12. DR. ERIC HELMS: BODYBUILDING PERIODIZATION - DUP, Length of Massing, Metabolite Training, Macrocycles
Episode description
Dr. Eric Helms is a leading strength and hypertrophy expert. We spoke in depth about periodization for bodybuilders:
- Units of time in the training year
- DUP (daily undulating periodization)
- Mesocycle progression
- Progression across mesocycles: volume, frequency, rep ranges, exercise selection
- Metabolite blocks
- Length of massing phases
- Optimal body fat percentage for muscle growth
- Rates of gain
- Resensitization phases
- Frequency of fat loss phases
- Where he’s at in his season
Find Dr. Helms at:
IG: @helms3dmj
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About me: I'm a medical doctor and natural men’s physique athlete based in Vancouver, Canada. I seek to share science-based perspectives to help people lose fat and gain muscle. These will reflect the current expert consensus in the scientific bodybuilding community. I‘m lifetime drug-free and have been training since 2012.
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