episode 175 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack discuss the following topics: - Why nutrition panels are allowed to be 20% inaccurate - The unavoidable issues with trying to track macros "to the gram" - How to track foods with the highest accuracy - Foods items that have questionable macros... - How often should you change your training p...

#174 The Pros & Cons Of Meal Plans, Tracking RPE and RIR & Supplementing Intra-Workout Carbs 22.01.2023 42:58

Welcome back for episode 174 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer a bunch of listener questions and discuss the following topics: - Who is a suitable candidate for following a meal plan? - How to identify whether you should follow a meal plan or flexible diet - Do we personally track or program RPE and RIR for training? - Thoughts on training to fai...

#173 Competition Dates Revealed, Being Patient As A Bodybuilder & Reversing Out Of A Diet 08.01.2023 51:15

Welcome back for episode 173 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update on their past month! They talk in detail about their plans to compete in 2024 with show dates and seasons, Tyarra gives an update on her reverse diet, Jack talks about his improvement season progress plus much, MUCH more! Women In Sports Nutrition Seminar Tickets: https://...

#172 What Is The Biggest Gym Pet Peeve? 01.01.2023 1:10:28

Welcome back for episode 172 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! To kick off the start of 2023 Tyarra and Jack recorded a special episode and conducted a tournament to establish what is the ULTIMATE gym pet peeve of them all. Listen in to hear which pet peeve came out at #1 and for plenty of laughs along the way! Link for Aussie Bodybuilding Tees: www.thebodybuildingdietitians.com/tbdappar…din...

#171 The Truth About Holiday Weight Gain & Our Worst Fitness Advice 24.12.2022 44:04

Welcome back for episode 171 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack do a special Christmas special and talk about various topics including: - How much Christmas food would you ACTUALLY need to consume in order to gain 1kg of body fat? - The worst fitness advice we admit to ever giving - How to make epic peanut butter flavoured cream of wheat Link for Aussie...

#170 Our Best Advice For Dieting Successfully & The Pros + Cons Of Comparing Your Strength To Others 11.12.2022 42:10

Welcome back for episode 170 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update on their past four weeks! They talk in detail about Tyarra's recent mini cut experience, the advice they would give to others for how to successfully execute a short dieting phase, the pros and cons of comparing your gym performance to others and much, much more! Link for...

#169 The Game Changers That Transformed Our Physiques & Should Unconditioned Bodybuilders Compete? 27.11.2022 36:26

Welcome back for episode 169 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer and discuss various topics including: - Should there be stricter entry criteria for bodybuilding shows? - Should unconditioned competitors be allowed to compete? - The difference between warm-up sets and working sets - How we warm up prior to our training sessions - The biggest person...

#168 Common Micronutrient Deficiencies, How To Market Yourself As A Coach & Why Reputation Matters 20.11.2022 43:21

Welcome back for episode 168 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack answer and discuss various topics including: - Advice for new coaches and comp prep coaches in the industry - How to market yourself as a coach to gain respect and get clients - Being realistic and patient with coaching timeframes before you "make a break" - The most common micronutrient def...

#167 Benefits Of Starting A Diet Early + When You Do & Don’t Need To Specialise Your Training 12.11.2022 50:37

Welcome back for episode 167 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Tyarra and Jack give a life update on their past few weeks! They talk about Tyarra's progress with her current mini cut, how they're enjoying training at their new gym RIGS and the program modifications they've made, plus plenty of updates on training, nutrition, body composition, work, and everything in be...

#166 How To Navigate The Post-Show Period & Recover Successfully 30.10.2022 46:12

Welcome back for episode 166 of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast! On this week's episode Jack and Tyarra talk in great depth about how to navigate the post-show period as a bodybuilder. They discuss everything from mindset, how much weight you should gain, how flexible you should be with your nutrition, and most importantly how to have a GOOD experience post-show. Link for Aussie Bodybuilding T...