#314: Training Modifications During a Diet

#314: Training Modifications During a Diet

August 6, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of autoregulating training during dieting and various coaching strategies.

Alberto, Eric, and Jeff discuss autoregulating your training while dieting and how learning to autoregulate your training is vital if you want to get the most out of yourself. How do the coaches help their athletes develop the skill of being able to autoregulate their training? How can a person’s personality influence the way they autoregulate their training? How necessary are deloads? How has Eric’s opinion on deload frequency changed? Can a person develop more grit? Why is it beneficial to expose yourself to lifters who have different perspectives than you? What is the best training split? What was Alberto’s biggest lesson from his last prep? Why are “autoregulation” and “intuitive training” *not* the same thing? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode. Timestamps 0:00- Introduction 1:55- How the way Alberto autoregulates his training changes when he’s prepping 7:44- Jeff’s advice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced lifters 16:47- Longer-term patterns Eric has identified in his training 23:38- How Alberto helps his athletes develop the skill of being able to autoregulate their training 30:36- How Jeff helps his athletes develop the skill of…

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