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On this episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast Mike and Cole sat down with IFBB Pro bodybuilder John Jewett. In addition to competing in bodybuilding, John is a registered Dietitian, coach, entrepreneur, and Animal Athlete. He is currently in the tail end of his off-season as he prepares for this year's Olympia, in which he will be competing in the 212 lb division.

It was truly a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with John and learn about his philosophy on training, nutrition, and life.

You can follow and support John at:

Website: http://www.j3sportsrd.com/
Instagram: @johnjewett13
Youtube: John Jewett

Topics Discussed:
1. John's background and his path to becoming a registered dietitian
2. John's off-season: current BW, general plan going forward, and competition schedule
3. John outlines his current nutrition protocol
4. What are the theoretical benefits to calorie/carbohydrate cycling?
5. Using high carbohydrate days to bring up lagging muscle groups
6. Bodyweight restrictions: Not getting too far off from stage weight, the rate of gaining most people should shoot for in their off-season, and John's thoughts on "Gaintaining"
7. John Outlines his current training split this off-season
8. John Discusses his general approach to how he programs volume for his training
9. John discusses the concept of MRV and if he has ever experimented with this approach
10. How John goes about bringing up lagging muscle groups this off-season
11. John talks about how his approach to training and nutrition has evolved over the years

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