Aaron Straker, founder of Straker Nutrition Co. and co-host of the Eat Train Prosper Podcast with Bryan Boorstein, is back on for the third time. Aaron recently earned his IFBB Pro card in men’s physique and just moved back to the States after four years in Bali. In this episode, we talk about how he’s running his offseason build and how he’s working to bring up his upper back after his first bodybuilding season.
We also get into his low-volume leg training, what eating 4,300 calories a day looks like, signs it’s time to end a building phase, digestion and fiber when calories are high, how to keep insulin sensitivity in check, and how he uses cardio in a build, in a diet, and on TRT.
So if you’re in a building phase, or you’ve got a muscle group that just won’t grow, this episode is for you.
Let’s talk about:
01:32 Moving Back From Bali and Starting From Zero
04:13 The Bali Gym and New Equipment
07:27 Salt Lake City’s Hidden Bodybuilding Gym Scene
09:28 Aaron’s Offseason Build and Training Split
10:45 The Men’s Physique Weight Cap and Why He’s Pulling Back on Legs
12:42 Three Sets of Quads a Week
14:13 Why Aaron Sticks to Structure and a Log Book
16:01 Calf Training and Getting Into the Stretch
19:58 Bringing Up His Upper Back and Dropping the Ego
25:38 You Never Stop Learning
27:51 Exercise Selection for Traps and Rhomboids
31:31 Eating 4,300 Calories a Day
33:36 Scale Weight vs. Training Performance
36:50 Signs It’s Time to End a Building Phase
39:17 Digestion, Food Quality, and Fiber When Calories Are High
45:04 Tracking Insulin Sensitivity With Blood Work
47:15 Carb Timing to Stay Insulin Sensitive
49:50 Cardio in a Build vs. a Diet
54:34 Cardio on TRT and Anabolics
57:33 Why Aaron Doesn’t Compete in Classic Physique
58:44 NFL Linemen, a 40-Day Fast, and Why Pros Aren’t Your Baseline
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