The Improvement Season Podcast

We're back with another episode talking mainly about binge eating, diet breaks and being a bit more like a bro. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro and bodyfat/estimated stage weight (05:34) Natty look (09:32) Uncertainty about shows (16:39) Is football coming home? (19:47) Diet break during a deload (22:49) Curiosity and questioning yourself (26:00) How to be more aggressive with a deficit (30:00) Eating t...

We're back with another episode talking mainly about preps, mentality and offseason progress. Timestamps: (00:00) Weighted apparel (11:14) Uneventful cuts (14:48) Not training during holidays (21:01) Whey consumption when traveling (24:30) Activities while cutting (30:34) Steve's prep update (34:23) Reverse into shows? (40:27) Expectations for bodybuilding shows and mentally maturing (46:20) Stres...

We're back with another episode. Steve is finally on his feet again and talks a bit about his experiences. Furthermore, we talk about what to do when you're struggling to feel your back with an exercise and much more. Timestamp: (00:00) Update (06:35) Steve is back at it (10:06) Weighted Vest update and supplements (19:52) Vegan products and do you need to worry about amino acid profile? (27:13) M...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Harry and Coach Jess to talk about dealing with stress & disruptive times. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (06:32) How to deal with disruptive & stressful times (16:59) Organising and being overwhelmed (26:41) Self-employed and stress (36:47) Financial uncertainty (47:02) Nothing really matters (50:14) Summary Thanks, please commen...

We're back with another episode. This one was recorded last minute because Steve got severely sick and managed to record the episode right before the release. We talk about contest prep and what a severe sickness means for Steve's prep Timestamps: (00:00) Steve's current situation (10:42) What is the plan moving forward? (15:47) A case for longer preps? (22:37) Work ethic of Steve (25:05) Back at...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about severe setbacks, contest prep, deload with novel exercise and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Steve's contest prep update (06:59) Severe illness (15:38) Irony of trying to be healthy (20:54) Pressure of being a self-employed coach (25:42) Gyms going to reopen in Germany (29:50) Having a hard time-consuming food (40:52) Deload with novel...

We're back with another episode. This time it's with coach Jess because Pascal is severely sick, talking about wearing a weighted vest for contest prep, 3 tips you'd give your younger self and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:51) Ulnar nerve surgery (07:45) Adjusting to injuries (16:30) Polygraph testing and drug testing in general (24:23) Bodybuilding is a selfish sport (32:13) 3 tips you...

We're back with another episode talking about wearing a weighted vest for contest prep, specialisation phase, back movements, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Weighted vest for contest prep (12:52) Pascal's current plan (18:56) Push push push (25:24) Do you feel miserable cutting? (27:34) How can you progress? (30:25) How to go back after a resensitisation phase (44:09) Is a specialisation phase...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Harry and Coach Jess to talk about Fatphobia and the fear of gaining fat. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (06:38) What does Fatphobia mean to us? (12:48) Have we dealt with Fatphobia and how to cope with it (21:02) Practical applications (29:02) What type of people often deal with fatphobia (34:16) Social media and its psychologica...

We're back with another episode talking about being back in the gym, vegan/vegetarian diets, education for online coaches and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Deload weeks (06:00) Being back in the gym (08:10) How many gyms didn't survive in London (10:22) Home office in the UK (13:41) Pascal's Holiday (18:29) Deload and current training setup (20:19) How we plan doing check-ins (23:33...

We're back with another episode talking about baseline strength for bodybuilding, educating yourself as an athlete and personal trainer and newbie gains. Timestamps: (00:00) Baseline strength for bodybuilding (12:37) Educating yourself (21:00) Why is nobody eating pork meat (25:35) Momentary muscular fatigue vs. training to failure (29:12) Newbie gains (35:01) Prioritising muscle group Thanks, ple...

