Carbohydrate, Water, and Electrolyte Manipulation For Physique Athletes

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Strength, Muscle, Eric Trexler, Supplements, Powerlifting, Comedy, Bodybuilding, Physique, Stronger By Science, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Strength Sports, Nutrition, Greg Nuckols, Evidence-based Fitness, Weightlifting

4.6 • 950 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric explore the art and science of “peaking” for physique athletes. The discussion covers carbohydrate loading, water intake adjustments, and electrolyte manipulation for the purpose of transient physique optimization. This conversation digs into the limited research available, while also providing practical recommendations guided by a combination of scientific evidence and real-world experience. Finally, Greg and Eric close out the episode by unanimously recommending a TV show that aligns with the values of the Stronger By Science Podcast.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody welcome back to the Stronger by Science Podcast. As always my name is
0:05.7	Eric Helms and I am your one and only permanent host of the show. However today I
0:11.8	have the unique pleasure of being joined by someone you might have heard of,
0:14.6	he's done some writing in the fitness industry, a temporary guest host, Greg Knuckles.
0:18.7	Greg, thanks for joining me.
0:20.7	Thanks for having me on.
0:21.7	How's it going? I'm well. I'm pretty good. You know, it's been a long time
0:25.8	hosting this podcast and I feel like I need a little bit of a change of pace. It's great to
0:31.3	have you alongside of me. It feels different today. I don't know what it is, but it also feels good.
0:38.0	Well, I definitely appreciate your magnanimity for having me on. Well I appreciate that use of a big
0:46.6	word that I don't know what it means and I'll pretend to just appreciate it and
0:49.9	know what it means. So, so first off I just want to say thank you for listening to the
0:57.2	Stronger by Science Podcast and if you want to do a little more than listen if you
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1:45.0	I am one of the authors as well as Greg, just an interesting little crossover with him
1:49.1	being the guest host today.
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