0:00- Intro 1:00- Pak’s background and strength 8:00- Bodybuilding versus other endeavors 10:30- New lengthened partials research 17:30- Stretch mediated hypertrophy vs lengthened partials 22:00- Lengthened partials 35:00- Advanced trainees and genetic elites 51:00- Stronger By Science 1:00:00- Appealing to the masses 1:04:00- Where to find Dr. Pak…

0:00- Intro 0:50- Home gym talk, gym crowds, etc. 8:00- Exercising on vacation 11:00- The concept of G-Flux / energy flux 15:30- Bulking up as an advanced lifter 24:50- Strength losses on a cut 33:00- Calisthenics 54:30- Vegan diet 1:02:00- Blood work and TRT 1:16:00- Saturated fat and cholesterol 1:24:00- Mistakes made by vegans 1:28:20- Barbell C…

0:00- Intro 0:45- Fish oil and oxidation 18:50- Xylitol and Erythritol 28:00- Controlling for multiple variables 34:30- Rhodiola and stress 40:10- The future of medical innovationDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 0:30- PhD process 8:00- Repetitiveness in expertise 14:40- Saturated fat, LDL, and ApoB 41:00- Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors 47:00- Human equivalent dosesDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Taking gear for events 4:00- Having enhanced guests on the podcast 10:00- Testing health markers while on a cycle 15:40- Finasteride 37:20- Fertility struggles 46:00- Adoption 51:30- Leo and Longevity update 56:30- the future of medicineDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 0:30- Charity donation 1:30- Background on Brian 5:00- Genetics 10:30- What is truly impressive? 13:30- Is it harder to draw motivation as you become more successful? 18:00- Training with Mike Israetel and Jared Feather 19:30- High training volumes 21:30- Deloading and periodizing 25:00- Recovery and supplements 31:30- Social media and …

0:00- Intro 1:30- Shin Splints 2:10- How far can you push myo-reps / rest-pause sets? 8:30- Supplements for joint pain 13:00- Advice for dental health 18:00- How important are carbs for hypertrophy? 27:20- Opinions on gymnastics rings for bodybuilding purposes 33:00- How to hit hamstrings at home? 35:20- Can you waste newbie gains? 40:30- What size…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Taking gains from other muscle groups 7:00- Will untrained muscles hold back maximal growth of other muscles? 14:00- How are we tracking workouts? 18:00- Boostcamp 19:00- Future competition plans 26:00- Should anyone be bulking up for gains? 33:00- Dedicating oneself to purely bodybuilding 37:00- Rest pause vs drop sets vs straigh…

0:00- Intro 2:00- Pete’s strongest lifts 5:30- Maintaining vs losing steroid gains 10:00- Total testosterone levels on TRT 17:00- What made Pete want to do ultra running 19:00- Stopping lifting after gear use 24:00- Mistakes made with 100 mile run 47:15- Age range of ultra runners 50:00- Did Pete actually maintain muscle from previous PED usage? 51…

0:00- Intro 0:30- Hitting 18in arms 10:45- Progressive overload 12:20- What was done specifically to get to 18in arms 26:00- Exercise and rep selection 36:30- Should you train legs as hard as upper body? 46:00- Home gyms Basement Bodybuilding Channel: / @basementbodybuilding Basement Bodybuilding Instagram: / basement.bodybuilding Website and Coach…

0:00- Intro 3:00- Where has Abel been? 12:00- How to lose weight 13:00- Is it really possible to bulk on 3 meals per day? 23:10- Is it better to have an A-B exercise selection or hit the same exercises every time? 35:20- Ab training and progression Abel's channel for part 2: • Stubborn pecs, rest-pause for unilate... Website and Coaching: https://b…

0:00- Intro 1:30- Misguided views on hypertrophy / metabolite training 9:30- Powerlifter vs bodybuilder physique 14:00- Protein frequency of dosing and type 23:00- Supplementing with amino acids 30:00- Collagen supplementation 43:40- Funding studies 46:00- Di- and tri-peptides in collagenDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Disagreements with Renaissance Periodization 13:00- Social media discrepancies 18:00- Different “gurus” and camps on form 19:30- Evolving views on form 26:00- Kassem’s training history and strength 31:00- When would you want to emphasize contracted positions? 42:00- Are we breaking past previous barriers? 1:00:00- A counterargumen…

