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Business and Training with Austin Paulsen

Robert Sikes

• April 1st, 2022

On this episode, I welcome back repeat guest and all-around great guy, Austin Paulsen. I met Austin during a competition and was immediately impressed by his attitude and personality. He recently did a competition and absolutely killed it, so I wanted to have him back on the podcast to discuss strategy, nutritional protocol, and much more.

What we discussed:

Austin's battle with a brain tumor and his recovery (2:29)
Supplementation (5:07)
His competition schedule and results in 2021 (6:13)
Rapid backloading protocol (10:00)
Prep strategy (11:50)
His electrolyte consumption (16:50)
Conditioning prior to peak week (19:46)
His calorie intake during his deficit (21:49)
The role of cardio during a prep (23:21)
Weight stabilization outside of a prep (27:18)
Consistency as the key to success (29:42)
Transparency in the fitness realm (35:18)
Learning how to adapt in terms of nutrition (36:36)
Chronic caloric restriction and proper reverse dieting (39:41)
Macro distribution during prep vs. the offseason (44:42)
The variations of a ketogenic diet in the bodybuilding world (47:11)
The many different ways to be successful on stage (48:02)
Other health benefits of following a ketogenic plan (50:23)
Importance of constantly gathering data and information and being willing to make changes as needed (52:08)
Handling stress (55:46)
His biggest accomplishment for the last contest prep being the mental growth and the management of his stress and emotions (59:34)
What he's noticed in terms of recovery, sleep, energy, etc., with the addition of TRT supplementation (1:03:27)
The difference in appearance between natural bodybuilders and enhanced bodybuilders (1:06:47)
Muscle preservation in the offseason when using enhancements (1:09:05)
Benefits of doing trial peak weeks (1:14:05)
What's coming up for Austin in the near future (1:15:36)