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Iron Culture presented by MASS — 376 episodes

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Stronger Culture - The Mental Side of Bodybuilding Nobody Talks About

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Ep 371 - Popular Pseudoscience

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Ep 370 - Calories: Labels vs Reality

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Ep 369 - New Controversy in LDL Research

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Iron Stronger - 1%er Habits The Best Do In Bodybuilding (with Eric Helms & Steve Hall)

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Ep 368 - Sheffield 2025 Champ Kjell Bakkelund

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Ep 367 - Q&A

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Ep 366 - New Studies: Long Muscle Lengths & Muscle Swelling

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Ep 365 - The Science Behind Toxic Online Fitness Culture

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BONUS - Confidence, Self-Doubt & Thinking Clearly in the Fitness Industry - Eric Helms & Steve Hall

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Ep 364 - The Evolution of Physical Culture (ft. Dr. Conor Heffernan)

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Ep 363 - What Everyone's Getting Wrong About New Dietary Guidelines

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Ep 362 - WNBF Champ Shreenath Ganesh

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Ep 361 - Are N = 1 Anecdotes Meaningless?

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Ep 360 - WNBF Champs Eddie Saldana and Max Melchard

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Ep 359 - Tribalism in Evidence-Based Fitness

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Ep 358 - WNBF Champs Christine Reinhart and Sarah Oase

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Ep 357 - WNBF Champs Heitor Sousa and Adão Martins

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Ep 356 - Pain-Free Training (ft. Dr. John Rusin)

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Ep 355 - Mindset of a Bodybuilding Champion (ft. Oscar Moscat)

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Ep 354 - All About "Central" or "Systemic" Fatigue

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Ep 353 - How To Actually Embrace Long-Term Dietary Changes

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Ep 352 - Q&A (Protein, Mini-Cuts, and More)

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Ep 351 - New Research on Constrained Model and NSAIDs

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Ep 350 - Eric Helms Returns

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Ep 349 - Elite Weightlifting: An Inside Look (ft. Wil Fleming)

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Ep 348 - What Does Your Favorite Fit Pro's PhD Actually Mean?

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Ep 347 - New Retraction (and What It Means For "Evidence-Based" Fitness)

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Ep 346 - Helms Updates + Q&A

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Ep 345 - Hot Topics in Fitness (ft. Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple)

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Ep 344 - Sports Science In Elite Athletics (ft. Dr. Marc Lewis)

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Ep 343 - Q&A: Is Collagen Useful?

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Ep 342 - New Data: Does Growth Really Drive Strength Gains?

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Ep 341 - Unpacking Individual Responses to Training Volume

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Ep 340 - Protein: Valuable, But Overvalued

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Ep 339 - ECA Stack & Yohimbine

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Ep 338 – The many eras of evidence-based fitness (ft. Dr. Jim Stoppani)

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Ep 337 - Is There A Crisis In Exercise Science?

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Ep 336 - The Science Of Being Cool & Attractive

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Ep 335: Sticking Points, Exercise Selection, and Long Muscle Length Training (ft. Dr. Stian Larsen)

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Ep 334 - Microplastics: Setting the Record Straight

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Ep 333 - Are High-Protein Diets Really Harmless?

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Ep 332 - The Most Extreme Metabolic Adaptation Ever Recorded

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Ep 331 - Contest Prep and Weight Cutting Across Sports

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Ep 330 - Female Health & Fitness Research + Q&A

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Ep 329 - What To Do About Microplastics

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Ep 328 - Bad Fundamentals Lead to Popular Pseudoscience

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Ep 327 - Fat Loading, Sodium Limits, and More

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Ep 326 - Daily 1RM Training: Crazy or Constructive? (ft. Dr. Nick Washmuth and Kaylee Chism)

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Ep 325 - Plant-Based Bodybuilding With a World Champ (ft. Maddie McConnell)

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Ep 324 - WORLD PREMIERE: Front Page Fitness

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Ep 323 - MASS Makes History

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Ep 322- The Science of "Junk Volume" (ft. Jake Remmert)

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Ep 321 - Are You Really As Hydrated As You Think?