0:00- Intro 0:30- Curcumin / Turmeric 13:30- Nick’s current supplements 17:30- Collagen supplements / skin health 35:00- My skincare experiment 38:00- Melatonin 43:30- Are most supplements overhyped? 51:00- Where to find NicDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Nic’s background 4:00- Oreo’s bringing down LDL 25:00- Cholesterol 31:00- High sodium intake 36:00- Low saturated fat experiment 49:00- Minnesota coronary experimentDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 0:30- Progression in the natural community 4:00- Shifting training routines and priorities 8:00- Issues with “optimal” biomechanics training 17:00- Specific exercises 26:00- Lifting with Mike Israetel and Jared Feather 40:00- Perception when shredded vs bulked 44:00- Calisthenics 58:00- Bro splits 1:06:00- What’s next for Alex? 1:09:00-…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Aaron going on TRT 9:00- What has Aaron noticed on TRT so far? 25:00- Focus on health 31:30- Reasons for going on TRT 37:30- Placebo vs real results 39:30- Blood work 44:00- Bryan’s cardio kick 47:30- 10 Exercises for Life 52:30- Placebo anecdote 54:00- Feeling better with age 56:00- Experimenting when on TRT 1:01:00- Aaron’s calf…

0:00- Intro 4:45- Inauthentic relationships on social media 19:10- Pull up strength when heavier vs lighter 33:00- Looking big in person 39:00- Strength training for older lifters 48:00- Making gains with bad sleepDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:30- Temptation to try other methods of training 8:30- Volume per exercise and per week 20:30- Is cheat form necessarily wrong? 33:00- Sports background relating to training ideologies 37:00- Can we be confident in what worked for us? 47:00- The utility and health of bulking up 58:00- Balancing life and lifting…

0:00- Intro 1:30- Eric Helms’ progress 7:45- Can advanced bodybuilders detect progress without being contest lean 10:45- Competing next 12:45- New failure data 22:00- Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting 27:30- Natural lifters taking advice from enhanced lifters 29:00- Reps in Reserve / deloads 36:00- Advanced training progress 44:00- Would you avoid TRT t…

0:00- Intro 1:30- Omar’s background 5:00- The beginning of Omar and Eric’s bromance 14:30- Potential downfall of channels 28:00- Super Smash Bros. 32:00- Mixed Martials Arts 36:20- Pull Ups and back growth 50:00- Abs and bulking 1:14:00- Strength to size potential 1:30:30- Asceticism 1:39:00- Iron Culture…

0:00- Intro 1:30- Road to 18in arms 9:30- Injuries 13:40- Comparisons for progress 18:30- Powerbuilding is an abomination 27:30- Progressive overload flaws 37:30- Importance of exercise selection 40:00- Home gym 52:00- Revival fitness vs GVS 1:01:00- Call out culture in the industry 1:08:00- Where to find Landon…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Sam Sulek and other newer influencers with rapid popularity 11:00- Ronnie Coleman and other bodybuilders aging 13:00- Athletes not able to retire 20:00- Would Brian change his PED past? 25:00- High volumes for strength and hypertrophy 34:00- Back issues among lifters and laypeople 42:00- Back and muscular fatigue 45:00- Nerve pain…

0:00- Intro 0:40- Alex’s recent growth 5:00- Different training and nutrition camps 19:00- Alex’s unified theory of training 25:30- The importance of loving training 28:30- What I’ve found to work 33:00- Connecting progress and positive feedback 35:00- Guilt and obsessiveness over responsibilities 43:00- Are our perceived goals really what we want?…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Eric’s bodybuilding season 14:00- Eric’s competition history 19:00- Non-competitors in the fitness scene 23:00- The importance of marginal gains in competition 30:00- The importance of variable progress measurements 39:30- Stage vs Instagram 46:30- Off season weights 48:30- Calf study update 58:50- Peak Week 1:02:40- Psychology of…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Defining a true stall and breaking through them 20:00- Die with Zero 48:00- Dieting with extreme cardio 58:00- Adding power training as we age 1:04:45- Bryan’s unilateral experiment 1:08:30- Updating my unilateral calf experiment 1:12:30- Abel’s closing thoughtsDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Self defense and street fights 11:50- Including power work as one ages 16:30- How to convert one’s experience to online coaching 23:30- Rest-Pause vs straight sets and effective reps 31:00- How to maintain muscle during a mini cut 37:00- Will I work with another coach 45:10- How is my current bulk going? 48:00- What helped Abel’s …

