Episode 20 - Balancing Powerlifting & Bodybuilding w/ Dr. Eric Helms

The Strength Syndicate Podcast

Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 20

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Episode description

This week we welcomed the one & only Dr. Eric Helms (@helms3dmj) to the podcast. Eric is a research fellow at Auckland University of Technology, chief science officer for 3DMJ, MASS contributor, coach & pro natural bodybuilder - a busy guy you could say.

This podcast was centred around how to balance bodybuilding & powerlifting. Both sports or outside of sport, the pursuit of strength & size, have many commonalities but subtle differences in programming, periodisation & planning competitions into the year.

Eric has both the experience competing in a multitude of sports within the same year having competed in bodybuilding, strongman & powerlifting & has trained others to this stage at a high level too.

Having been Helms fans for years it was great to chat with the man himself & I hope you enjoy the episode!

Topics covered:
05:20 How Eric got into lifting & competing

11:30 Training differences between powerlifting & bodybuilding

18:00 Training-specific adaptation

22:00 Minimum effective training for strength

25:00 Preventing loss of adaptations
31:00 Yearly planning for dual sport competition

45:00 Lessons learned from competing in bodybuilding & powerlifting

1:00:00 Setting up for your life to compete

Where to find Eric:

Website: https://3dmusclejourney.com/about/eric-helms/

Research Review: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/

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