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Eat Big To Get Big After A Cut, Best PEDs For Older Guys, Real Cost Of Competing, MENT Experiments?
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Contest season is here, and this bodybuilding Q&A goes deep into the real-world decisions serious lifters, coaches, and competitors face when trying to build muscle, stay lean, rebound properly, and prepare for the stage.
In this episode, we cover Big Paul’s 12-week-out update, how to place high, medium, and low carb days during carb cycling, what to do when weight stalls during a rebound, and how to adjust your diet when coming out of a cut. We also dig into estrogen management, vascularity, hematocrit and RBC values, realistic annual costs for amateur competitors, and whether a man dieting on 1,500 calories is making the right move.
The Q&A also covers PED-related bodybuilding topics including older guys using PEDs for fat loss, thoughts on MENT, switching from HGH to tesamorelin, GLP-3 and anxiety, how to know if tren is real, how PED doses accumulate in serum over time, and whether compounds like ezetimibe and telmisartan should stay in during a cruise.
Plus, we talk practical home gym setup with the top 3 machines for building a serious physique at home, and Big Paul breaks down how he approaches high carb days during prep.
Whether you’re in contest prep, coming out of a cut, trying to rebound without getting sloppy, or simply trying to understand bodybuilding at a deeper level, this Q&A is packed with practical insight for competitors and advanced lifters.
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00:00 - Intro
01:28 - It’s Contest Season! Spots Available For Coaching & Mentorship
02:14 - Big Paul Is 12 Weeks Out
03:40 - Where Do You Place Carb Cycling’s High, Medium & Low Carb Days?
09:46 - What To Do If Weight Stalls During A Rebound
12:33 - What Do You “Feel” When Estrogen Is Getting Too High?
14:57 - How To Adjust Your Diet When Coming Out Of A Cut
19:29 - PEDs For Older Guys Wanting To Lose Body Fat
22:56 - Thoughts on Experimenting With MENT
28:08 - Top 3 Machines To Build A Home Gym
31:12 - How To Switch From HGH To Tesamorelin
32:43 - Thoughts On A Realistic Annual Cost For Amateur Competitor
37:54 - Big Pauls Explains High Carb Days
39:49 - Can GLP-3 Contribute To Anxiety?
44:36 - This Is How To Know Your Tren Is Real
47:33 - How Do PED Doses Accumulate In Serum Through The Weeks?
50:27 - Should You Keep Using Ezetimibe & Telmisartan During A Cruise?
52:51 - Thoughts On A Man Dieting On 1,500 Calories
55:47 - Can You Have Good Vascularity With Normal RBC & HCT Values?
59:05 - Wrapping Up!
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