Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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0:00- Intro
1:00- Eric’s bodybuilding season
14:00- Eric’s competition history
19:00- Non-competitors in the fitness scene
23:00- The importance of marginal gains in competition
30:00- The importance of variable progress measurements
39:30- Stage vs Instagram
46:30- Off season weights
48:30- Calf study update
58:50- Peak Week
1:02:40- Psychology of getting smaller
1:06:00- Pro standards
1:11:00- Difficulty of recent and past preps
1:21:00- Extreme low calories
1:25:00- Different clothes for different periods of gaining
1:30:00- Where to find Eric

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