Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!

Nutrition can make or break a body recomp phase. In this episode, Brandon DaCruz is back on for part three of our body recomp series, and we break down the nutrition strategies we use with clients, including deficit size, protein intake and distribution, carbohydrate quality and timing, calorie cycling, and dietary fat.

We also catch up on training and life, including training around a new baby, time-efficient training techniques, and Brandon's current fat loss phase and why he still puts himself through the process.

So if you want to learn how to set up your nutrition for a recomp phase based on your goals, body composition, and training, this episode is for you.

Let's talk about:

  • Baby #2 and Training Around a New Schedule
  • Time-Efficient Training Techniques
  • "Never Miss Two" and Building Momentum Over Motivation
  • Brandon's Current Fat Loss Phase
  • Can You Change Your Lower Intervention Point Over Time?
  • Deficit Size and Lean Mass Changes
  • Why Start a Recomp at Maintenance
  • Fat Loss Focused vs. Building Focused Recomp
  • Setting Realistic Recomp Expectations
  • Using a Primer Phase Before a Recomp
  • Why Lab Work Matters Before Pushing a Recomp
  • Why Protein Is the Most Important Nutrition Lever
  • How Much Protein for Body Recomp
  • Adjusting Protein Based on Body Fat Levels
  • Protein Distribution
  • Carbohydrates for Body Recomp
  • Carbohydrate Quality
  • Fueling Around Training vs. the Rest of the Day
  • Adjusting Carbs Based on Metabolic Health
  • Using Calorie Cycling in a Recomp
  • Practicing Maintenance During a Fat Loss Phase
  • Dietary Fat and Testosterone
  • Low-Carb Diets and Thyroid Levels



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