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All Episodes

Iron Summit — 154 episodes

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Episode 147: How to Stay Dangerous as You Get Older

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Episode 146: How World-Class Technology Is Transforming Athlete Development: VALD Acquires Bridge Athletic

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Episode 145: Stop Changing Your Workout - Why BORING Training and Nutrition Works

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Episode 144: Flip the Switch: How to Perform When It Matters Most

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Episode 143: How to Train After Your Competitive Career Ends

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Episode 142: The Biggest Lies on “Health Foods”

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Episode 141: How to Get Jacked and Achieve Your Dream Physique w/ Adam Miller (N1)

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Episode 140: What Wrestling Teaches You That the Gym Never Could

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Episode 139: The Deep Dive on Fats: Is Fat Making You Fat?

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Episode 138: Bodybuilding Principles Every Athlete Should Use

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Episode 137: How to Build Muscle without Getting Fat

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Episode 136: Back Growth Masterclass: How to Build Bigger, Wider Lats

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Episode 135: Why Most People Never Build Their Dream Physique

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Episode 134: Fiber Maxing: Smart Nutrition or Social Media Obsession?

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Episode 133: 5 Hypertrophy Myths You Need to Stop Believing

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Episode 132: How to Build your Legs - LEG GROWTH MASTER CLASS part 2

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Episode 131: How to Build your Legs - LEG GROWTH MASTER CLASS part 1

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Episode 130: Protein Myths That Are Hurting Your Results

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Episode 129: Food Quality vs. Macros: What Actually Matters?

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Episode 128: How to Train When You’re Busy (Minimal Effective Dose Blueprint)

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Episode 127: Best vs. Worst Gym Equipment for Strength Training

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Episode 126 : Most Overrated vs Underrated Health & Fitness Tools

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Episode 125: The Most Overrated Supplements You’re Wasting Money On

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Episode 124: The 80/20 of Getting Jacked

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Episode 123: NCAA Wrestling Tournament Debrief: Pressure, Performance & the Future of Wrestling

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Episode 122: A Lifetime Under the Bar with Cory Gregory

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Episode 121: How Justin “Highlight” Gaethje Prepares for War

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BONUS EPISODE: Ryan Deakin on Let's Talk Wrestling Podcast

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Episode 120: The Best Rep Range for Muscle Growth

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Episode 119: Fall in Love with the Process, Not the Podium

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Episode 118: The Comfort Trap: Why Easy Is Holding You Back

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Episode 117: Disrupting Strength: How Fringe Sport is Changing the Home Gym Game with CEO Peter Keller

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Episode 116: Old School Muscle, Elite Results - Dustin Myers

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Episode 115: Brain Gains - Building Unbreakable Discipline

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Episode 114: High Standards vs Burnout: Walking the Line

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Episode 113: The Mental Game of Weight Cutting & Competing at the Highest Level, 2 x All American Michael DeAugustino

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Episode 112: Strength, Cardio, and the Cut: Lessons from Wrestling to Bodybuilding w/ 2x All American Greg Bulsak

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Episode 111: Our 2026 Fitness Goals: How We’re Training This Year

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Episode 110: Practical Ways to Actually Invest in Your Health

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Episode 109: From Chaos to Clarity - How Structure Saved My Life w/ Michael Chernow

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Episode 108: Are Seed Oils Ruining Your Health?

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Episode 107: The Manhood Combine Test: Raising the Bar for Today’s Men w/ Pat Brucki

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Episode 106: Surviving the Holidays: Simple Fitness Wins for a Busy Season

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Episode 105: Eat to Perform: Nutrition, Strength, and Body Comp with Jon Heck

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Episode 104: From Mat to Muscle: The Science of Building a Stronger Body: 2x All American Greg Bulsak

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Episode 103: Wrestling’s New Era: Cayden Henschel on RAF, Gear Innovation, and Social Media

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Episode 102: How to get JACKED: The No BS Blueprint

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Episode 101: Core Truths - How to Get Abs

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Episode 100: The Hierarchy of Health: Foundations for a Strong Body and Mind

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Episode 99: Training Smarter, Living Cleaner: Garrett Salem on Fitness, Health, and Authenticity

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Episode 98: Iron Sharpens Iron: Using Competition Wisely

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Episode 97: From Small Wins to Big Results: The Keys to Lasting Health

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Episode 96: Balancing Bodybuilding and Athletic Training with Cooper Napoli