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Ep 320 - Myths Versus Theories in Exercise Science (ft. James Steele)

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Ep 319 - Bodybuilding Mortality Across the Eras (ft. Drs Conor Heffernan and Juan Carlos Cassano)

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Ep 318 - Resistance Training as a Fat Loss Tool (ft. Dr. Mike Ormsbee)

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Ep 317 - Training Volume: How Much Is Enough? (ft. Dr. Eduardo De Souza)

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Ep 316 - Lengthened Biased Training: Time To Cut Bait?

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Ep 315 - Training Hard Versus Training Smart

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Ep 314 - Science Is Broken (But Fixable)

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Ep 313 - Is More (and More, and More) Protein Better for Muscle Retention?

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Ep 312 - Muscle Soreness: What Does It Mean? (ft. Dr. Mike Zourdos)

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Ep 311 - The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Ep 310 - Are People Getting "Metabolic Stress" Wrong?

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Ep 309 - Finding the Volume "Sweet Spot" During Plateaus

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Ep 308 - The Future of Natural Bodybuilding (w/ WNBF Pros Alberto Nuñez and Steff Noble)

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Ep 307 - Are Lengthened Partials Overrated?

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Ep 306 - Mental Health, Physique Sports, and Fitness Coaching (ft. Laurin Conlin)

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Ep 305 - What is Strength? (w/Drs. Adrian Kind, Conor Heffernan & Walter Veit)

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Ep 304 - Beyond "1.6 - 2.2": Evidence-Based Protein Guidelines

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Ep 303 - Is the Obesity Epidemic an Evolutionary "Factory Error"?

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Ep 302 - Why We Believe Nutrition Lies

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Ep 301 - A New Era for Iron Culture

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Ep 300 - The End of Iron Culture As You Know It (Omar Is Leaving)

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Ep 299 - Can You Legally Give Someone Macros? Nutrition Scope of Practice (ft. Danny Lennon and Alex Thomas)

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Ep 298 - Smart Nutrition for Brain Health and Function (ft. Danny Lennon and Dr. Shawn Arent)

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Ep 297 - Is More Volume Always Better? (feat Josh Pelland PhD(c))

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Ep. 296 - An Evidence-Based Look at Body Image and Self-Worth

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Ep. 295 - Do Lifters Need Carbs? (with Dr. Cliff Harvey and Danny Lennon)

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Ep. 294 - All Around Lifting: The First Form of Competitive Lifting (with Drs. Conor Heffernan & Cliff Harvey)

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Ep. 293 - What Causes Hypertrophy?

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Ep. 292 - Cutting Edge Research on Volume, Protein & Cardio

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Ep. 291 - Who is the Male Natural Bodybuilding G.O.A.T?

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Ep. 290 - Is Caffeine an Overrated Supplement for Lifters?

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Ep. 289 - How Competitive is IPF Powerlifting? (with Panagiotis Tarinidis)

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Ep 288 - Is Exercise Variety Necessary?

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Ep. 287 - Do Advanced Lifters Need More Volume?

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Ep. 286 - Is Hypertrophy Training a Waste of Time for Powerlifting?

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Ep. 285 - Are Most Omega-3 Supplements Misformulated? (Feat Ryan Anthony)

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Ep. 284 - How to Keep Progressing in Powerlifting (feat. Walter Cariazo)

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Ep. 283 - Jared Maynard: Rebuilding Stronger

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Ep. 282 - Pain Don't Hurt Much

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Ep. 281 - Is Saturated Fat Inherently Fattening?

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Ep. 280 - What Makes a Good Coach?

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Ep. 279 - Does Drinking Water Help Weight Loss?

