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Nutrition Case Studies PTC8

The document provides several case studies to illustrate how to design individualized nutrition programs using Bayesian bodybuilding principles. It discusses 2 key points: 1) the goal is to understand the principles, not blindly copy methods, as judgments must be made for unique situations, and 2) readers should design their own programs first before checking the answers to better learn. The case studies cover individuals of various experience levels and goals to demonstrate how to distribute macros based on factors like nutrient timing and anabolic vs. non-anabolic periods.

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The document provides several case studies to illustrate how to design individualized nutrition programs using Bayesian bodybuilding principles. It discusses 2 key points: 1) the goal is to understand the principles, not blindly copy methods, as judgments must be made for unique situations, and 2) readers should design their own programs first before checking the answers to better learn. The case studies cover individuals of various experience levels and goals to demonstrate how to distribute macros based on factors like nutrient timing and anabolic vs. non-anabolic periods.

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NUTRITION CASE STUDIES

Now that you’ve learned all the information you need to create individualized nutritional
programs, in this week, Menno will go over some case studies. These case studies should help
you understand how to distribute your macros based on the different nutrient timing factors.
There are 2 points that I cannot emphasize enough.

1. The goal of this course is not to learn to blindly copy my methods. It is to understand
the Bayesian Bodybuilding principles. Some of these case studies are from clients I had
years ago and now I might estimate their body fat percentage, ideal fat intake, TEF or
optimal energy balance factor differently. Applied personal training is where science
meets art: you will have to make many judgment calls, as you will encounter situations
not covered in scientific publications.
2. In line with the above, the idea of these case studies is to give you an illustration of how
a reasonable program for the given individual looks like. You’ll get the best educational
results if you try to design a program yourself based on the course principles and then
see if it’s similar to the case study’s program. If it’s not, that’s what the group discussion
is for. I know many people would prefer to ‘just get the answer’, but it won’t be in your
educational benefit. It’s the same as in math class: everything looks easy when you see
the answer in front of you, but only by doing the calculations yourself do you achieve
true insight into the process.
3. Let go of the constrained thinking of diets as being set up for calendar days. Instead,
start thinking in terms of anabolic window periods over time for an individual. Outside
of the anabolic window PSMF periods are the most efficient use of someone’s time,
since they maximize fat loss and free up more calories to be allocated to the anabolic
window periods where nutrient partitioning is better and they can contribute to muscle
growth rather than fat gain.

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 Case study R: novice-intermediate female


Note that R was given the instruction here that her total daily fat intake and per meal
protein intakes were effectively minima.
 Case study Matthew: novice male
 Case study Kevin: intermediate male
 Case study heavyweight bodybuilder in off-season: This one is in spreadsheet format so
you can see the exact calculations and corresponding comments.
 Case study Bart: Here I had to create a diet plan that he could follow on his own, so
you can see how I started simple and incorporated more nutrient timing in the second
phase of his diet
 Case study John: untrained male on a ketogenic diet
 Case study Chad: intermediate-advanced high level BJJ competitor

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