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Episode 95: The Birth of Landmine University: Strength, Rotation, and Muscle Building with Alex Kanellis

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Iron Summit Episode 94: Life Lessons from Wrestling: Discipline, Resilience & Growth

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Episode 93: The Fitness Fallacies Holding You Back

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Episode 92: The Bodybuilder’s Blueprint: Tyler Neely on Training, Nutrition, and Discipline

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Episode 91: The Weight Cut Playbook: Mastering the Mental and Physical Weight Cut Game for Combat Sports

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Episode 90: Toxins, Tech, and Trendy BS: What Actually Matters

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Episode 89: Coaching the Complete Athlete: Doug Haugh on Performance, Recovery, and the Private Sector Shift

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Episode 88: Eric Hinman on Training Hard, Living Fully, and Turning Passion into Purpose

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Episode 87: From Track to Therapy: Josh Shadle on Fascia, Recovery, and Peak Performance

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Episode 86: Muscle, Mindset, and Modern Health: From Lifting to Longevity

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Episode 85: No Fluff, Just Results: 5 Fitness Hacks That Move the Needle

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Episode 84: More than Just a Pretty Face - Tanner Zagarino

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Episode 83: Maximizing Results: Training Frequency & Nutritional Timing

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Episode 82: Caffeine & Gains - Unlocking Performance or Holding You Back?

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Episode 81: NCAA Champ to MMA Coach - Ben Cherrington

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Episode 80: What is the BEST training plan?

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Episode 79: Josh Bridges - World-Class CrossFit Athlete, Navy SEAL, and the 'Pay the Man' Mindset

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Episode 78: Crank Up the Creatine: Fuel for Body and Brain

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Episode 77: Coaching, Recovery, and Wrestling Crackheads: A Deep Dive with Cooper Napoli

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Episode 76: Wyatt Hendrickson — National Champion and Captain America

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on Pale with Parker Podcast "How to Succeed in Wrestling"

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Episode 75: Shredded, Strong, and Sustainable: Can You Have All 3?

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Episode 74: The Power of Personal Accountability: From Leadership to Parenting with John G. Miller

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Episode 73: Bridging the Gaps: Programming, Movement, and Mentorship in Athletics with Stephen Reich

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Episode 72: From Wrestling Mats to Medicine: Dr. Spencer Nadolski on Obesity, GLP-1s, and Cutting Weight

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Episode 71: 10 Under-the-Radar WADA-Approved Performance Enhancers with Anthony Castore

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Episode 70: Fuel, Strength, and Genetics: Unlocking Muscle Growth and Performance

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Episode 69: Fitness Myths, Overrated Trends, and Underrated Gains

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Episode 68: The Science and Art of Strength with Dr. Pat Davidson

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Episode 67: Trent “Hoagie” Hidlay, 5x All American

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on Shaun Takes on Podcast

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Episode 66: How to Train When Motivation Fails

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Episode 65: Mike Sisselberger – A Rare Dual Threat

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Episode 64: The Top 5 Mistakes Holding Back Your Muscle Growth

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Episode 63: Leading by Example — Parenting, Fitness, and Sports

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Episode 62: Servant Leadership and the Changing Game: Enock Francois on Wrestling, NIL, and Team Culture

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Episode 61: Highlighting Greatness: Reece “Highlight” Humphrey’s Journey

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on Wise Beyond the Ears Podcast

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Episode 60: Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Plateaus in Training and Nutrition

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Episode 59: Streamline Your Path to Fitness Success

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Episode 58: Tackling Hormones, Fasting Myths, and Holiday Joy

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Episode 57: From Burnout to Balance: How to Fit Fitness into a Busy Lifestyle

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Episode 56: Building Muscle, Busting Myths: Strength Training Essentials for Athletes

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Episode 55: Thanksgiving Gains: Balancing Feasts, Fitness, and Foundations

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Episode 54: From Copiers to Cages: Archie “King” Colgan’s Journey to MMA Stardom

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on The Championship Corner Podcast

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Episode 53: The Forefront of Modern Medicine and Human Performance with Dr. David Karli

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Episode 52: Introducing Iron Summit Gains Society

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Episode 51: Building Strength & Living Large with Dave Lipson (Thundrbro)

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Episode 50: Sebastian Rivera - Hating to Lose and Chasing Olympic Glory