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Ep. 278 - Is Arched Bench Press Cheating?

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Ep. 277 - Menstrual Cycle Training Roundtable (w/Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple & Dr. Kim SantaBarbara)

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Ep. 276 - Beyond Pain Science: When Injuries Don't Resolve

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Ep. 275 - Biomechanics for Bodybuilding (with Kassem Hanson)

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Ep. 274 - Do Hardgainers Need More Volume?

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Ep. 273 - Biomechanics for Powerlifting feat Dr. Wes Goodman

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Ep. 272 - Mike Tuchscherer: Peaking After 20 Years of Powerlifting

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Ep. 271 - Powerlifting, Natural Bodybuilding & Science (Eric Trexler's Journey)

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Ep. 270 - Scientific Retractions Aren't Working

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Ep. 269 - Are Social Media PhDs Ruining Fitness? (feat Dr. Milo Wolf, Max Coleman & Dr. Pak)

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Ep. 268 - Science Communication, Gatekeeping & The Fitness Industry (feat Dr. Pak)

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Ep. 267 - Addressing Data Fraud in Nutrition Science

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Ep. 266 - Are Plant-based Proteins Actually Superior?

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Ep. 265 - Are Your Supplements Contaminated?

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Ep. 264 - Why the "52 Set Study" Doesn't Matter

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Ep. 263 - Is Protein Timing Debunked?

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Ep. 262 - Sheffield 2024 Recap

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Ep. 261 - A Unified Theory of Metabolic Adaptation?

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Ep. 260 - Does Powerlifting with a Rounded Back Cause Pain?

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Ep. 259 - MASScast 6: Response Variation, Individualizing Training, and Protein Consistency (ft. Dr. Mike Zourdos and Dr. Eric Trexler

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Ep. 258 - The Rise of Lifting Antiscience

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Ep. 257 - WNBF Pro World & Pro Natural Olympia 2023 Champion Beccy Pateman

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Ep. 256 - The Challenge of Science Communication (feat Layne Norton)

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Ep. 255 - WNBF World, Yorton Cup & Ms. America 2023 Champion Natalie Hays

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Ep. 254 - Do Fat Burners Actually Work?

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Ep. 253 - 2023 Lightweight WNBF Pro World Champion Dirk Emmerich

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Ep. 252 - The First Bodybuilding Show (with Marcus Kment & Dr. Conor Heffernan)

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Ep. 251 - Making Gains as an Advanced Lifter

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Ep. 250 - WNBF Worlds, Pathological Bodybuilding, Muscle Loss

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Ep. 249 - The Spirit of Bodybuilding (with Dr. Mike Israetel)

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Ep. 248 - Does Leucine Actually Matter?

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Ep. 247 - A Tale of Two Bodybuilders

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Ep. 246 - Why BULKING is NOT the Answer

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Ep. 245 - Is BMI Useless?

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Ep. 244 - Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Testosterone Levels? (ft. Eric Trexler)

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Ep. 243 - Exercise Energy Compensation: It's Not JUST About Calories (ft. Eric Trexler)

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Ep 242 - The NEW Powerlifting King (feat Austin Perkins)

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Ep. 241 - The End of Iron Culture (As You Know It)

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Ep. 240 - What Does it Mean to be an Evidence-based Coach? (feat Cliff Wilson)

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Ep. 239 - All About Body Composition & Body Fat (feat. Dr. Grant Tinsley)

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Ep. 238 - Do Steroids Give a Permanent Advantage? (feat Dr. Alex Kolliari-Turner)

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Ep. 237 - What is the Dietary Fat Minimum Intake? (MASScast 7 ft. Dr. Eric Trexler)

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Ep. 236 - Muscle Fiber Types & Training Explained (feat Andy Galpin)

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Ep. 235 - The Bikini Division - The Good, Bad, & Ugly (feat Laurin Conlin)

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Ep. 234 - The Ronnie Recap (feat. Conor Heffernan)

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Ep. 233 - The Road to Ronnie (feat. Conor Heffernan)

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Ep. 232 - Iron Culture Documentary Update

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Ep. 231 - Keeping Strength While Cutting & Fiber-type Specific Hypertrophy (MASScast 6)

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Ep. 230 - The Biggest Powerlifting Comeback of 2023 (feat Pana)?

