Q&A: Dealing With Failure, Workout Frequency, Steroid Usage, Balancing Sleep & Training, and More

How can you break the habit of eating sweets? Should you sacrifice sleep to workout? Why haven’t I started taking steroids? Is training 6 days per week too much? What’s my business motivation and how would I deal with a huge financial failure? All of that and more in this Q&A podcast.

Over on Instagram, I’ve started doing weekly Q&As in the stories, and it occurred to me that many podcast listeners might enjoy hearing these questions and my short answers. So, instead of talking about one thing in an episode, I’m going to cover a variety of questions. And keep in mind some of these questions are just for fun. :)

So if you want to ask me questions in my Instagram stories, follow me on Instagram (@muscleforlifefitness), and if I answer your question there, it might just make it onto an episode of the podcast!

If you like this type of episode, let me know. Send me an email (mike@muscleforlife.com) or direct message me on Instagram. And if you don’t like it, let me know that too or how you think it could be better.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - My free quiz to answer all your diet questions: www.muscleforlife.show/dietquiz

3:35 - What would you do if all of your money went into a project you worked on and failed?

15:05 - Is there anything in Thinner Leaner Stronger that you feel differently about now?

18:15 - How should I schedule my workouts as a beginner?

21:19 - What are your thoughts on upper and lower workouts six days a week?

23:33 - Can we consume creatine when not working out for a week?

25:39 - What are your thoughts on a post lifting 10 minute cardio finisher, 3 times per week?

26:48 - Who do you think will win, Russia or Ukraine?

27:10 - Who shot first, Han or Greedo?

28:21 - Besides your business, how do you invest your money?

31:48 - Should you reduce volume and weight during your sets by 20% to preserve strength in a cut?

34:07 - Why haven’t you used steroids if you have reached your peak strength?

38:13 - What is some advice to stop eating sweets?

38:55 - As a mom, is it better to sacrifice sleep to workout?

40:29 - Why don’t your calves grow despite your training?

42:46 - Besides your family, what is your motivation in business?

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