Think you know how to train as a beginner? I got almost everything wrong for years and it slowed me down more than it should have. I've been lifting for 19 years and coaching for 10, and looking back at how I started, I made mistakes that are way too common, especially for anyone in their first 5 years of training. In this video I break down exactly where I went wrong and what actually worked, so you don't have to learn it the hard way. In this video I cover: Why under-eating almost derailed my results (and my health) The good food vs bad food mindset that made everything worse Why sleep matters more than most beginners think How poor technique early on cost me down the line What I actually did right, from training with structure to finding a real reason to train This is the advice I wish I could give the 14 year old version of myself. So, if you have been training for five years or less, watch this before you waste the next decade learning everything the hard way. If this podcast helps you avoid even one of these mistakes, subscribe to the channel and let me know what has stopped you early in your training journey. Coaching: teambrockashby.com/coaching Free Calorie Calculator: calc.teambrockashby.com Daily Motivation Emails: brocvkashby.activehosted.com/f/1 Instagram: instagram.com/brockashby Contact: teambrockashby.com/contact Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Mistake 1 6:12 Mistake 2 11:26 Mistake 3 14:40 Mistake 4 18:47 What I did right 19:28 Achievement 1 23:23 Achievement 2 24:58 Achievement 3 26:53 Achievement 4 Stay strong 💪

Luke Tulloch is a personal trainer and online coach with a reputation for breaking down muscle building into things you can actually use. He doesn't guess. He reads the research, tests it with clients, and explains it in a way beginners can follow without getting lost in science jargon. In this episode, we go through Luke's ROI pyramid for muscle growth, the idea that some things in the gym matter a lot, and some things barely matter at all. We get into exercise selection, how close to failure you actually need to train, why your rest periods might be way longer than they need to be, and where the "always go to failure" advice falls apart. We also cover training frequency, tempo, rep ranges, how to fit cardio in without losing gains, protein targets that go beyond the usual number you hear everywhere, and why Luke writes every training program twice before a client ever sees it. If you're wondering which parts of your training move the needle and which parts you can stop overthinking, this one's for you. Work with Team Brock Ashby 🔥 Personalised 1:1 Coaching https://teambrockashby.com/one-on-one-transformation-coaching 💪 Built By Brock Coaching Membership https://teambrockashby.com/built-by-brock 📊 Free Calorie Calculator http://calc.teambrockashby.com/ 🏆 Client Transformations https://teambrockashby.com/successstories 📧 Free Motivational Emails https://brocvkashby.activehosted.com/f/1 Follow Luke Tulloch: Website: https://www.luketulloch.com/ Instagram: @_luketulloch Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:53 How do you know if an exercise is good? 11:07 How to determine RIR accuracy? 19:37 What makes an effective set? 24:14 How long should we rest? 28:56 Should we always use full ROM? 39:07 What rep range should we use in workouts? 45:53 Is the bro-split actually effective? 55:00 When does exercise tempo matter? 1:02:09 How to lift weights and do cardio 1:10:11 Why you should write every program twice 1:14:11 Is 1.6g/kg of protein enough? 1:19:20 Overhyped fitness BS 1:23:56 Final 3 questions Stay strong 💪

Menno Henselmans is one of the most respected voices in evidence-based fitness. He's a physique coach, exercise scientist, and the founder of The Henselmans PT Course Certification, with a background in advanced statistical data analysis from his former career as a business consultant. Menno has personally funded and co-authored peer-reviewed research on muscle hypertrophy, training volume, and energy balance, trains and coaches natural and enhanced physique athletes, and has taught his Personal Trainer Certification course to thousands of coaches worldwide in multiple languages. He's the author of "The Science of Self-Control" and a regular speaker and guest across the biggest platforms in strength training and nutrition science. In this episode, Menno and I go deep into the science of building muscle: whether 'gain-taining' or 'main-gaining' actually works compared to a traditional lean bulk, how fast you should realistically gain weight, when it makes sense to bulk versus cut (including advice for anyone in a skinny-fat phase), and how social media distorts the way we see our own progress. We also unpack the current state of evidence-based fitness and the backlash against it, the latest research on lengthened partials and deep stretch training, whether the 10-20 sets per week guideline still holds up, and Menno's honest take on the growing hype around peptides. I also share some of my own story with extreme dieting and what I learned from it. Whether you're trying to build muscle without unnecessary fat gain, figure out your training volume, or just cut through the noise of BS fitness content online, this conversation is packed with practical, science-backed insight from one of the field's most trusted researchers. My TEAM BROCK ASHBY coaching programs 💪 https://teambrockashby.com/coaching My FREE calorie calculator 🔥 http://calc.teambrockashby.com/ Get DAILY DOSES of motivation in your email inbox 📧 https://brocvkashby.activehosted.com/f/1 Get in touch 👋 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brockashby Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brockashby E-mail: https://teambrockashby.com/contact Connect with Menno Henselmans ⬇️ Website: https://mennohenselmans.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menno.henselmans/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmO2dykYM3nlb5BtsXxp9ZQ Timestamps: 0:00 - Can you gain-tain/main-gain? 15:01 - What is the best rate of weight gain for bulking? 18:17 - When should we bulk or cut? 23:53 - Best advice for people that are skinny fat 26:45 - How social media changes us 34:45 - Is evidence based lifting lost? 41:05 - The future of lengthened partials and deep stretch 49:33 - Is 10-20 sets still the best recommendation for hypertrophy? 55:50 - Are peptides legitimate? 1:05:05 - The final 3 questions Let's go 💪