All Episodes

EP 147: Platelet Rich Plasma ( PRP ) - Where are we with regenerative medicine in fitness?

EP 146: How Good Juju Built a Gym for the Other 90%

EP 145 : Empowering women and the elderly community through strength training : This is Aina's story

EP 144: Never Miss Twice: The System for Real Consistency.

EP 143 : Why Most Fitness Businesses Fail After 3 Studios (And How MOVE Didn’t)

EP 142 : The Darkside of Bodybuidling

EP 141: Padel Talk with Mr. Nigesh: The New Court Craze!

EP 140: The One Snack ALL Parents Should Be Eating

EP 139: The Painful Truth: Exercise Science Trivia with a Twist

EP 138: 10 Lifting Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

EP. 137: Strength Gains on 2 Workouts a Week? The Truth About Minimum Effective Dose

EP. 136: HYROX Hacks: 10 Game-Changing Supplements for Peak Performance

EP. 135: Plyometrics: The Secret Sauce for Explosive Strength

EP. 134: Barbell Machas Q&A - Belts, Squats, and Supplements

EP. 133: Runner's High – Is It Even Real?

EP. 132 The Science Behind Exercise Selection – Unlocking Maximum Muscle Growth

EP.131: Special Guest - Malaysia’s Fitness OG, Mr. Jonathan Wong

EP. 130: Round House Table Discussion Between Dr. Arvin & Coach Luke #2

EP. 129: Round House Table Discussion Between Dr.Arvin & Coach Luke

EP. 128: Optimizing Nutrition for Active Lifestyles and Chronic Conditions with Dietitian Adele

EP. 127: Underrated or Overrated? Luke & Dr. Arvin’s Friendly Fire Debate

EP. 126: Unraveling Nutrition Myths with Nutritionist Ms. Zhiling

EP. 125: Is it possible to Heat Up some Gainz?

EP. 124 Energy Essentials: Part One of the Nutrition Series with Coach Luke Lango

EP.123 The Fine Line: Navigating the Pitfalls of Overcoaching

EP. 122 Asia Classic Powerlifting Championships 2023 RECAP! by Chief Medical Officer, Dr.Arvin.

EP 121. Kicking Off the New Year with Coach Luke: A Bodybuilding Triumph in the Philippines

EP. 120 Fitness Program Fundamentals with Coach Luke: From Push Pull Legs to Stronglift Mastery

Ep.119 Holistic Healing: Beyond Physical Injuries to Psychological & Biosocial Recovery

EP. 118 Carb Loading Decoded: Front Load or Back Load? Dive in with Coach Luke

EP. 117 Unlocking Power: Nervous System Mastery in Season 5 of Malaysia's Spiciest Lifting Podcast!

EP. 116 Training To Failure Pt.2 (UPDATE!)

EP. 115 A Fat Loss Supplement Used In Body Building. Lets Talk Yohimbine!

EP. 114 Training To Failure Pt.1 (UPDATE!)

EP. 113 Coach Luke Talks About His Competion Experience

EP. 112 Coaches Corner Ft Q&A's: You Asked, We Answered.

Ep 111 - RR#13 Squats, Glutes and Deloads. This Episode Gets Spicy With Hypertrophy Gains!

EP. 110 A 3000 Year Old Supplement Is Making A Comeback. Lets Talk Ashwagandha!

EP. 109 Optimizing Recovery: Understanding fatigue. 4 Part Series! (1/4)

EP. 108 RR #12 Foam Rolling and Stretching Between Sets. Do They Really Work?

EP. 107 Crash dieting! Is It Really Worth The Trade Off To Lose Weight Fast?

EP. 106 Comp Prep Update With Coach Luke

EP. 105 Lets Talk Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Do You Think You May Have it?

EP. 104 Research Review #11 - Creatine & Squats! It Does't Get Any Better Than This.

EP. 103 - The Good Dr's Meet Recap. Road To Nationals!

