Don't Make These Training Mistakes: Offseason vs Cut Phase - Skip And Cris

💪 Episode 71 of Between Two Dumbbells is all about one of the biggest debates in bodybuilding: 🔥 Should your training change when you transition from the off-season to contest prep? Skip and Cris dive into the differences between off-season training and contest prep (cutting) to answer some of the most common questions competitors and serious lifters ask: 💥 Should you train differently while in a caloric deficit? 🏋️ Can you recover from the same training volume and intensity when calories are low? 🤔 Is it better to "dance with the one that brought you" and keep training the same way that built the muscle in the first place? 🍽️ Should your diet be designed around your training, or should your training adapt to your diet? The guys break down recovery, intensity, volume, progressive overload, muscle retention, and the practical realities of training when energy is limited. Whether you're deep into prep, starting a cut, or pushing hard in the off-season, this episode will help you think critically about how your training and nutrition should work together. 🎙️ If you're a bodybuilder, physique competitor, or serious lifter looking to maximize muscle while minimizing unnecessary fatigue, this is an episode you won't want to miss. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes of Between Two Dumbbells, where Skip and Cris tackle the topics that matter most to bodybuilders and strength athletes. 💬 We'd love to hear your take: Should the diet fit the training, or should the training fit the diet? Let us know in the comments! 💪 *Save 10% on ALL TrueNutrition supplements (including TEAMSKIP Protein) with THIS link: 👉 truenutrition.com/discount/TEAMSKIP 00:00 Between Two Dumbbells // Episode 72 // PREP vs OFF SEASON TRAINING 00:01 Coming Up Today... 00:17 And We're Back! 01:03 Skip's Posit: Prep vs Off-Season Training 03:02 Can People Grow Into A Show? 04:54 How To Work With Skip 12:43 Clients' Genetics Really Come Into Play 20:30 A SWIS Symposium Story 22:20 It's The Amount Of Work You Can RECOVER From 23:15 Gen Z Focus On The Finish Line, Not The Journey 25:09 The Difference Back Then: Get Through The Workout 26:18 Cris' McDonald's Story 28:40 People Get Lost In The Minutia 36:19 Leg Size And The Masters Competitor 42:02 Get Married To What WORKS 44:15 Dani Lamartina Anecdotes 45:08 60 Second Sets: The Importance Of TUT 52:20 The Effect Of Reducing Frequency 54:44 The Importance Of Rest 1:00:05 We Out! Start working with Skip today: 💥 Website - https://www.teamskip.com/ 💥 Email - [email protected] 👇 Don’t forget: 👍 Like the video 💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments 🔁 Share with your training partners 🚀 Hit the HYPE button to support the show -------------------- 🚀 Connect on IG:   / intensemuscle   -------------------- 🎥 Creative Direction/Editing:   / d1ll_n   -------------------- 🌿 TrueNutrition.com: Save 10% on TEAM SKIP protein with this link: https://www.truenutrition.com/SKIP 🎙️ Subscribe for more episodes of Between Two Dumbbells and leave your questions and topic suggestions in the comments. #Bodybuilding #ContestPrep #OffSeason #Cutting #Hypertrophy #MuscleGrowth #Training #Nutrition #FitnessPodcast #BetweenTwoDumbbells