Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Brad, Alberto, and Jeff discuss strategies they use to manage stress, and how they program for themselves and their athletes based on life stress at the time. What do the coaches do to help ensure they get good sleep? What can you do to improve your sleep quality and quantity? Why is it important to prioritize resting from your work and bodybuilding? How can you undulate your volume based on your schedule? What does advanced bodybuilding look like? What can you do if you’re plateaued on an exercise where you are using double progression? Why is Jeff currently lifting two times per day? What does his setup look like? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- The negative effects of poor sleep
3:07- Why Alberto decided to improve his sleep and the benefits he’s experienced from doing so
8:13- Strategies for improving your sleep quality and quantity
21:21- Prioritize resting from your work and bodybuilding
31:48- Undulate your workload
37:30- What advanced bodybuilding looks like
40:40- What you can do if you’re plateaued on an exercise where you are using double progression
46:41- Why Jeff is currently lifting two times per day
51:34- Deep thinking vs. Long thinking
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Coaching By Team 3DMJ- 3dmusclejourney.com/coaching
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Alberto Nuñez - instagram.com/nunez3dmj
Eric Helms - instagram.com/helms3dmj
Brian Minor - instagram.com/bdminor
Brad, Alberto, and Jeff discuss strategies they use to manage stress, and how they program for themselves and their athletes based on life stress at the time. What do the coaches do to help ensure they get good sleep? What can you do to improve your sleep quality and quantity? Why is it important to prioritize resting from your work and bodybuilding? How can you undulate your volume based on your schedule? What does advanced bodybuilding look like? What can you do if you’re plateaued on an exercise where you are using double progression? Why is Jeff currently lifting two times per day? What does his setup look like? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- The negative effects of poor sleep
3:07- Why Alberto decided to improve his sleep and the benefits he’s experienced from doing so
8:13- Strategies for improving your sleep quality and quantity
21:21- Prioritize resting from your work and bodybuilding
31:48- Undulate your workload
37:30- What advanced bodybuilding looks like
40:40- What you can do if you’re plateaued on an exercise where you are using double progression
46:41- Why Jeff is currently lifting two times per day
51:34- Deep thinking vs. Long thinking
SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Coaching By Team 3DMJ- 3dmusclejourney.com/coaching
Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪
SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/4E61iRCD1qSZUTRactySTj?si=kiONmQJqSaC3EWUncGgfsg
SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/3d-muscle-journey-podcast/id1115048476
**3DMJ COACHING & COURSES: 3dmusclejourney.com/coaching
**APPAREL & MERCH: redbubble.com/people/team3dmj/shop
**FULL WEBSITE & BLOG: 3dmusclejourney.com
**FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:
Team 3DMJ: instagram.com/team3dmj
Jeff Alberts - instagram.com/3dmj_godfather
Brad Loomis - instagram.com/3dmjcoach
Alberto Nuñez - instagram.com/nunez3dmj
Eric Helms - instagram.com/helms3dmj
Brian Minor - instagram.com/bdminor
