290: Chris Barakat - You Are Not Losing Muscle During A Cut
New WNBF Pro Chris is back on the show. We talk about this season & the lessons & takeaways. How did he improve show to show? What was the secret sauce to maintaining muscle? Why is stage lighting so important? All that and more to be found in this episode. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:21) Current situation postseason and post-show period (04:38) Post-show with more experience. Rigidity vs. flexibility (10:17) When to allow for more flexibility (12:38) How was the prep structured and season reflections (20:50) Fear of muscle loss (25:43) You need more practice and hence more volume. Focus on quality vs. quantity (32:34) How many shows this season (34:24) Why stage lighting is so important (40:25) Show outcome, expectations and self-believe (50:19) Peak week experience and study (59:35) Water retention when lean https://www.instagram.com/christopher.barakat/ Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: https://revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ MEMBERSITE: https://revivestronger.com/team-revive-stronger/ WEBSITE: https://www.revivestronger.com MINI CUT MOVEMENT: https://revivestronger.com/mini-cut-movement/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/revivestronger NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/2rRONG5 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_7sX1Xtzgg __________________________________________________________________ If you want to support us via a donation, that's highly appreciated! Patreon • https://www.patreon.com/revivestronger Don't like Patreon, go to Paypal! • https://bit.ly/2XZloJ4 __________________________________________________________________ Our Ebooks! Ultimate Guide To Contest Prep Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-contest-prep/ Primer Phase Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-primer-phase/ __________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date with the latest research and educate yourself! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • https://ob262.isrefer.com/go/plus/Steve90/ JPS Mentorship • https://jpseducation.mykajabi.com/a/13324/esJ8AZwy __________________________________________________________________ Books we recommend! Muscle & Strength Pyramids • https://goo.gl/S8s6tG RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 RP + Members site • https://ob262.isrefer.com/go/plus/Steve90/ For more • http://revivestronger.com/library/ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: https://www.revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices