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All Episodes

Iron Culture presented by MASS — 145 episodes

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Ep 379 - Behind the Scenes (Iron Culture Documentary) ft. Omar Isuf

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BONUS: Revive Stronger - Fatigue, Progress & The Psychology of Bodybuilding (ft. Steve Hall)

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Ep 378 - Social Media Protein Debates

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Ep 377 – MRV/MAV, Diet Breaks & Refeeds

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Ep 376 - Weight Loss Resistance

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Ep 375 - Humility in Science

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BONUS: Stronger Culture - The Protein Ceiling: Real or Not a Needle Mover? (ft Eric Helms & Steve Hall)

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Ep 374 - Processing, Palatability, and Bingeing

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Ep 373 - Does Bone Predict Hypertrophy?

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Ep 372 - New ACSM Lifting Guidelines

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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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MASS Office Hours Episode 62 (A New Era for Office Hours)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 61 (The Lost Episode)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 60 (Concurrent Training)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 59 (Maintenance Volume + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 58 (Is More Volume Always Better?)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 57 (Brain Health, Mobility, and Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 56 (Estrogen, Naturalistic Fallacy, and Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 55 (Brain Benefits of Exercise + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 54 (Contraceptives, Menopause, and Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 53 (The Myth of "Generalist Experts" + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 52 (Sleep + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 51 (Bulk/Cut Planning + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 50 (Volume Cycling + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 49 (Bulking Calories + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 48 (Too Lean to Build Muscle? + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 47 (Bulking P-Ratios + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 46 (Sugar Alcohols + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 45 (Cardio, Health, and Performance + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 44 (Flexible Training Templates + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 43 (“Muscle Reallocation” + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 42 (Diet Recovery + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 41 (Rest Redistribution + Cluster Sets)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 40 (Training Beyond Failure + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 39 (Saturated Fat + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 38 (Hydration Myths + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 37 (Exercise Order for Strength and Hypertrophy)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 36 (Is Metabolic Adaptation A Myth? + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 35 (Retracted Ice Bath Study + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 34 (Interpreting Research + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 33 (Mini-Cuts + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 32 (New Training Guide + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 31 (Preloads for Satiety + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 30 (Pros and Cons of Refeeds + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 29 (Optimal Rest Intervals + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 28 (Step Count Goals + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 27 (Stretch-Mediated Hypertrophy + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 26 (Progressive Overload Strategies + Q&A)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 25 (Can you stay shredded?)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 24 (Processed Foods, Plant Protein, Training Volume)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 23 (Myo-Reps, Cluster Sets, CNS Fatigue)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 22 (Menopause, Caffeine, “Skinny Fat” Solutions)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 21 (Food Tracking, Staying Lean, Hypertrophy Training)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 20: Response Variation, Individualizing Training, Protein Consistency

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MASS Office Hours Episode 19 (Bulking, Body Image, Volume Progression)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 18: Lifting for Endurance, HR Zones for Lifting, Lower-Back Training

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MASS Office Hours Episode 17 (Bulking/Cutting, Alcohol, Low BMIs)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 16 (Client-Centered Coaching)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 15 (Plateaus, Caffeine, Warming Up)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 14 (Machine Exercises, Low-Protein Diets, Exercising for Longevity)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 13 (Periodization, Behavior Change, Exercise vs. Fitness)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 12 (Recovery Modalities, Slow Eccentrics, BFR Training)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 11 (The Science of Muscle Growth w/ Dr. Brad Schoenfeld)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 10 (Lengthened Partials, Regional Hypertrophy, Push/Pull Ratios)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 9 (Muscular Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Boosting Metabolism)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 8 (Peaking Your Physique)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 7 (Concurrent Training, Training to Failure, High-Volume Training)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 6 (Contest Preparation, Nutrition Tracking, Refeeds)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 5 (Tracking Hypertrophy, Satellite Cells, and Testosterone)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 4 (Exercise + Cognition, Training Around Back Pain, Adjusting Volume)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 3 (Retraining, Step Counts, and Maintenance Phases)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 2 (Muscle Retention, Exercise Variety, Strength Blocks for Hypertrophy)

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MASS Office Hours Episode 1 (RPE, Carbs, and Applying Research)