Скачать или смотреть When Your Growth Phase Is Killing Your Gains (And How to Know It's Over) | J3U Podcast Ep. 212

If your week-to-week visuals suddenly tank, you’re not “still growing”—you’re stacking dieting debt.

In this episode, we break down the earliest signs your growth phase has stopped being productive—especially the visual shift that tells you fat gain is outpacing muscle. We also cover how prep timelines get ruined, which health/sleep markers matter most, and why “holding” (maintenance) is often the smarter move before the next push. If you want an offseason you can actually cash in on, this is the decision process.

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Chapters
0:00 When an offseason should actually end
1:17 The biggest red flag most lifters ignore
2:55 Why prep timelines force earlier decisions
4:40 The “diet debt” problem explained
7:16 Why bodybuilding isn’t strength sport bulking
9:42 How long a push phase should last
15:35 What a proper hold phase looks like
17:16 How training should change when you pull back
22:59 Health markers that matter vs noise
30:16 Final framework: when to stop pushing

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