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On the Brains and Gains podcast, Dr. David Maconi discusses all things exercise science, nutrition, health, and personal development. Every week, Dr. Maconi invites health experts and thought leaders to share their expertise. Each episode ends with a charity donation to the charity of the guest's choice.
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0:00- Intro 1:30- High dose creatine 13:00- How does one know they’ve reached 10% body fat? 23:00- What is your best body fat / body weight performance ratio for strength? 27:30- What to do when you hit a fat loss plateau?...
0:00 - How is Geoff’s bloodwork? 10:55 - Geoff’s camera and mic quality 13:15 - Thought on Paul Carter 16:35 - How to know you’re too focused on the logbook? 22:45 - Where does GVS disagree with Lyle McDonald 25:25 - Was progress linear or was there a point where things took off? 33:15 - When was the first time you received a PEDs accusation? 40:45 - How do you avoid injuries with beyond failure training? 44:15 - Atlaspowershrugged trolling 45:5...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Our most recent diets 8:30- The Jeff Nippard Controversy 20:30- High dose creatine 24:30- How to train with high volume without getting injured 28:50- Thoughts on current full body hype/fad 34:10- How much progress should an advanced lifter expect on a yearly basis? 41:30- How do you compare HIT training to GVS’s training 44:40- Calisthenics skills while trying to optimize bodybuilding 46:30- What are ...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Fasting glucose and HbA1c 24:00- Bryan’s high energy flux experiment 27:30- Low volume training 36:00- Libido and dieting 38:00- Back to volume 48:00- Aaron’s PED use and competing
0:00- Intro 0:10- N=1 experimentation 5:00- People hating on tried and true exercises 15:00- Skill levels of different exercise modalities 27:00- Making excuses 30:30- Vegan diet and dietary effects on health and performance 58:00- Statins 1:06:00- Where to find Alex
0:00- Intro 1:00- Alex staying lean 2:00- Bodybuilders continuing to do the same thing year after year 10:00- Should you really care about going on PEDs at an older age? 13:30- Natural limitations &nbs...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Getting Abel back on 5:00- AI discussion 10:00- Abel’s divorce 21:00- Video games and addiction 36:30- 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla ...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Intro to Andrew 8:00- Meal prep services versus cooking meals oneself 12:00- Starting a podcast 19:30- What beliefs have changed over 7-8 years of podcasting ...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Introducing Daniel from FitnessFAQs 4:30- Can calisthenics build the ideal physique? 14:00- Humbling lessons from calisthenics 22:00- Combining bodybuilding with calisthenics &...
Re-upload of the podcast due to a mix up in the audio content 0:00- Intro 1:00- Fasting 10:00- Dropping calories for naturals dieting 16:00- Weighted vests 18:00- Dieting leaner than last time 33:00- Adapting to fasting 36:00- Geoffrey’s current diet 40:00- Unrealistic expectations for naturals 44:00- Can we adjust our settling point to make gains at lower body fat levels 46:30- How to assess one’s knowledge
0:00- Intro 1:00- Dr. Brad’s background 6:00- Longevity clinics and medical tests 8:00- Vitamin D 15:00- Common supplements to avoid 18:30- Creatine 20:10- Rapamycin 37:45- Statins 48:40- High blood pressure and sodium 50:50- The future of AI and technology in medicine 57:40- Where to find Dr. Stanfield
0:00- Intro 0:45- Alex’s background 1:45- Joey’s background 3:00- Is an athletic background common for serious lifters? 8:00- What periods in life led to the greatest progress 19:00- The importance of going hard in the gym 25:45- When Alex and Joey got started with serious lifting 29:00- Lifting as therapy and providing confidence 35:00- Are we programming for true PRs anymore 49:30- Alex and Joey’s strongman experience 51:45- ...
0:00 – Intro 3:55- How to maintain leanness long term 14:30- Ninja Creami and protein ice cream 26:20- What are our current macros 35:00- Cardiovascular recommendations for conditioning and health 43:30- Comments on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet 47:00- Maingaining vs “bulking” 53:00- Supplements for joint health and feeling better 59:00- Getting sufficient stimulus with four 1hr workouts 1:04:50- Zero calorie soda and d...
0:00- Intro 1:00- CGM and Peter Attia’s recommendations 11:00- Lipids. LDL, ApoB 24:00- Hedonic eating 31:00- Our super power to manipulate weight 33:00- Health ramifications of excess junk food 37:00- Exercise “snacks” and intermittent exercising 40:00- Levels of enjoyment from food 49:00- Hunger and appetite 55:30- Calorie cycling 59:30- What it takes to maintain peak physique and performance 1:01:00- Low volume training 1:20:00- Aaron’s PED update
0:00- Fitness industry pulling back on high volumes 6:00- How hard to push rest-pause sets 21:00- Attack on Science-Based lifting
0:00- Intro 1:00- Altered states of mind 13:00- Back to bodybuilding 13:30- High volume workouts 25:00- Being “in the zone” all of the time 39:00- Counting drop set and rest-pause volumes 59:30- Adjusting to lowering weights
0:00- Intro 1:00- Podcast guests 4:50- Steve shaving his head 9:30- Severe dieting for competition 21:00- Reversing out of the diet ...
0:00- Intro 1:00- TRT being pushed in the fitness industry 12:00- Industry “experts” shilling products and other influencers 21:30- Misconceptions about true TRT 25:30- Belt squat donkey calf raises 32:00- Core work / thick abs / Calisthenics 44:30- Muscle ups and impressiveness 52:00- What Atlas plans to do moving forward
0:00- Intro 1:00- Atlas’ background 4:15- Odd lifts 8:00- Height insecurity 15:00- Video quality / content 20:30- Issues with the evidence-based crowd 30:00- GENETICS DEBATE 1:06:00- Who would Atlas take advice from? 1:12:20- Fasting 1:23:30- Holiday eating advice 1:25:00- Closing thoughts
0:00- Intro 1:30- Everyone jumping on TRT 30:00- Natty or not accusations 36:00- What is necessary for maximal progress? 45:00- Can you listen to advice from PED users? 56:00- Training Logs 1:09:00- Would we have the same physique if we stopped consuming fitness content? 1:23:00- Manipulating stats and pictures 1:32:30- Mario’s body fat % 1:36:00- What is realistic after 4-5 years of lifting
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