About this episode

The episode discusses cutting versus bulking, meal frequency during a cut, and strategies for staying on track while traveling.

In this episode of The Bodybuilding Dietitians Podcast, we run through another Instagram Q&A and welcome Talia to the show for her first appearance. We start with how to decide between cutting and bulking, covering why body fat percentage tends to be the more useful dial, where recomping and maintenance phases fit in, and how to make the call based on your current composition. From there we get into meal frequency through a cut and contest prep, including how to structure eating around training performance, protein distribution, hunger management, and why total calorie intake matters more than meal frequency for metabolic rate. We finish on staying on track while travelling, from eyeballing versus tracking and how precise you really need to be, through to practical strategies for eating out and matching your approach to the phase you are in. We wrap up as always with what we learned this week. Enjoying the podcast? Make sure to subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a five-star rating or review, it really helps us grow and reach more listeners. Links & Resources Coaching Services – https://www.thebodybuildingdietitians.com/enquirenow Website –…

People in this episode

Host: The Bodybuilding Dietitians

Guest: Talia

Topics covered

• cutting vs bulking
• meal frequency
• contest prep
• training performance
• hunger management
• travel strategies

Keywords

• cutting
• bulking
• meal frequency
• contest prep
• hunger management
• travel strategies
• protein distribution
• calorie intake

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