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Ep. 229 - Is Failure More Important Than Volume For Hypertrophy (MASScast 4 ft. Dr. Zourdos & Zac Robinson)

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Ep. 228 - The State of Powerlifting (IPF Worlds 2023)

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Ep. 227 - Is Formal Education Worth it? (MASScast 3 ft. Lauren Colenso-Semple)

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Ep. 226 - How Strong Do You Need To Be, Really? (Feat Dr Pak)

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Ep. 225 - Be Stronger NOW: Top Sets & Avoiding Stress & Social Media (MASScast 2 ft. Mike Zourdos)

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Ep. 224 - The Return of HIT (high intensity training)

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Ep. 223 - Dietary Fat, Metabolic Rates & Low Carb Diets (MASScast 1 ft. Eric Trexler)

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Ep. 222 - Partials for Hypertrophy: A Formerly Fringe Idea

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Ep. 221 - The World's Strongest Man (feat Mitchell Hooper)

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Ep. 220 - The Lifting Stones of Ireland (feat David Keohan)

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Ep. 219 - Being a Good Coach - It's not About You

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Ep. 218 - Science is Flawed, but Can be Fixed (feat Dr. James Steele, Dr. "Pak" and Milo Wolf)

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Ep. 217 - The Rich History of Irish Lifting

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Ep. 216 - The Most Important Powerlifting Meet In History? (The Sheffield Retrospective)

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Ep. 215 - Is Bodybuilding a Sport?(feat Adrian Kind)

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Ep. 214 - You Don't Know Powerlifting Coaching (feat Matt Gary)

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Ep. 213 - Addressing The IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Controversy (ft Desmond Butler)

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Ep. 212 - High Level Powerlifting & Eric's Last Dance

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Ep. 211 - Training Specificity Revisited & New Diet Break Data

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Ep. 210 - What Powerlifting Needs To Do Better

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Ep. 209 - Stretching For Hypertrophy & A Superior Creatine!?

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Ep. 208 - Sheffield Final Roster, USPA controversy, New Bodybuilding Research

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Ep. 207 - Is menstrual cycle periodization evidence-based? (feat Lauren Colenso-Semple)

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Ep. 206 - Is the day you start lifting the day you become forever small?

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Ep. 205 - Bodybuilding Corruption and Predicting Hypertrophy

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Ep. 204 - New Years Gains: Less Sleep Loss & Choosing Better Influencers

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Ep. 203 - Can Enhanced Bodybuilding Be Safer? (Feat Dr Guillermo Escalante)

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Ep. 202 - The New Supplement Everyone Will Be Talking About: Paraxanthine

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Ep. 201 - Higher Frequency Training, Breaking Plateaus & More (Q&A)

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Ep. 200 - We Have An Important Announcement (Surprisingly Not Clickbait)

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Ep. 199 - Common Misconceptions On Protein (Satiety & High Protein Diets)

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Ep. 198 - Why Research Won't Help Your Training (Especially On A Tuesday)

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Ep. 197 - Training To Failure: A Comprehensive Overview

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Ep. 196 - How Much Training Do Powerlifters Actually Need To Get Stronger (Feat Dr. Pak)

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Ep. 195 - Overreaching, Deloads & Tapers: Nutrition Considerations

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Ep. 194 - Getting Shredded…But Not Competing

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Ep. 193 - Your Maximum Muscular Potential: Are Gains Always Diminishing? (Q&A)

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Ep. 192 - He's Not Just A Bodybuilder (ft. Mr. Universe Alberto Núñez)

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Ep. 191 - Steroids, Staying Natural & The Tyranny of Progress

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Ep. 190 - The Dave Tate Interview

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Ep. 189 - Stretching & Range of Motion for Strength and Hypertrophy

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Ep. 188 - Steroids, Aesthetics & Irresponsible Influencers

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Ep. 187 - Killing It For Over A Decade: The Sigma Nutrition Story

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Ep. 186 - The Resurrection of a Professional Toner

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Ep. 185 - Bodybuilding Peaking Controversy: Is Water Wet?

