How to measure progress during fat loss and muscle building phases

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10/21/21 • 68 min

Whats going on everyone?
On this weeks episode we open up about measuring progress how can it be done effectively without coming to the detrimental effects of getting deflated by social media.
Measuring progress comes in many different forms and those forms are actually different depending on what phases you're currently in within your journey.
Tim and Brandon go over some great practical advice and tips on how to measure your progress during these phases.
Brandon mentions that some terms that we use within the industry to describe particular phases of fat loss or muscle gain to actually be detrimental to the progress so even labeling phases differently can help in achieving and realizing your goals every step of the way.
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Previous Episode

Key considerations in training for hypertrophy with Paul Standell of Muscle Mentors

Welcome back ECC team! this week we had a ton of fun because our special guest from the U.K. is a part of one the best online learning platforms when it comes biomechanics.
Paul Standell of The Muscle Mentors U.K. joined us this week and we're talking training particularly training for hypertrophy.
As we know training to change the way that our body looks takes quite an amount of discipline but not only that, if the goal is hypertrophy then it is very beneficial to know what exercises work best to target the specific muscle groups.
We discussed the current state of the industry as it relates to programming
- Does everyone have to squat?
-Optimal movement patterns
-Volume considerations
-Range of Motion
You Definitely won't want to miss this one!
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Paul Standell [https://www.instagram.com/paul_themusclementors/]
The Muscle Mentors Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-muscle-mentors-podcast/id1392903662]
The Muscle Mentors YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKDo7gO3XPbh_ZyYgCB_yw]
Tim English - @Everycaloriecounts [https://www.instagram.com/everycaloriecounts/]
Brandon DaCruz - @brandondacruz_ [https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/]
Alex Zaro - @EveryCalorieCounts.Alex [https://www.instagram.com/everycaloriecounts.alex/]

Next Episode

How Sleep Impacts Body Composition, Dietary Adherence, and Training Performance.

What's up listeners, so this week we're talking all about sleep. it's a conversation that comes up often.
For something that is needed so critically, way too often we hear of individuals who simply put it off and still expect to operate at ultra high levels.
Here is what we went over in today's conversation:
1.Intro to sleep

2.Sleep loss and its impact on hunger and calorie intake

3.Sleep loss and body comp

4.Sleep loss and hormones

5.Sleep loss and training performance/recovery

6.Sleep loss and metabolic health

7.How to optimize sleep quality
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Tim English - @Everycaloriecounts [https://www.instagram.com/everycaloriecounts/]
Brandon DaCruz - @brandondacruz_ [https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/]
Alex Zaro - @EveryCalorieCounts.Alex [https://www.instagram.com/everycaloriecounts.alex/][ZaroSports.com]