3d Muscle Journey

Brad Loomis, Jeff Alberts, and Andrea Valdez discuss what it means to be flexible. How is it that they can coach athletes of different ages, genders, mindsets, nationalities, and emotional states? What effect do those things have on these coaches' abilities to deliver messages to their athletes? What are the common errors that the feel inexperienced coaches make? How do you drill the ACTUAL practice of coaching, rather than just absorbing advice about it? What are the coaches and mentors who have influenced Brad, Jeff, and Andrea through the years? Join the conversation by leaving comments, reviews, and insights throughout any and all social media outlets using the handle @team3dmj . For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #11: The Art of Coaching Physique Athletes Pt. 2 appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

Alberto Nunez, Eric Helms, and Andrea Valdez discuss their predictions and hopes for the organizational structure of natural bodybuilding. The coaches reveal their opinions on scoring systems, judging criteria, classes and categories, and what they think could benefit the sport going forth. Feel free to add the conversation by leaving comments, reviews, and insights throughout any and all social media outlets using the handle @team3dmj . For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #10: The Evolution of Natural Bodybuilding appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

For the fifth and final 3DMJ Coach interview, Eric Helms leads the episode to learn more about our usual host, Andrea Valdez. She tells all about her personal, professional, academic, and athletic history. Andrea reveals how she became the only addition to Team 3DMJ since it's creation in 2009. She also discusses her not-so-common experiences while earning a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology, her previous battles with depression and social isolation in her first few years as a natural bodybuilder, and how she has developed a career as a lifelong athlete and coach in various individuals sports for over the past 20+ years. For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #9: 3DMJ ORIGINS – Andrea Valdez appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

Alberto Nunez, Brad Loomis, and Andrea Valdez discuss what it means to be a professional physique athlete. How is a pro different from an amateur? How do you get a "pro card"? How do we treat pro athletes differently as coaches? Is it genetics or hard work that makes the difference? Is the money even "worth it"? This episode dives into these conversations and much more about professional vs. amateur athletes in the sport of natural bodybuilding. For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #8: Pro vs. Amateur Bodybuilding appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

The fourth of five 3DMJ Coach interviews, Jeff tells all about his personal, professional, and athletic history. He discusses his progress throughout his 30 year career as a natural bodybuilder, how 3D Muscle Journey birthed out of his personal blog and online magazine, and what he does to maintain focus and move forward as one of the top athletes in the world. For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #7: 3DMJ ORIGINS – Jeff Alberts appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

The third of five 3DMJ Coach interviews, Alberto tells all about his personal, professional, and athletic history. For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #5: 3DMJ ORIGINS – Alberto Nuñez appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

The second of five 3DMJ Coach interviews, Brad Loomis tells all about his personal, professional, and athletic history. For the full video interview, show notes, and links discussed throughout in this episode, visit our site at 3DMuscleJourney.com. The post #3: 3DMJ ORIGINS – Brad Loomis appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

On this week's episode Jeff Alberts, Alberto Nunez and Andrea Valdez discuss the often overlooked aspects of coaching physique athletes, and how although knowing the science and having an evidenced based approach is important, the way in which it is applied is even more critical. Coaching physique athletes is more than just adjusting macros, and […] The post #2: The Art of Coaching Physique Athletes appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.

To kick-off Team 3D Muscle Journey's first ever podcast, coaches Andrea Valdez and Eric Helms discuss Eric's background and how he got to where he is today. The two start their discussion covering Eric's childhood, what sports he was involved in, and how a childhood dream of working for the FBI lead him to join […] The post #1: 3DMJ ORIGINS – Eric Helms appeared first on 3D Muscle Journey.