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Ep. 184 - Breaking A World Record After A Catastrophic Injury (ft. Joe Sullivan)

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Ep. 183 - Overcoming Adversity & Building Resilience

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Ep. 182 - How to call out B.S. and Pseudoscience

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Ep. 181- Is Natural Bodybuilding Dead? (Q&A)

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Ep. 180 - Cultural Shifts in Lifting

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Ep. 179 - The Dangers of Being Shredded (& Why It's Almost Impossible To Sustain)

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Ep. 178 - In Search of Supplements: An Examination

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Ep. 177 - Jessica Buettner: 2x IPF World Champion Powerlifter

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Ep. 176 - Turkesterone Controversy, Powerlifting World Records & The Ivory Tower

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Ep. 175 - Training Burnout & Rekindling Motivation

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Ep. 174 - Periodization for Hypertrophy: An Overview

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Ep. 173 - What Is The Best Training Environment?

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Ep. 172 - All About Saturated Fat & Cholesterol

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Ep. 171 - Jesus Olivares: a New Era in Powerlifting

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Ep. 170 - Training Twice A Day

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Ep. 169 - Lagging Body Parts, Body Recomp & Minimalist Training (Q&A)

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Ep. 168 - Movement Screens & Modalities Roundtable (feat Nick Licameli, Jared Maynard & John Flagg)

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Ep. 167 - The Resurrection of A Powerlifter (ft. Mike Tuchscherer)

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Ep. 166 - The Death of Powerlifting

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Ep. 165 - Volume While Cutting: Why the Confusion

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Ep. 164 - A Scientific Examination of the Carnivore Diet

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Ep. 163 - All About EMG and Hypertrophy (feat Andrew Vigotsky)

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Ep. 162 - Training To Failure, Advanced Lifters and Breaking Through Plateaus

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Ep. 161- Are Evidence Based Influencers Selling Out? (Q&A)

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Ep. 160 - Autoregulation & Individualization: Everything You Wanted To Know

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Ep. 159 - Vitamin D Supplementation: A Deep Dive

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Ep. 158 - Why You Should Be Skeptical of Ecdysteroids (Including Turkesterone)

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Ep. 157 - Exercise Selection for Hypertrophy: An In-Depth Examination

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Ep. 156 - Deloads: The Science of Overload, Fatigue & Recovery

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Ep. 155 - Alex Tilinca: A Self Made Man

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Ep. 154 - Intermittent Fasting & Peri-Workout Carbohydrates

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Ep. 153 - Were Ancient Warriors Actually Jacked?

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Ep. 152 - Effort vs Exertion, Frequency, and Qualitative Research (Q&A)

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Ep. 151 - Strange But True

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Ep. 150 - Iron Culture: 3 Years Later

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Ep. 149 - Overreaching, Overtraining and Insufficient Recovery: Everything You Need To Know

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Ep. 148 - Personal Training: A Lost Art Form (ft. Chad Landers)

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Ep. 147 - What The Fitness Industry Gets Wrong About The Obesity Epidemic (Part 2)

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Ep. 146 - What The Fitness Industry Gets Wrong About The Obesity Epidemic

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Ep. 145 - Powerlifting & Strongman Training Before Social Media (ft. Chip Conrad)

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Ep. 144 - When To Call It Quits?

