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ERF 1,025: 14 Years of Muscle Building Advice in 14 Minutes

Eric Roberts Fitness

Eric Roberts

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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90 Day Clubhouse Kickstart Program- https://ericrobertsfitness.com/clubhouse-page.html On today's episode I go through everything I've learned in 14 years of lifting and coaching 25,000 people about why the muscle-building "rules" you've been following are quietly wrecking your progress. I break down why skipping cardio is costing you gains, why training three to four days beats five to seven, how much protein you actually need (less than the gram-per-pound everyone preaches), and why cutting carbs kills your results instead of speeding them up. And if you're on a GLP-1 like Ozempic, I get into the one non-negotiable you have to do or you'll lose muscle and bone density right alongside the fat Lose 10-20 lbs In 8 weeks  - https://ericrobertsfitness.com/erf-1on1.html Free Calorie Calculator https://ericrobertsfitness.com/free-calorie-calculator/ Buy One, Get One 50% Off, Legion Athletic Supplements Code “ERIC” HERE https://legionathletics.rfrl.co/qj2dy Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@ericrobertsfitness Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@EricRobertsFitnessPodcast

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0:00.0

I've been lifting weights for over 14 years and coached over 25,000 clients with their workouts as well.

0:07.0

And most of what you've been told about building muscle is ruining your progress.

0:12.6

So here's everything I've learned so you can steal it and save you the time and get you results much fast.

0:19.3

The first one you may have heard before,

0:21.4

cardio is going to kill your game. So like I did for a long period of time, I skipped cardio

0:27.9

on purpose. The problem is this isn't true and it's actually limit how much muscle you can build.

0:35.2

Cardio helps you grow in strength the mitochondria in your cells,

0:39.8

and all that means it, mitochondria is like the tiny battery that power every rep you do in the

0:46.4

gym. So if you have more batteries that are stronger, you'll have more energy and be able to push

0:53.3

harder. So doing cardio the right way can actually help you lift heavier and push out those last

0:59.4

couple of reps, which is where you build the most muscle.

1:03.5

It's like if you were using one of those power drills and you're trying to drill in a

1:08.3

screw, but your power drill died halfway through.

1:12.4

So if you put a bigger battery in that drill, you'll be able to use it all day long, no problem.

1:18.4

So do not keep skipping cardio. Do 15 to 30 minutes of low intensity, low heart rate cardio,

1:27.4

either after you lift weights and or on a rest day.

1:32.1

And to make sure you can recover from this cardio, you might need to eat a little bit more calories.

1:38.6

Typically, I recommend our clients to eat 100 to 200 extra calories per day when they do cardio.

1:46.3

Because to keep building muscle, you need enough fuel.

1:49.4

And by the way, if you need to know exactly how many calories you should be eating,

1:53.6

I have a free calorie calculator.

1:55.7

Just click the link in the description of the video below.

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