Geoffrey Verity Schofield is back! 0:00- Intro 0:50- Blending passion with career choice 12:00- Did Geoff break the natty limit 22:00- Realistic FFMI levels 26:00- Natural limits 28:00- Discussing fitness topics appropriately 32:20- Has training for most people been skewed by bodybuilders 36:00- Lifting goals 39:30- Is bulking unhealthy? 42:30- The…

Dr. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance injury resilience and performance. This produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific jo…

0:00- Intro 1:30- My background 2:30- Promiscuous expertise 5:00- How I manage my time 7:00- What is the best way to train for body composition improvement? 14:00- Focusing on the big picture 20:00- Need for novelty 23:00- Big 3 exercises 27:00- Designing a reasonable routine 34:00- Nutritional approaches to different training modalities 47:00- Ind…

0:00- Intro 2:00- German bodybuilding 9:50- Jo Linder’s death and other bodybuilding deaths 10:30- Beating Ronnie Coleman 12:40- Retracted studies 16:00- Bodybuilder’s deaths 32:00- Various genetic factor 38:00- Taking shortcuts 45:00- Treating PED users 52:00- Stretch mediated hypertrophy 1:14:00- Correlation between strength and size…

0:00- Intro 0:30- My background 3:00- Focusing on progressive overload 9:00- Rates of progress over time 10:30- Genetics 24:30- My nutrition history 28:30- Carnivore diet 40:00- Interest in health 42:30- Jiu Jitsu 49:40- Underappreciated aspects of healthDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Introduction to Milo Wolf 2:30- Has the natural fitness industry progressed 15:00- Does cardio actually improve longevity 41:30- Lengthened partials research 52:00- True full ROM for calves 56:00- Going to failure 1:06:00- Responses to higher volumes 1:09:00- Where to find MiloDoor Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 0:30- Time passing by 2:00- Connecting with people in the fitness industry 11:00- Brandon’s background 15:30- My FitDay tragedy 19:00- Lack of fitness in the fitness industry 25:00- Relatability to clients 30:30- Ozempic 41:00- Different types of drugs 50:00- Jumping on drugs at a young training age 1:06:00- Where to find Brandon…

0:00- Intro 0:30- St. Jude’s Donation 1:30- Introduction to Stu McGill 5:00- Brian’s background 9:30- Equipped powerlifting 12:30- How did training change at elite strength levels? 15:00- Changes as we get older 29:30- Rucking 33:00- Decompression 36:00- Determining the cause of back pain 42:45- Extreme PED usage 57:00- Where to find Brian…

0:00- Intro 0:30- Nick with 3DMJ 2:00- Making yourself uncomfortable 6:30- Enjoying the journey 11:30- 3DMJ 13:00- Andrew Huberman’s claims 14:15- School vs practice 18:30- Physical therapy for the lifter 27:30- ART and Graston 30:00- Chiropractors 32:00- Placebo and psychology 40:00- Nick’s profession 44:00- Most common lifting injuries 47:00- Stu…

0:00- Intro 0:30- Abel’s new book 3:40- Desensitization phases 8:30- How much muscle was added to your waist? 11:40- What to do to break through strength plateaus for a given bodyweight 19:00- Jordan Peters approach to failure 26:30- Do young men need TRT? 41:20- Thoughts on Paul Carter and Chris Beardsley 44:20- Facial muscle hypertrophy / cosmeti…

0:00- Intro 2:30- How Landon is training 4:15- How Paris is training 8:00- Training variation 12:30- Strength and size correlation 17:00- Volume per body part 24:00- How we program for clients 35:00- Converting to full time coaching 44:40- How to deal with a lack of response to a training variable 50:30- Periodizing 1:01:30- Rest times / cluster se…