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Ep. 143 - Everything You Need To Know About Velocity Based Training

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Ep. 142 - Myths and Facts About Creatine (New Research ft. Dr. Darren Candow)

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Ep. 141 - Peak Performance (When & How Long Will You Be At Your Strongest?)

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Ep. 140 - Squats Are Bad For You (The Origin of this Fitness Myth)

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Ep. 139 - Why Try Harder Fails

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Ep. 138 - Metabolism Myths (Age, Sex & Individual Differences)

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Ep. 137 - Exercise Selection & Execution for Strength & Hypertrophy (Q&A #5)

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Ep. 136 - All About Testosterone & TRT (Yeah We Go There)

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Ep. 135 - Lifting For Endurance Athletes

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Ep. 134 - You Don't Understand Genetic Limits

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Ep. 133 - The Shady History of Supplements (ft. Dr. Conor Heffernan)

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Ep. 132 - Where Does Broscience Come From?

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Ep. 131- Training To Failure (What the Science Actually Says)

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Ep. 130 - We Were WRONG

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Ep. 129 - Elite Level Powerlifting (Champions Edition)

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Episode 128 - Book Bodybuilding & The Dog (ft. Ryan Doris)

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Ep. 127 - Supplement Science: Everything You Didn't Know About Stimulants (But Should)

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Ep. 126 - Competing At The Highest Level In Powerlifting: An Inside Look (ft. Bryce Lewis and Ashton Rouska)

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Ep. 125 - Competing (and Winning) in BOTH Powerlifting & Bodybuilding (ft. Katie Anne Rutherford)

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Ep. 124 - Natty or Not, Drug Testing and Genetics (Q&A #3)

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Ep. 123 - Retiring Early From Natural Bodybuilding

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Ep. 122 - From Bodybuilding to Crafting High Quality Content (ft. Jeff Nippard)

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Ep. 121- Achieving Nutritional Competence

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Episode 120 - A Deep Examination of "Specificity"

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Ep. 119 - The Strongest Powerlifter (ft. Amanda Lawrence)

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Ep.118 - Should You Compete?

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Ep. 117 - Is Exercise Pointless for Weight Loss?

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Ep. 116 - Flexible Dieting: A Reexamination?!

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Ep. 115 - Tapering For Strength: What You Probably Don't Know

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Ep. 114 - After Your Diet, Now What?!

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Ep. 113 - Competitive Natural Bodybuilding: A Journey (ft. Brett Freeman)

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Ep. 112 - The Truth About Making Fitness Content

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Ep. 111 - The Future of Powerlifting

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Ep. 110 - Who Are You Without Lifting?

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Ep. 109 - Empiricism vs Rationalism: What Do We Really Know When It Comes To Fitness?

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Ep. 108 - Sustainable Fat Loss, Bench Plateaus & More (Q&A #1)

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Ep. 107 - Supplement Science: All About Citrulline & Citrulline Malate

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Ep. 106 - What Hardcore Lifters Get WRONG

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Ep. 105 - Powerlifting, Community & Opening Your Own Gym

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Ep. 104 - Bulking vs Cutting: What Should You Do?

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Ep. 103 - The History of Women's Bodybuilding

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Ep. 102 - Programming: Signal vs Noise

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Ep. 101 - Blood Flow Restriction Training For Hypertrophy & Rehab

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Ep. 100 - Iron Reflections

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Bonus Episode - We Get Kicked OFF The Joe Rogan Experience

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Ep. 99 - 35 Years Of Bodybuilding

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Ep. 98 - Why Nutrition Science is a Battleground

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Ep. 97 - Free Weights vs Machines (The 150 Year Battle)

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Ep. 96 - Meal Timing, Intermittent Fasting & Time Restricted Eating

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Ep. 95 - Old School Bodybuilding

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Ep. 94 - What Powerbuilding Gets WRONG

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Ep. 93 - What's Wrong With The Fitness Industry (And How To Change It)

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Ep. 92 - Lifting During Pregnancy

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Ep. 91- Powerlifter vs Weightlifter vs Strongman...Who's The Strongest?!

