3DMJ Podcast #301: Our Biggest Bodybuilding Lessons of 2025

Brian, Alberto, Jeff, and Brad discuss what they learned in 2025, how so many different approaches work for hypertrophy, and the things people commonly miss in their quest to be optimal that are making them suboptimal. Can cheat meals sometimes be an effective strategy to use during a fat-loss phase? How has Alberto been getting himself to eat more vegetables? How has the way Brian chooses exercises for his athletes changed over time? Are exercises that are more stable better for hypertrophy? What problems can happen when someone is doing too much volume when there is a high degree of tension in a lengthened position? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode. Timestamps: 0:00- Introduction 2:15- You don’t have to be optimal to make progress 16:16- Cheat meals & How Alberto has been getting himself to eat more vegetables 22:05- The importance of community 37:17- Meet people at your gym 45:20- How the way Brian chooses exercises for his athletes has changed over time 52:41- How do we even know what optimal is? 1:02:18- How much do the small details actually matter? 1:07:47- What Brad learned in 2025 SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Coaching By Team 3DMJ- https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching Hypertrophy Programming For Bodybuilders Course- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/hyper... 3DMJ Podcast Episode #275: Why You Should Gamify Your Gains-    • 3DMJ Podcast #275: Why You Should Gamify Y...   WNBF Worlds Contest Prep Survey Results-    • WNBF WORLDS Contest Prep Survey Results   Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪 SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4E61iRC... SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/3... **3DMJ COACHING & COURSES: https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/ **APPAREL & MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/people/team... **FULL WEBSITE & BLOG: https://3dmusclejourney.com/ **FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Team 3DMJ:   / team3dmj   Jeff Alberts -   / 3dmj_godfather   Brad Loomis -   / 3dmjcoach   Alberto Nuñez -   / nunez3dmj   Eric Helms -   / helms3dmj   Brian Minor -   / bdminor