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Episode 49: Allen “Watty” Watkins, Tried N True Fitness- Keeping it Truthful and Real

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Episode 48: Jose Gurrola, Owner of MyVisionNutrition- The Power of Nutrition and Meal Prep for Achieving Your Fitness Goals

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Episode 47: The Power of Sleep for Performance Training: Building and Maintaining Muscle Mass with special guest Luke Dilzell

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Episode 46: Grant Leeth - Mizzou All-American and Tarleton State Wrestling Head Coach

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Episode 45: Welcoming Jonny to the Team – Expanding Our Coaching to Help You Achieve Your Best

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Episode 44: The 3 Game-Changing Lessons That Transformed Our Training

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Episode 43: John Quint- Neuromuscular Coordination and Soft Tissue Health Specialist

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Episode 42: Hayden Hidlay, 5x All-American and Stanford Coach

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Episode 41: Overcoming Injury and Rediscovering Movement with Cameron Borch

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Episode 40: Wrestling, Philosophy, and Faith with Parker Settecase

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Episode 39: Customizing Your Fitness: How to Choose the Right Training Split

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Episode 38: Exploring Peptides and Health with “The Peptide King”, Anthony Castore

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Episode 37: Staying on Track While on Vacation

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Episode 36: The Essentials for Building a Home Gym

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Episode 35: What are the BEST exercises for each muscle group?

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Episode 34: Life Updates, Recovering from Injuries, Next Steps

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on The Mindset Experience Podcast- Why You'll Never Regret the Sprints

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Episode 33: Jonny “Jonny RAM” Ramirez- Owner of Evolve Fitness

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Episode 32: Dr. T- Arman Taghizadeh: Board Certified Adult, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Episode 31: Eric Marcovcy- Head S&C Coach at Lehigh University

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Episode 30: “Getting Tight”- Jordan Wood, 3 x All American

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Episode 29: Summer Shreds- How to Cut/Lose Weight Effectively

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Episode 28: Matt Brown "The Immortal," UFC Legend

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Episode 27: Dirty Mike and the Boys- Mike McMullan, 4x All American

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Episode 26: Getting to Know 1 Rep Max Wessell

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Episode 25: Chest Builder Master Class

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Episode 24: Unveiling Athletic Mastery with Bob Baker

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Episode 23: Catching Up with Big Tuna, Lucas Davison- NCAA Finalist

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Episode 22: Inside the mind of "Sugar" Shane Griffith, NCAA Champion

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Episode 21: Macro Mastery - Understanding the Basics of Counting Macros

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Episode 20: Strong as Ryan Stern, Powerlifting Through Personal Loss- Guest Logan Stern

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Episode 19: Pull the Trigger- Bruno Nicoletti, CEO and Founder at Hummingbird Growth and Automation

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Episode 18: Fitness Pondering with Pat: Exploring the Unthinkable

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Episode 17: Joe De Sena - Spartan CEO, Unleashing the Spartan Spirit

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Episode 16: Bennie Fowler III - From Undrafted Gem to Super Bowl Champion

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Episode 15: Mindset Pillar- Mastering Your Mind for Success

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Episode 14: Mastering Wall Street and Powerlifting Feats with Mike Mayo

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Episode 13: Bulking 101- Tips for Building Mass Effectively

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Episode 12: Unleashing Power with Zach Rey - From NCAA Title to Real Estate

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Episode 11: "Chill but not Laid Back" - A Conversation with guest Chris Ayres, Head Coach of Stanford Wrestling

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Bonus Episode: Ryan Deakin on The GO EARN IT Podcast

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Episode 10: Nutrition Pillar- Debunking the Myth: Red Meat is Bad for you

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Episode 9: Guest- Patrick Brucki, 2 x All American, Environmental Engineer, Stanford Wrestling Coach

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Episode 8: Nutrition and Strength Pillar - Staying Fit During the Holidays

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Episode 7: Recovery Pillar - Sleep and Sleep Hygiene

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Episode 6: Guest- Darian Cruz, 2017 NCAA Champ

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Episode 5: Nutrition Pillar: Navigating Supplements - What You Really Need

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Episode 4: Mindset Pillar - Goal Setting and Prioritizing for Progress

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Episode 3: Strength Pillar - Why and How to Not Have Chicken Legs

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Episode 2: Nutrition Pillar -What are the basic mechanics of a diet for performance?

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Episode 1: 5 Key Pillars and Hierarchy of Performance