Ep 352 - Q&A (Protein, Mini-Cuts, and More)

Iron Culture presented by MASS

The MASS Crew

Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Iron Culture, Eric Trexler and Dr. Eric Helms discuss Helms' upcoming bodybuilding competition, his preparation journey, and the importance of nutrition and recovery. They delve into various topics including auto-regulated dieting, GI issues, mini cuts, step counts, energy expenditure, and more.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction (Helms bodybuilding plans and updates)
12:38 new MASS issue (and importance of expectancy effects)
27:13 mini-cuts (pros and cons)
35:33 overcoming low appetite while bulking
39:53 Helms updated protein targets
44:26 Lead in protein supplements (and using EAAs as your main protein source)
52:33 Cardio approaches (substrate utilization and recovery considerations)
1:00:44 Dealing with insufficient sleep
1:07:26 Relationship between step count and energy expenditure

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everybody. Welcome back to Iron Culture. It is me, Eric Trexler, joined by the Dr. Eric Helms.
0:14.5	Do not pay any attention to what you see on the screen as I scramble to get our recording started,
0:20.1	just to make sure we
0:21.4	have that beautiful, beautiful backup recording for fidelity's sake.
0:25.6	But we are here.
0:26.7	It's Monday night at 7 p.m.
0:28.7	Some folks' homes, I don't want to like show people behind the curtain too much and spoil the
0:33.8	surprise, but some people are filing in from front page fitness that I record with
0:39.6	Lauren Colenzo. Semple filing straight into Iron Culture that we record just a brief 15-minute
0:46.0	period later. So folks, if nothing else, hit like, hit subscribe. Do me a favor. I'm out here
0:52.7	working hard for the people. This is a back-to-back
0:55.8	live stream extravaganza every Monday, but we are here and we are thrilled because we got Helms,
1:01.5	and he is on the precipice of 3DMJ history, bodybuilding history, and just a really, really big show.
1:09.7	So Helms, how are you doing?
1:11.6	And what does the next week have in store for you?
1:14.8	Oh, I'm doing really well, man.
1:17.2	I am five days out from getting on stage at the same time in the same division for the first
1:24.3	time since 2007 with my brother from another mother, Alberto Nunez,
1:28.3	as we compete in the Pro Division, where I've only competed as an amateur at the Sacramento Muscle Mayam,
1:36.3	WNVF's biggest show in California that we have been doing for years.
1:42.3	We got to do it back in 2019, which was the 10-year anniversary
1:47.9	of 3DMJ. That's the last time I did it. I was gunning for my pro card at that time. It took second
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