Fit to Transform Podcast with Coach Nikias · Nikias Tomasiello

Three common trans masc physique-building mistakes + A personal update - Ep. 177

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Nikias attributes his worsening thyroid symptoms to 15 years of chronic stress from eating disorders, intense cuts, and overwork.
Trans coach Nikias details three common physique-building mistakes he observes in the transmasculine fitness community: bulking too soon after a cut, chronically under-eating, and beginners bulking before they have the necessary skills. He blends educational advice with personal anecdotes about his own history with an eating disorder and thyroid health.

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A practical reset for listeners stuck between chronic under-eating, premature bulking, and shaky maintenance estimates.

Episode takes on a common physique-building trap: trying to gain while living on too little food, jumping into a bulk too soon, or treating maintenance calories like a fixed truth.

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Stop guessing at maintenance and surplus timing.

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