EP. 102 The Influence Of Analgesics Consumption On Hypertrophy

EP 101: RIR Accuracy Prediction Of A Coach And How It Affects The Athletes

EP. 100 Coaches Corner Ft Coach Hisham. We Talk Shop On RPE For Strength & Hypertrophy!

EP. 99 Research Review #10 - Does RT Improve ROM? & The Power Of The Placebo Effect.

EP. 98 How Much Protein Do We Actually Need To Build Muscle? [New Study Update]

EP. 97 The 20 Golden Nuggets To Starting Your Fitness Journey in 2023!

EP. 96 Coaches Corner Ft Kevin Oo - The Liver King!

EP. 95 Research Review #9 - BCAA's & Training Frequency.

EP. 94 Find Out What The Latest 'Super Drug' Is. Safe? Dangerous? Find out more..

EP. 93 Do Enhanced Athletes Train Differently Compared To Natural Athletes?

EP. 92 The Machas Take On Some Q&A's From The Followers

EP. 91 The Return Of The Machas !

EP. 90 Barbell Machas Q&A: You Spoke We Heard You.

EP. 89 Research Review #8 - Tempo, Love and Peace!

EP. 88 Lets Talk Managing Nutrition!

EP. 87 Inner Chest Development. Building That Arnold Sized Chest.

EP. 86 Coaches Corner: What It Takes To Be A Good Personal Trainer.

EP. 85 Research Review #7 - Soy Protein & Cuppy Therapy

EP. 84 An Industry Worth 150 Billion Dollars. Lets Talk Supplements. Are All Supps Legit?

EP. 83 Basic Guide To Understanding Periodization. Can Or Should Beginners Utilize This Concept?

EP. 82 Coaches Corner: Answering Q&A's !

EP. 81 Research Review #6 - Making Gains In A Caloric Deficit & Naturalistic Decision Making

EP. 80 A Secret Gem Amongst Supplements? Let's Talk Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA)

EP. 79 Training For Strength VS Training For Hypertrophy. Why They Aren't Quite The Same Fruit?

EP. 78 Coaches Corner: What Are The Common Errors In The Weight Room

EP. 77 Research Review #5 - Pursuing Mastery In Coaching & PRP Injections For Elbow Pain

EP. 76 Talking Shop With Special Guest Sebastian Tan AKA The Malaysian Glute Guy

EP. 75 The Holy Month Of Ramadhan Is Upon Us. Lets Talk Fasting! Ft. Coach Azim

EP. 74 Lets Talk About The Optimal Rep Ranges For Hypertrophy!

EP. 73 Coaches Corner: Talking Shop With Returning Guest Kevin Oo

EP. 72 Research Review #4 - How Volume Affects Hypertrophy

EP. 71 Fats! Does Consuming Fats Actually Make You Fatter?

EP. 70 Isometric training in rehabilitation, strength and hypertrophy. Possible new gains?

EP. 69 Coaches Corner: Our Take On Virtual Coaching/Training. Is It The Future?

EP. 68 Special Episode: The Good Doctors First Meet Recap!

Special Announcement From The Machas!

EP. 67 Coaches Corner. The Dr Competes For The First Time!

EP. 66 Resistance Training In Youth: Is It Safe?

EP. 65 How to go about your nutrition when it comes to counting Macronutrients.

EP. 64 Women's Health: Pre & Post Natal ft Special Guest Lavinia Chew

EP. 63 Coaches Corner. Let's talk expectations!

EP. 62 Cryotherapy. Legit recovery modality or some hocus pocus?

Ep. 61 The struggle of weight loss when it comes to dieting Ft Will Khor (Nutrition Coach)

EP. 60 Ever heard of a Superset? What about Rest Pause? Lets talk training modalities!

Ep. 59 Research review #3

Ep. 58 Testosterone boosters. Effective or just pure hype?

Ep. 57 Does training until failure result in more gains? Let's find out!

EP. 56 When & how should I return to training after getting COVID/VACCINATED.

EP. 55 How do you know when you've trained too much? Lets talk Overtraining!