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Ep. 90 - Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy & Body Composition Roundtable

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Ep. 89 - Supplement Science: What You DON'T Know About Caffeine & Stimulants

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Ep. 88- How To Get Stronger (Understanding Peaking)

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Ep. 87- Practical Programming Tips For YOU

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Ep. 86 - Highland Games: A 1,000 Year Iron Tradition

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Ep. 85 - Body Recomposition: Can You Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?!

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Ep. 84 - The Original Iron Sport: Gymnastics

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Ep. 83 - You Are NOT An Advanced Lifter

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Ep. 82 - Becoming A Respected Strength Coach

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Ep. 81 - Bodybuilding As Art (ft. Terrence Ruffin)

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Ep. 80 - What Is Natural Bodybuilding? An Inside Look

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Ep. 79 - You're Hurt, Now What? (Practical Tips ft. 3 Physical Therapists)

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Ep. 78 - Diet vs Anti-Diet Culture

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Ep. 77 - Unintentionally Becoming A World Champion Powerlifter

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Ep. 76 - Strength & Conditioning (for Mixed Martial Arts)

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Ep. 75 - Becoming A Powerlifting World Champion (ft. Jessica Buettner)

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Ep. 74 - What We Now Do Differently

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Ep. 73 - Genetics vs Mindset (Powerlifting & Athletics)

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Ep. 72 - Principles of Progression for Hypertrophy

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Ep. 71 - Powerlifting & Strength Training in the Internet Age (ft. Jonnie Candito & Russel Orhii)

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Ep. 70 - The Science of Supplements (ft. Eric Trexler & Ben Esgro)

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Ep. 69 - Introduction to Weightlifting (ft. Catalyst Athletics & Juggernaut Training Systems)

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Ep. 68 - Training Rest Times: A Very Misunderstood Concept

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Ep. 67 - Getting Stronger By Understanding Your Biomechanics (ft. Megan Bryanton-Jones & Andrew Vigotsky)

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Ep. 66 - Cardio for Lifters: Everything that Matters

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Ep. 65 - Periodization vs Programming For Strength (ft. Dr. Mike Zourdos)

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Ep. 64 - Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Bodybuilding (Hybrid Training ft. Dr. Stefi Cohen and Max Aita)

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Ep. 63 - Lifting Weights & Brazilian Jiujitsu (ft. Chad Wesley Smith and Dr. Melissa Davis)

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Ep. 62 - How To Stay On Track With Your Nutrition

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Ep. 61 - Maintaining Muscle & Motivation Without the Gym

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Ep. 60 - Supplement Companies (ft. Ben Esgro and Mike Matthews)

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Ep. 59 - Stretching, Mobility & Rehab (ft. Dean Somerset)

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Ep. 58 - Beginner Training Mistakes (And Successes) We Made

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Ep. 57 - Aesthetics In Bodybuilding

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Ep. 56 - How To Properly Cut Weight To Maximize Performance (ft. Kedric Kwan, David Nolan, and Arthur Lynch)

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Ep. 55 - The Science of Behavior Change (ft. Dr. Melissa Davis)

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Ep. 54 - Process vs Outcome Oriented Approach (ft. Brett Gibbs)

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Ep. 53 - Intuitive Eating & Autoregulation (ft. Gabrielle Fundaro and Mike Tuchscherer)

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Ep. 52 - Training Differences In Men & Women (ft. Greg Nuckols and Sohee Lee)

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Ep. 51 - Periodization & Programming For Hypertrophy

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Ep. 50 - Why Meal Timing Really Matters (Chrononutrition Ft. Danny Lennon)

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Ep. 49 - What Makes A Great Coach (Ft. Bryce Lewis)

