Broderick Chavez is a world-renowned biologist and sports performance coach. Broderick is known as “the drug guy” in the sports performance world, but he also is a book of knowledge when it comes to structuring strength and conditioning programs for elite-level athletes. We discuss more on the controversial topic that is, coronavirus. Later in the podcast, we move on to powerlifting and various complications that may arise throughout their careers.



01:04 - Just how contagious is COVID-19?

02:04 - Can you build an antibody for COVID-19?

03:42 - Has anything other information emerged as far as the deadliness or death rates of COVID-19?

05:46 - How many people are actually dying from COVID-19?

09:49 - The three potential outcomes for ending the coronavirus pandemic.

14:42 - The greedy end up with nothing. How coronavirus benefits no one in the long run.

20:00 - The problem with compounding pharmacies and their similarities to UGL companies.

27:06 - Heavy metal contamination, Fact or fiction?

30:08 - If you don't have symptoms, is it unlikely you have any chronic heavy metal accumulation?

32:18 - How valuable is testing for heavy metal contamination for someone like myself?

35:04 - Discussing my recent lab work with Broderick and the long term complications from dengue fever.

38:32 - How high of a urea value would you have to have to want a deeper look? Is there any kind of threshold?

45:40 - How long do heavy metals stay in the human body?

47:53 - What kind of clinical manifestations could this potential accumulation of heavy metals be causing?

54:01 - Thyroid. The T3 value and the symptoms are where the rubber hits the road? Broderick voices his opinion.

57:13 - Autoimmune diets and how fast they can bring down thyroid antibodies.

01:01:08 - Do females have better survival rates than males from coronavirus due to estrogen levels?

01:08:20 - Is there a difference in drug-induced LVH and a natural athlete?

01:09:51 - Why does Broderick prefer to work with powerlifters over bodybuilders?

01:11:12 - Why on average are strongmen and powerlifters chubbier than bodybuilders even on offseason?

01:28:47 - Estrogen and water retention. Does elevated estrogen directly relate to fat accumulation?

01:40:30 - Short term use of sleep meds and is it okay to use them?

01:41:29 - Increased appetite from THC use and it's common negative trade-offs.

01:42:10 - The psychoactive side effects of THC use.

01:58:50 - The mind-blowing doses of anabolic steroids that some professional athletes use.



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