0:00- Intro 0:30- Changing Alex’s channel name and focus 5:50- Alex’s competition 14:30- Does weight matter? 16:30- The competition details 18:30- Post competition rebound 21:00- Smart watches/trackers 23:50- Cheating in natural competitions 26:30- Weight setpoints 34:30- How much strength did Alex lose? 43:00- Neurological adaptation to new exerci…

0:00- Intro 1:00- Peter Attia 3:00- Peter Attia’s new book 3:30- Increased interest in health with age 6:30- Cardio recommendations 9:30- Promiscuous expertise 11:00- Cardio recommendations 23:30- Zone 5 / VO2 Max training 37:00- Do we feel older? 39:00- Emotional health 53:00- Exercise making up for poor habits elsewhere 1:02:00- Statins 1:12:00- …

0:00- Intro 0:30- Willpower in different areas of life 33:00- Our YouTube journeys 40:00- What motivates us 52:00- Our current training goalsDoor Dr. David Maconi

Abel Csabai, Geoffrey Verity Schofield, and Natural Hypertrophy are back for another podcast. In part 1 we discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Catching up with everyone 1:00- Cardiovascular conditioning bulked up vs cut down 7:15- Is there a per session volume requirement? 26:30- Is it better to give blunt truth or mislead for the greater good…

0:00- Intro 0:45- Social media connections 2:00- Coming across Alex 6:30- Who is Alex Bromley? 11:00- Limitations of online training 13:00- Alex’s stats / Strongman numbers 21:30- PEDs in strongman 28:00- Mentality of elite athletes 9:00- Differing opinions in the industry 11:00- Stu McGill vs Barbell Medicine 15:00- Personal back issues 24:00- Adv…

0:00- Intro 2:30- Balancing lifting with work 6:15- Early names in the fitness industry 8:30- Expensive coaching 12:00- Coaching 13:30- Newer names in the industry 17:30- Pete Rubish’s PED history 20:00- Blood work analyses 20:50- Natty or not videos 23:45- Natural potential 25:00- Liver King 29:15- TRT clinics 34:20- Are Geoffrey Verity Schofield …

0:00- Intro 2:00- Bryan’s bloodwork 23:00- Aaron’s bloodwork 55:00- Hitting peak health 1:09:50- Do we feel getting older yet?Door Dr. David Maconi

Dr. Eric Helms is back on the podcast to discuss all things calf training! 0:00- Intro 0:30- AFSP Donation 3:30- Calf experimentation 18:00- Is stretching additive or redundant 23:30- How painful is the stretch 27:00- Stretching 33:15- Maxing out stretch progress 38:00- Blood flow restriction 43:00- The safety of stretching 45:30- Eric’s measuremen…

Pete Rubish is back to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Catching up with Pete 3:00- Difficulty of a YouTube career 9:00- Coming off all PEDs 13:00- Reviewing Pete’s bloodwork 21:00- Pete’s loss of progress coming off all PEDs 28:00- Back to blood work 52:10- High natural testosterone levels 58:00- My training and gym life 1:01:00- Lifestyle…

Menno is back to discuss his recent comments on TRT use: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Menno 2:00- Dispersing information on testosterone 8:00- How helpful is true TRT? 11:15- TRT in a natural competition 35:00- Making up for bad genetics 37:00- Opening the door to a slippery slope 39:00- Doctor prescribed TRT 44:00- High fat diet to increase testoste…

Q&A 11 with Abel Csabai is live! 0:00- Intro 0:30- Memory foam mattress 2:00- Abel’s weight 9:45- Programming tips for unpredictable schedules 18:20- Do small calves have smaller growth potential? 24:15- Thoughts on preworkouts 26:30- Best routines for natural lifters 35:45- Experience with fatigue during/after an intense session 40:00- Positive ps…

Today we are joined by Marie Raea, Bostin Loyd's mother. 0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Marie 2:00- Bostin’s genetics 2:40- When did Bostin start PEDs? 9:30- Did Boston want help? 11:00- Bostin’s father 13:30- Pushing drugs at an early age 16:00- Leaving family behind 17:40- Coming to terms with the problem 22:00- Shelby Starnes 24:00- Coming to terms …