Uh, was this for your prep thread? Lol. It’s fine if you post here, but I think you mixed our prep threads up. 
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I tagged him on IG yesterday with #shouldbesellingcoughdrops -lol
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I do not endorse this moe.
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My bad…nope, did not mean to post this here now that I see where I bookmarked it. My bad! Meant to be in my own progress pics thread. Sorry fellas!
I actually have just come back from the judges table from your contest Brick, this is what they said about your competition after you got off stage:
Seriously though… You actually have the physique I would have if I could snap my fingers and make it so. Your traps POP in that most muscular pose, brutal looking. That front relaxed vacuum is great. I thought you said you didnt have a good chest?
@Lonnie123 Thank you so much for the kind words. Come to think of it, my chest is now starting to look alright. It might not be the most bulbous chest, but with the work I’ve been doing, with the correct amount of sets, exercise choice and sequence, it has come up a bit! So much for those who say all you need to do is “add weight to the bar” and “all you need is one exercise for each muscle” and that bro splits don’t work! 
Funny how my body has transformed precisely with a so-called bro-split, a decent amount of volume (9 to 12 sets per muscle), and 3 to 5 exercises per body part.
I think I just keep realistic and recognize myself as just an ordinary dude who just LOVES this stuff!
Again, thanks!
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Looking great man, the mustache is of course the secret. Jacked Super Mario.
When is the competition? How much more weight do you anticipate shedding prior to hitting the stage?
Thank you. The first show is October 15th. I aim to lose 10 to 12 more pounds.
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can I ask how your diet’s looking? My apologies if you want to keep it under wraps; I know Stu’s prepping you and might not want to give away his secrets.
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Brick, do you switch up exercises every session, keep them for a few weeks…etc?
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It’s simply a carb rotation diet. Right now the breakdown looks like this:
medium day (three out of four weight training days in four way split): 157 grams carbs 200 g pro, rest fat, ~ 2100 kcals.
high carb day (once every six days on chest and biceps day): 185 g pro, 217 g carbs, rest fat, ~2100 kcals
low day (all non-lifting/cardio/interval days): 66 g carb, 200 g pro, rest fat, ~1950 cals
If I recall correctly there have been three or four caloric and cardio adjustments so far.
It’s not a big deal to share the macros I take now because, as you know, this is individualized. So it’s not like someone can just consume these macros and start getting what they want. @The_Mighty_Stu
Protein: tuna, chicken, lean pork, lean beef, eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, protein powder
Fats: nut butters, nuts, avocados, egg yolks, cheese, and incidental fats in protein foods
Carbs: rice, rice cakes, sprouted bread, oatmeal, grits, cream of rice, potatoes, apples, bananas, raisins
Of course I do not consume all of these food items in one day. I do “IIFYM” with these foods. So if one day I want grits instead of oatmeal, pork instead of steak, tuna instead of chicken, rice cakes instead of sprouted bread, or cottage cheese instead of Greek yogurt, that’s what I do, of course adjusting amounts to meet macros. For example, four Quaker rice cakes has nearly the same macros and caloric amount as two slices of sprouted bread. Same goes for 1/4 cup of grits versus 1/2 cup oatmeal for dry measures. Sometimes I’ll have half a cup of beans on my salad at night instead of an apple. Consistency is key though!
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It really is a bit more than just a magic
Macro split that allows for a successful prep. I always say that it’s not so much the original set up, but how we react to how brads body is handling the combination of factors (cals, carbs, cardio, training variables, sleep patterns etc). Some people respond very differently to similar approaches, and that’s where experience, and a variety of approaches and knowledge really pay off.
We all saw Rob’s recent transformation and very successful contest assault. Well, I’ll tell you that Brad and Rob are very different people and we ended up utilizing very different approaches. Of course I spoke to each gentleman on an almost (if not) daily basis. The key to a good prep is how well you react to the body’s changes on a small as well as large scale.
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Cannot emphasize that enough. Very frequent communication and adaptation to each person’s DIFFERENT needs. That’s one reason you gotta be careful with prep coaches and very careful with ONLINE prep coaches. Good ones are great…but there are a lot of shitty ones. And they’re shitty not because they’re bad people but because they don’t understand what Stu said right there.
If it was a magic macro combination everybody would be ripped
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I have kept my exercises the same for the whole prep. Only once or twice did I experiment with something different. I want to expand here when I have time in my whole outlook on what training works For me.
Killing it man! Keep up the good work. Crazy
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I agree with you both 100% on your comments. Not only the macro assignments matter, the foods selected and chosen but the responses had, the tweaks made and when, how drastic or minor, these nuances of a clients prep are key parts of an effective progression. You hit the nail on the head about a coach being sensitive and keen to the needs of their athlete/client on a weekly if not more frequent basis. The longer a coach works with any said client the better they become at knowing that persons physical and mental responses to changes, alterations etc…
Having worked with 2 coaches over the past 3 years, 1 through a full stage day outcome…I have enjoyed learning from them both and their manners of coaching and direction, communicating with me.
The coach I had for my last show had me do things I would not have done on my own simply because I did not know to do them, how to or why to do them and when and by how much. Id have over thought every step and killed myself had I tried. Keeping that 100% in the hands of a trusted and educated, proven coach made all the difference for me.
That being said its now odd I am flying solo since my PL season ended in June and I went back to stage fitness since. So far so good but how things play out in the final 6 weeks and under is yet TBD.
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I think that is key too–coaches are people too, and although they have (ideally anyway) a lot more experience with a lot more people and a lot more knowledge, each person still has unique responses and circumstances. Takes time to learn each response, they aren’t miracle workers. Even in medicine the best doctors still have to approach things anew with each individuals responses. That’s also why I believe in frequent communication, because the coach learns things faster and can be more helpful. But yeah.
Like I said great job bud.