{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":26.41,"endTime":27.31,"body":"What's going on guys?"},{"startTime":27.31,"endTime":28.991,"body":"Welcome back to Eat, Train, Prosper."},{"startTime":28.991,"endTime":30.712,"body":"This is episode 192."},{"startTime":30.712,"endTime":43.439,"body":"And we are recapping my first ever bodybuilding comp contest, I guess is the proper term"},{"startTime":30.712,"endTime":43.439,"body":"that I just competed in three days ago."},{"startTime":43.439,"endTime":47.331,"body":"But before we dive into some of that, some updates as always."},{"startTime":47.331,"endTime":48.719,"body":"Brian, what's going on?"},{"startTime":48.719,"endTime":50.459,"body":"Yeah, I don't want to steal the show."},{"startTime":50.459,"endTime":55.834,"body":"This is all about about your you're looking super jacked and tan on stage."},{"startTime":55.834,"endTime":59.716,"body":"So I'm excited to get to that real quick, 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no,"},{"startTime":3711.752,"endTime":3717.617,"body":"and externally rotate or no internally rotate here, move your hand up here, put your hand"},{"startTime":3711.752,"endTime":3717.617,"body":"pressure there, go."},{"startTime":3717.617,"endTime":3721.41,"body":"And I'm like, fuck, that feels so much better."},{"startTime":3721.59,"endTime":3725.934,"body":"So like these like little things of, know, how I move my body and stuff."},{"startTime":3725.934,"endTime":3729.397,"body":"anyway, so I picked up some like takeaways from him, which is really, really nice."},{"startTime":3729.397,"endTime":3736.743,"body":"um I'll incorporate those just to try and increase like stimulus and then potentially I"},{"startTime":3729.397,"endTime":3736.743,"body":"can get away with like a little bit less volume."},{"startTime":3736.743,"endTime":3740.648,"body":"If my like stimulus provided per rep."},{"startTime":3740.648,"endTime":3741.338,"body":"increases."},{"startTime":3741.338,"endTime":3746.221,"body":"um We also got a new upper back machine at the gym."},{"startTime":3746.221,"endTime":3751.364,"body":"So naturally, that makes perfect sense to put in and start using."},{"startTime":3751.364,"endTime":3757.728,"body":"um But I really haven't been able to like sit down and think about it yet, because it was"},{"startTime":3751.364,"endTime":3757.728,"body":"really get back here Sunday."},{"startTime":3757.728,"endTime":3763.971,"body":"And now as of Monday, I'm like full blown back into work mode, taking care of making sure"},{"startTime":3757.728,"endTime":3763.971,"body":"all my clients and stuff and everything is set up there."},{"startTime":3763.971,"endTime":3769.034,"body":"And now tomorrow I travel to Chiang Mai, which is for work."},{"startTime":3769.054,"endTime":3771.27,"body":"not striking nutrition code, undefeated stuff."},{"startTime":3771.27,"endTime":3771.917,"body":"So."},{"startTime":3771.917,"endTime":3772.738,"body":"Nice."},{"startTime":3772.922,"endTime":3776.896,"body":"Well, anything else to kind of add here to wrap up the experience?"},{"startTime":3777.948,"endTime":3778.638,"body":"I don't think so."},{"startTime":3778.638,"endTime":3783.46,"body":"I'm really, happy that I finally did it."},{"startTime":3783.46,"endTime":3788.541,"body":"It was something that I would say I can't say it was a dream of mine."},{"startTime":3788.541,"endTime":3789.351,"body":"That would be a lie."},{"startTime":3789.351,"endTime":3794.923,"body":"But I remember when I first got into like training, you know, having the bodybuilding"},{"startTime":3789.351,"endTime":3794.923,"body":"magazines and stuff."},{"startTime":3794.923,"endTime":3806.113,"body":"And I'm glad I finally got over my like nerves and fear of spray tans and having to get up"},{"startTime":3794.923,"endTime":3806.113,"body":"on stage in front of people to actually like say that I did it."},{"startTime":3806.113,"endTime":3809.606,"body":"Yeah, well you looked great and I think you represented well."},{"startTime":3809.606,"endTime":3812.879,"body":"So way to put it out there for Eat, Train, Prosper."},{"startTime":3813.568,"endTime":3814.669,"body":"Perfect."},{"startTime":3815.031,"endTime":3817.766,"body":"All right, so next week I'll be back home in Bali."},{"startTime":3817.766,"endTime":3821.788,"body":"I think he said we're gonna do a, that would be a June Q \u0026A."},{"startTime":3821.788,"endTime":3825.315,"body":"we missed April, so we got to hit the May Q \u0026A before the month's out."},{"startTime":3825.315,"endTime":3828.381,"body":"Or rather, we missed May, so we got to do June before the month's out."},{"startTime":3828.381,"endTime":3829.105,"body":"Yeah."},{"startTime":3829.105,"endTime":3829.615,"body":"got it."},{"startTime":3829.615,"endTime":3830.396,"body":"So cool."},{"startTime":3830.396,"endTime":3833.671,"body":"As always guys, appreciate uh you guys listening."},{"startTime":3833.671,"endTime":3839.218,"body":"Any questions about anything, you can just ping me on Instagram and Brian and I will talk"},{"startTime":3833.671,"endTime":3839.218,"body":"to you next week."}]}