EP.54 Research review #2

EP.53 What it takes to become a bikini competitor ft Pan Per Li

EP. 52 Hypertrophy series #9: Rest intervals & fatigue management

EP.51 The minimum amount needed to maintain your physical endurance and strength gains.

EP. 50 Research review #1

EP.49 The famously known sleeping aid called Melatonin!

EP.48 Hypertrophy Series #8: Volume

EP. 47 Barbell Machas talk Vaccination and future plans!

EP. 46 The Barbell Machas Q&A #2

EP. 45 Let's talk compression wear. Specifically knee sleeves!

EP. 44 Let's talk Steroids. Specifically Testosterone! Ft guest speaker Dr.Dmytro Klokol

EP.43 Resistance Training In The Elderly

EP.42 Return Of The Gains 2.1

EP.41 Why you aren't actually gaining weight. Let's talk hardgainers!

EP.40 Hypertrophy Series #7: Training Frequency

EP.39 MCO 2.0

EP. 38 The Barbell Machas Q&A #1

EP. 37 Machines VS Free Weights. Which is better? Lets get sciency

EP. 36 Anti-Oxidants? No, we're just ANTI BS!

EP.35 No Pain No Gain, Lets talk Muscle Damage!

EP. 34 Hypertrophy Series #6: Metabolic Stress

Ep. 33 Hypertrophy series #5: Time Under Tension (TUT)

Ep. 32 Hypertrophy series #4: Mechanical Tension

EP. 31 Understanding the Ketogenic diet Ft. Kedric Kwan Msc

EP. 30 Hypertrophy series #3: Anatomy and physiology of skeletal muscles

Ep. 29 Hypertrophy series #2: The Fitness Fatigue Model

Ep. 28 Hypertrophy series #1: The Intro

EP 27. 10 MYTHS about losing fat! Lets talk about the myths surrounding fat loss.

EP. 26 Need more pumps? Let's talk Citrulline malate!

Ep. 25 Are you really serious about training if you're not taking this? Lets talk Beta Alanine!

Ep. 24 Detox teas and waist trainers. Legit or bullsh*t? Let's get controversial.

Ep. 23 Taking breaks are killing my gains! Lets Talk Deload.

Ep. 22 Talking shop with the Strongman ft Zarol Alfiyan

Ep. 21 The myths surrounding squats!

Ep. 20 Kinesiology tape. Does it really work or is it just for aesthetics?

Ep. 19 10 Mistakes that are killing your GAINS!

Ep. 18 Things have just gotten extra spicy this week. Lets talk SARMS!

Ep. 17 Cancer survivor and all round BADASS! Ft Dr. Syazana Alia

Ep. 16 Keep on rolling baby you know what time it is! Lets talk Foam Rolling.

Ep. 15 Worth the money or just all hype and no results? Lets talk Fat Burners!

Ep.14 Talking with one of the Body Building OG's of Malaysia. Ft Kumareswarren

Ep. 13 Return of the gains! Lets talk coming back to training post MCO.

Ep. 12 What does it take to be a competitive Physique athlete Ft. Kevin Oo

Ep. 11 KAATSU! The story behind blood flow restriction/occlusion training.

Ep. 10 Juggling between work, training and commitments!

Ep. 9 The one drug that is legal and safe to consume. Lets talk Caffeine!

Ep. 8 Will doing cardio and strength training kill our gains? Lets talk Concurrent training!

Ep. 7 The importance of Progressive overloading. Lets talk Gains!

Ep. 6 The most expensive water in the fitness industry. Lets talk BCAA!

Ep. 5 Let's talk about Rotator Cuff injuries!

Ep. 4 Let the Machas show you the whey! Lets talk Whey Protein.

Ep. 3 10 Mistakes most beginners make when joining their first Powerlifting meet.

MCO SPECIAL - Lets talk staying active!

Ep. 2 - All aboard the Strain Train! Lets talk hamstring strain.

Ep. 1 - Lets talk Creatine AKA The Cocaine of Fitness!

Ep. 0 - The Machas!