139: INBF Lightweight World Champion - Stuart McCulloch

Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast is Natural Pro Bodybuilder, INBF World Champion & WNBF Pro International Winner Stuart McCulloch.

Timestamps:
(00:00) David Kaye & Dean Garratt
(01:22) Mike Mentzer’s HIT & Dorian Yates' Blood & Guts
(02:30) Stuarts experience with Heavy Duty Training
(04:46) Nutrition’s role in muscle growth
(05:38) How do you really know if you gained muscle?
(08:50) What did Stuart’s training look like leading up to WNBF Worlds?
(09:50) Stuart’s HIT sample routine
(11:59) 3-4 working sets PER WEEK
(12:25) Training 3-4 days per week (the workout split)
(13:11) Progression for muscle growth explained
(13:55) High-Intensity Training (rep ranges)
(15:12) High Intensity Techniques (which ones?)
(17:28) When did Stuart stop HIT and why?
(18:50) Stuart’s training NOW as a pro
(19:48) Does Stuart train to failure now?
(20:26) Training frequency & volume explained
(21:56) Priority training is a major key as a pro natural bodybuilder
(22:18) Can you grow muscle after 30 years of training?
(22:51) Stuarts current training split
(23:16) The keys to priority training
(24:20) Low reps vs high reps (recovery impact)
(25:17) Rest days and not following a 7 day cycle (no rigid rules)
(27:08) Stuarts goal at 46 years old
(29:39) Does Stuart believe he can win WNBF Worlds?
(32:35) The Dark Side of Competitive Natural Bodybuilding (winning)
(35:38) The BIG lesson learned
(38:15) Stuart’s current rep range at 46 years old
(38:42) Stuart’s nutritional approach as a pro (offseason)
(40:18) Robert Feesey & Dean Garratt
(41:49) How much of calorie surplus is needed to grow muscle as an advanced lifter?
(43:25) Stuart’s nutritional approach as a pro (contest prep)
(45:22) Why Stuart DOESN’T track macros to the gram when competing
(46:36) Stuart’s supplement stack
(47:12) How does it feel to be completely shredded?
(48:55) The MAIN Goal
(49:59) Where you can learn more from Stuart
(50:52) Outro

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