Ep. 30 - PED's & Peaking For The Bikini Criteria With Joe Jeffery

Ep 30, yes 30!! Is now live and we had the pleasure of speaking with founder of @physiquecollective UK educator and coach, Joe Jeffrey. We were particularly excited to have Joe on the podcast not only because his work is known widely among competitors and coaches in the bodybuilding space, but also as he is renowned for his fluidity when it comes to coaching approaches.His focus is results, based on evidence and findings and he by no means sits in one camp. Quite the opposite, so we couldn’t wait to pick his brains. In this episode we cover: -Joe’s background: How did he get involved in bodybuilding and coaching competitors? -The ever evolving bikini criteria; how has coaching a bikini athlete evolved over the years, how does it differ to other categories, notable shifts and considerations that have to be made when coaching female bikini athletes. -Criteria nuances between federations, how does one federation compare to another? -The secret sauce, or not of “Peaking” a bikini athlete. -PEDs and managing a long show season/peaking from show to show. Preferred compounds leading into show; diuretics, necessary or not for bikini? -Implications for athletes who are assisted and those who are natural; considerations in relation to diet, training, peaking and reversing out from show. -Recovery and managing fatigue for bikini athletes; more or less challenging? -PED red flags for the division: are there any compounds Joe would strictly avoid when it comes to female bikini athletes? Considerations in relation to duration and amount of exposure to compounds, research in relation to thyroid recovery post thyroid therapies etc -Reversing out from a show; primary objectives when it comes to reversing for bath assisted and natural athletes? This one will have your brain buzzing! We could have spoken to Joe for hours and will undoubtedly have him back on for a future episode. You can learn more about some of the topics covered, and endless other topics by subscribing to @physiquecollective app. Don’t forget to follow Joe and his team and all of their athletes too.