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Ep. 48 - How To Not Be A Terrible Personal Trainer (ft. Jordan Syatt)

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BONUS: What We Learned In 2019

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Ep. 47 - Everything You Wanted To Know About Protein (Timing, Amount, Frequency)

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Ep. 46 - Powerlifting: Raw vs Equipped Lifting (ft. Mike Tuchscherer, Natalie Hanson, and Bryce Krawczyk)

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Ep. 45 - Everything You Wanted To Know About Strongman & Strongwoman (ft. Joey Szatmary & Alan Thrall)

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Ep. 44 - The Science of Bodybuilding (ft. Dr. Bill Campbell)

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Ep. 43 - Veganism, Nutrition & Moderation

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Ep. 42 - Strength & Conditioning (Ft. Ian Pyka)

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Ep. 41 - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Creatine (ft. Dr. Darren Candow)

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Ep. 40 - Training Frequency For Strength & Hypertrophy

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Ep. 39 - How Bodybuilding Saved My Life (Ft. John Berardi)

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Ep. 38 - Flexible Dieting, Meal Plans & Nutrition (Ft. Laurin Conlin)

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Episode 37 - Insulin, Obesity & Weight Loss (Ft. James Krieger)

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Ep. 36 - How To Look Your Absolute Best: Peaking (ft. Cliff Wilson)

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Ep. 35 - What Bodybuilders Do Differently (ft. Alberto Nunez)

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Ep. 34 - How To Coach Yourself (Ft. Mike Israetel)

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Ep. 33 - Pain Science, Injury & Rehab (ft. Nick Licameli, Quinn Henoch, and Jordan Feigenbaum)

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Ep. 32 - Alan Thrall, Silent Mike & Jim McDonald (SacTown Boys)

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Ep. 31 - Chronicling Weightlifting & World's Strongest Man (ft. Randall Strossen)

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Ep. 30 - The Science of Weight Loss (Metabolic Adaptation ft. Dr Eric Trexler)

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Ep. 29 - The Science & History of Steroids (And Drug Testing ft. Alex Kolliari-Turner)

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Ep. 28 - The Problem With The Fitness Industry (ft. Chip Conrad)

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Ep. 27 - Natural Bodybuilding (ft. Brian Whitacre)

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Ep. 26 - How Progressive Overload Actually Works

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Ep. 25 - The Truth About Gut Health (And Pseudoscience)

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Ep. 24 - What Is Autoregulation?

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Ep. 23 - The Science of Strength Roundtable

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Ep. 22 - What You Need To Know About Eating Disorders

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Ep. 21 - Why You Should Listen To This Podcast

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Ep. 20 - The Problem with #Science

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Ep. 19 - The Science Of Hypertrophy Roundtable

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Ep. 18 - How Technology Can Make Lifting Easier

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Ep. 17 - Examining the Psychology of Bodybuilding

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Ep. 16 - The Art of Coaching

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Ep. 15 - The Changing Face Of CrossFit

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Ep. 14 - Why Lifters Lose Motivation

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Ep. 13 - Jeff Nippard & Greg Nuckols Talk Science Communication

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Ep. 12 - The Dark Side of Natural Bodybuilding (Ft. 3DMJ)

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Ep. 11 - Lifting In The Social Media Age

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Ep. 10 - Bodybuilding Prep, Online Coaching And Being An Entrepreneur

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Ep. 9 - History of Lifting Part 2 (1900-1950s)

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Ep. 8 - The Importance of Calisthenics Training

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Ep. 7 - The Rise of Women in Powerlifting

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Ep. 6 - Carbohydrate & Ketogenic Roundtable

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Ep. 5 - Content vs Clickbait

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Ep. 4 - Periodization & Autoregulation Roundtable

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Ep. 3 - An Honest Conversation About Steroids

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Ep. 2 - History of Lifting Part 1 (1700s-1900s)

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Ep. 1 - What Is Iron Culture