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?...
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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- 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 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- 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- Intro1:00- TRT being pushed in the fitness industry 12:00- Industry “experts” shilling products and other influencers21:30- Misconceptions about true TRT25:30- Belt squat donkey calf raises32:00- Core work / thick abs / Calisthenics44:30- Muscle ups and impressiveness52:00- What Atlas plans to do moving forward
0:00- Intro1:30- Everyone jumping on TRT30:00- Natty or not accusations36:00- What is necessary for maximal progress?45:00- Can you listen to advice from PED users?56:00- Training Logs1:09:00- Would we have the same physique if we stopped consuming fitness content?1:23:00- Manipulating stats and pictures1:32:30- Mario’s body fat %1:36:00- What is realistic after 4-5 years of lifting
0:00- Intro1:30- Jeff Nippard assault10:00- Reoccurring tendon issues15:00- Is it OK to do bro splits?19:45- Boostcamp program28:30- Finding time to workout in med school35:30- Number of exercises per muscle group per week41:30- What have we found to help cholesterol levels45:30- Am I a complete novice or intermediate? 50:40- Mike Israetel says naturals are coping
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 ...
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 ...
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?...
