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Welcome back to another episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast. Today Mike and Cole are joined by Austin Stout. Austin has a passion for physique enhancement and brings a dynamic approach to the table as the head of his company, Integrated Muscle & Health. Austin is a NPC competitor that has won regional level shows and overalls as well as placed at the national level.Additionally, Austin has his BS in Nutrition Science. Through experience and education Austin has worked with hundreds of competitors and non-competitors of all ages.

Austin helps us wrap up this series on maximizing the off-season by sharing his approach and various strategies that can be utilized.

You can follow and support Austin at:
Instagram: @austinst8
YouTube: Austin Stout
Integrated Muscle & Health: https://integrated-muscle.com/

The Discussion:
1. Austin provides a brief background about himself.
2. Austin provides off-season bodyweight recommendations and dives into how far is too far on a mass.
3. Drawbacks of achieving excessively high body-fat levels.
4. Austin explains how inflammation changes and plays a role in the hormonal environment and how this can potential negatively affect muscle growth.
5. Should an athlete turn back on their bulk if their training performance and recovery are on point, and are able to perform more volume while hitting all-time PRs?
6. Austin shares what a holding phase is and its utility.
7. Austin describes his mini-cut strategy used for himself and his clients.
8. Closing Thoughts.

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