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Giacomo Marchese
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Muscles By Brussels podcast 30: Sportsmanship with Christian Garcia

Episode #30 – Sportsmanship

Listen here or Subscribe on iTunes here! This week we have Christian Garcia with us to discuss the importance of good sportsmanship in bodybuilding. What does sportsmanship mean to us? What are good and bad reasons to compete? Why you should not allow placings to dictate how you feel about competing. Also we talk about Quorn’s new vegan…
Muscles By Brussels Radio Ep 2 Gym Hacks

Podcast Episode #27 – Gym Hacks

In this fun little episode, Dani and Giacomo talk about little ways to make your workout go more smoothly even if you don’t have all of the tools you need. Don’t have a glute ham developer? No problem. Bar slipping off your back during squat? We have some tips. We also talk about a brand…
Muscles By Brussels radio Ep 26 - bulking season for vegans

Podcast Episode #26 – Bulking Season for Vegans

Listen Here Subscribe Here! “How do you build muscle if all you eat is vegan food?” is the question that spawned this week’s episode. Is it really that hard? What are some good vegan foods for bulking? How much weight should you aim to gain? Also, we review Clean Machine’s new fruit punch flavored BCAAs…
Muscles By Brussels Radio Ep 25 - Coaches Corner

Podcast episode #25 – Coaches Corner

Listen Here Subscribe Here! In this week’s podcast episode, we talk about what being a coach really entails. What does it take to motivate a client? Who is a good candidate for online coaching? How much does the “optimal” program matter? How does a coach instill realistic expectations? We also talk about what kind of…
Muscles By Brussels Radio Ep 24 - Flexible Dining

Episode #24 – Flexible Dining. Eating out without freaking out.

Listen Here Subscribe Here! How do you go out to eat, or enjoy a regular social life while trying to stay on track with eating for your goals? This week, we have a special guest, Christian Garcia, vegan bodybuilder on to talk about his journey into flexible dieting and what that has meant for his…
Vegan Bodybuilding

The ups and downs of my bodybuilding journey.

My journey as a physique and strength based athlete began at a very young age.  Being an overweight, dorky, and shy kid, I quickly became the most picked on kid in junior high.  Even as a senior, both boys and girls grades younger than me still teased me mercilessly, to the point where I was…
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Episode #22 – Overcoming Injuries

Listen here! Subscribe on iTunes here! In this week’s episode “Overcoming Injuries”, we talk about what to do when you (almost inevitably) get injured and have to take some time off lifting. How can you avoid injury? How should you rehab it? How do you not go crazy when you can’t lift?! Show Notes: Dr. Jeremy Loenneke: http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/ArchivePDFS/ArchivePDFS-227.pdf…

Episode #21 – Flexible Dieting. What it’s not.

Listen here! Subscribe on iTunes here! This week we talk about some common misconceptions about flexible dieting, macro counting or IIFYM.  Many people have preconceived notions of what a flexible dieter actually eats and we break down several myths and get to the heart of it. Links to other topics discussed in this episode: Scott Shetler’s Strength…
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Episode #20 – SWOLEMATES

Listen here! Subscribe on iTunes here! In this episode we talk about some of the benefits of having a training partner and how working with someone very different than yourself could be exactly what you need. We also review the new book Vegan Ventures by Katrina Fox, which can be found at Veganbusinessmedia.com

Episode #3- Clean Eating vs. Flexible Dieting for vegans

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!!! This week, we talk about what many consider a controversial subject: clean eating vs. flexible dieting and everything in between. All vegan style of course. Hear the pros and cons to each and our overall thoughts on dieting styles for the best sustainable results. Click the photos below to listen, or…

Episode #2- Building Muscle? What’s Possible.

In this week’s episode of Muscles by Brussels Radio, Dani Taylor and Giacomo Marchese tackle the topic of how much muscle the body is capable of building naturally. The answer may surprise you. They also do a review of SBD knee sleeves, and have a Q & A.   Also, as of this week, we are…

Episode #1-Holiday Festivities and Fitness

Hey Everyone and welcome to our new podcast: Muscles by Brussels Radio! In our first episode, we are trying to get the hang of talking to each other through a microphone 😉  We also talk about managing your fitness goals through the holiday season, our favorite new gym product review, and some Q&As!  Please subscribe by…