Welcome to the Root Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness.

We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset.

Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach,

2012 and 2013 Cross-Tic Games Champ,

Michael Kaju.

Mind, Body, Brute. body brute.

Yo, y'o, welcome back. My name is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the brute strength podcast.

This week I've got a guy named Eric Helms on the show. Eric holds a PhD in exercise science and he specializes in both exercise and nutrition science. He has written a book called The Muscle and Strength Pyramid which I've

referenced several times on this show and he works at a company called the

3D muscle journey.

This guy is a rare breed.

He is obviously someone that holds an immense amount

of technical knowledge, but he couples that with just great, a great

communication style and the level of self-awareness that I think allows him to be a much more effective teacher and communicator.

On the show today we talk about managing expectations as your goals change throughout your

lifetime, whether you want to compete in a sport or you want to get on a stage as a physique competitor or you just want to eat for fitness and for health and longevity.

How to manage those expectations over time.

We talk about his muscle and strength pyramid

that he came up with, which is a really good framework for looking at

strength and conditioning training the importance of adherence to any program

and the most common obstacles that get in people's way.

Then we talk about his nutrition pyramid and that again that's something that I've

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