We're back with another episode in which we talk about extending mesocycles, gyms reopening, Steve starting his prep and autoregulative deloads. Timestamps: (00:00) Vaccination (09:33) Extending mesocycles (14:22) Autoregulative deloads (20:45) Cable station for at home (24:20) Gyms reopened (27:56) Leg training at the gym and Squats vs other movements (36:25) Steve starts prep and WNBF update Tha...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Harry to talk about bodyweighted exercises, meal prep services, most common challenge with clients and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro and going back to the gym (03:49) Harry and competing? (11:42) Accountability during lockdown (18:24) Power of the mind (22:23) Would you weigh-in before doing bodyweighted exercises? (26...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about Steve's & Pascal's current situation, prep talk, home gym and active rest vs. primer phases Timestamps: (00:00) Steve's current drive & motivation (03:55) Prep and bodybuilding shows already being postponed and what will happen? (14:04) Interference of prep and social life (17:59) Pascal's modification of home gym (34:29) Myo reps supe...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about negative self-talk, home gym equipment, mental state and what drives us to pursue bodybuilding. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:51) Home gym equipment (04:49) Missing drive and purpose (14:26) Flexibility with diet (18:33) Mental state due to the current situation (23:24) Imperfections (29:02) Steve's current situation (31:46) Poop talk...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Harry and Coach Ryan to talk about if it's worth becoming a Personal Trainer? Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:07) Is it worth becoming a personal trainer? (10:40) Monetary aspect of coaching and time investment (15:13) Concerns of getting old (25:17) Turning a passion into a job (27:27) Spending time at the gym (32:05) Romantic...

This time we're joined by José Loureiro and mostly talk about low volume training. Timestamps: (00:00) Clothing talk (03:07) Multi-Millionaires (14:28) Pascals diet (18:57) New approach to dieting (25:26) Steve's current training/diet (31:28) Jose says hey (37:29) Jose talks about what has changed over the past years (41:32) Quality and volume (43:47) MRV and volume requirements came down over tim...

We're back with another episode talking about Steve's impressive transformation, paralysis by analysis, dreamer bulks and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:17) Going from unimpressive to impressive (08:34) Paralysis by analysis (13:03) Pascal's eye surgery (19:49) Gym situation in Germany (27:55) Tv shows (34:35) Dreamer bulk necessary? (43:16) Preferred Rep Ranges? (52:09) Training the way...

We're back with another episode talking about low doses of PED and compete in natural federations without being caught, different MRV of muscle groups and our strength & weakness. Timestamps: (00:00) Confirmation bias (08:19) Hydration levels and bladder control change during a cut? (15:26) Eyes surgery (19:35) Gyms situation in Europe (27:33) If we were single, would we have traveled during the t...

We're back with another episode in which we talk about signs that you have bad Genetics, burnout & overtraining and if we have any regrets of not doing any other sport outside of bodybuilding? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:17 Update on Steve's training and all 07:16 Update on Pascal 13:23 Overtraining and burnout? 19:16 Volume increase but systemic limit 23:17 Gym reopening 27:46 Would we still go to...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Jess and Coach Ryan to talk about the scale, pre-requisites of prep, the credibility of coaches, Imposter syndrome and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (08:21) Scale isn't the be all end all (13:11) Male vs female (16:59) Pre-requisites of Prep (26:24) Shorter preps and reasons why (32:49) Credibility of a coach and build...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking again about cereals, health, if naturals underestimate what being enhanced does, cues, burning and mind-muscle connection and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Current health situation (03:32) No hunger (06:43) Steve's deload (10:49) Home gym equipment talk (14:36) Not made for bodybuilding (19:32) Do naturals underestimate what being enhanced...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about the challenge of not training, reignite hunger with maintenance phases, full day of eating and if it ain't broke, don't fix it mantra. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (05:53) Health Update (21:48) Challenge of not training (26:40) Reignite hunger with maintenance phases? (29:02) Full day of eating (36:16) How often do we take away food? (39:...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about significant other in regards to bodybuilding & nutrition, second-guessing yourself and if everybody can transform like Steve? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro & current medical condition 08:54 Pillow talk 12:21 Update on Steve's training/nutrition 17:16 Lactose intolerance 20:46 Mental health and training 24:54 Significant other train and how d...

We are back with another Coaching Corner. This time I am joined by Coach Jess and Coach Harry to talk about client check-ins, female physique assessment during period and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:12 Bands worth implementing? 18:03 Home workouts with minimal equipment 23:02 How much water can you retain 29:05 Assessing female physique progress during period 35:37 How do we do check-ins...