Alex Kikel’s Origin Story + Contest Prep + Broderick Chavez

Timestamps by Jax:
0:00 Intro
0:14 New babies and sleep deprivation
1:55 Introducing Alex Kikel
3:03 Alex on Pennsylvania
4:13 Alex’s ancestry
4:57 Alex’s family structure
5:22 The roughest portion of Alex’s life
7:22 Similarities between Leo and Alex
7:44 What was Alex into during high school
8:51 Alex’s concussion
10:37 Alex’s College experience
13:02 Alex’s undergrad and masters
14:16 Bodybuilding.com and becoming a coach
15:54 What interested Alex in coaching/ Does the risk to clients turn Alex away?
17:25 Why bodybuilding is unique for coaches
18:15 How dehydrating bodybuilders works
19:24 Dehydration timing and rehydration after a show
21:08 Circadian rhythms and diuretics
22:45 Leo’s recap
23:06 How people end up off while on stage
25:10 Alex on working with multiple types of athletes
27:11 Alex on using estradiol pre-contest
28:56 When to drop the estradiol
29:06 Alex had to get his gallbladder removed
29:49 Leo on Broderick Chavez
32:28 Alex on Broderick Chavez
35:48 What has Alex learned from Broderick
38:22 Does Broderick have any unusual ideas?
39:10 Bodybuilding coaches and spreading best practices
41:35 Alex on the elasticity of cardiac tissue
43:47 Leo on left ventricular hypertrophy and beta-blockers post-workout
45:00 What are the main markers or scans Alex monitors
45:43 Leo and Alex on Dexcom

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