This is part 2 to the podcast with Lyle posted last week. Topics below: 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - P-Ratio debate 10:30 - Practical vs theoretical issues bulking to high body fat percentages 16:00 - Set point changing and adding fat cells 20:14 - Refeed research in recent years 34:45 - Lyle’s consultations 38:45 - Training volume regulations 43:30 - Lyle vs the fitness industry 46:00 - Who does Lyle think is smart in the industry? Lyle's Website: https://store.bodyrecomposition.com/ Website and Coachin...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Lyle is back! And as usual it will be a two-parter. Part 1's topics below: 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - The failure debate between Lyle McDonald and Mike Israetel 6:50 - The Lifting Dermatologist’s video 16:30 - How to prove Lyle wrong 19:20 - Defining failure 21:20 - Issues with advice from enhanced lifters 28:30 - Variation in what failure looks like 36:00 - DC training 39:30 - The evidence based community 43:00 - Rest pause variations 53:00 - When has Lyle been wrong 55:00 - What happened to Mark Ripp...
Jun 25, 2021•57 min
Today we Alberto Nunez of 3DMJ back on the podcast. Alberto has been lifting for over 20 years and has competed in natural bodybuilding for over 10, allowing him to gain multiple pro cards. Alberto has played a vital role in promoting the natural movement and his contributions as a coach, athlete, and author have helped propel some of the growth the sport has seen over the last decade. 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Podcasting 3:00 - Operation Smile donation 3:30 - What Alberto has been doing bodybuilding ...
Jun 20, 2021•52 min
Today we're joined by Geoffrey Verity Schofield, a writer, coach, and brofessor of lifting. We dive into the following topics today: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Unsolicited advice 4:30 - Greg Doucette’s cookbook price 6:30 - How to determine coaching prices 10:30 - Is anyone buying these expensive products? 13:45 - Athlean X’s fake weights 17:30 - GVS’s start on YouTube 24:20 - Do we put on an act? 31:55 - Training talk / Geoff’s stats 36:10 - Failure training 42:40 - University studies 43:40 - Mike Isr...
Jun 12, 2021•48 min
Today we speak with bodybuilder and coach Kolton Lukes, discussing the following: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Kolton Lukes editing my videos 1:20 - Cerebral Palsy donation 4:50 - Kolton’s competition history 10:00 - Taking the jump to enhanced bodybuilding 14:30 - Determining why you have low testosterone 18:00 - The dramatic effectiveness of blasting and cruising 22:40 - The appeal of gear 24:30 - The health risks of gear 28:00 - bodybuilding progress versus other areas of life 35:30 - Appearance sugge...
Jun 05, 2021•48 min
Menno Henselmans is the founder of the Henselmans Personal Training Certification Program (PT Course). He's a featured author in Men's Health, IronMind, T-Nation, AARR and many more. He is himself an experienced physique coach, including several pro card winning clients & international prize winners in physique sports and powerlifting. Today we discuss the following: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Nets to prevent malaria 2:35 - P-ratio debate with Gren Nuckols and Eric Trexler 4:50 - P-Ratio defined 7:...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Dr. Bill Campbell, Ph.D., FISSN, CSCS, is a Professor of Exercise Science and the Director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida. His master’s and doctoral degrees were earned at Baylor University while serving as the Coordinator of the Exercise and Biochemical Nutrition Laboratory. He joined the faculty at USF in the Fall of 2007. As a researcher and author, Dr. Campbell has published more than 150 scientific papers and abstracts (in academi...
May 22, 2021•48 min
0:00 - Intro 0:40 - General population versus evidence based population 1:20 - Tom Brady’s genetics 2:30 - Super supplement usage in sports 4:00 - Who is this book for? 5:20 - Pliability training 7:10 - “Muscle pump function” 9:10 - Doing pliability training at home 10:10 - Specificity of training 12:40 - Pushing hydration 15:10 - Poor nutrition advice 17:45 - The good in this book 21:10 - Like and subscribe Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/con... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...
May 15, 2021•21 min
Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel! Hormone testing and other panels: 30% off coupon: BRAINS Male Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgains Female Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsfemale Home Page: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsHP I do r...
May 12, 2021•15 min
Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel! Hormone testing and other panels: 30% off coupon: BRAINS Male Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgains Female Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsfemale Home Page: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsHP I do r...
May 07, 2021•13 min
Pete Rubish is a well know powerlifter that has been in the lifting game for many years. Here we discuss the following: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Intro to Pete 1:40 - Charity choice of Pete 3:20 - How Pete got into powerlifting 4:50 - When Pete got into super supplements 7:30 - Getting poor quality gear from unknown sources 9:50 - What health tests Pete has had done 12:15 - CRP correlating with cancer 13:30 - Cholesterol values / carnivore diet 15:00 - Various blood work values 19:50 - Prot...
May 01, 2021•53 min
Excited to bring you this roundtable with Shannon Beer, Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, Elizabeth Rohde, and Jessica Terrier. All of these women have great yet varied experience in the industry so I wanted to get each of them on to discuss the prevalence of disordered eating and body image issues among women in the health and fitness sphere. 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Shannon Beer’s background 3:30 - The prevalence of eating disorders in women 8:00 - Noticing the difference between men and women’s goals and...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Greg Nuckols and Eric Trexler are back on the podcast to discuss the following: 0:30 - Anberlin 1:20 - The P-Ratio debate 6:00 - Defining P-Ratio 8:00 - Can you diet down to improve P-Ratios? 16:00 - When will Greg Nuckols cut down? 20:00 - Benefits of taking extended time off 24:00 - Benefits of pushing yourself too hard at times 30:00 - Do you need to ever train to failure to progressively overload? 38:40 - Effective reps / number of intense reps 44:00 - Focusing on factors that gene...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Joey Szatmary is a strongman competitor, owner of Lion's Den Elite Training Facility, and YouTuber. He has competed at a high level and trains with some unbelievably strong lifters. Part 1: 0:00 - Meeting up with Joe 4:05 - Some of Joe’s background 9:30 - Intro to strongman exercises 12:30 - Training with Mike Israetel 24:00 - Injuries in Strongman 27:00 - Variation in strongman competitions Joe's YouTube for part 2: https://www.youtube.com/c/SzatStrengt... Joe's IG: https://www.instagra...
Apr 10, 2021•29 min
We're back with John Meadows! Very glad to hear John has been recovering well from his heart attack and today we dive into the following: 0:20 - Our leg sessions that morning 2:00 - Update to John’s heart condition 6:30 - Ubiquinol / CoQ10 7:30 - John’s medications 8:00 - John’s family history 9:10 - Training intensity post heart attack 10:35 - Marvel / movies 12:40 - Muscle rounds / cluster sets / rest pauses 16:30 - My previously insane leg workouts 18:30 - John’s opinion of 2-3+ RIR...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr
Abel and I are back with our 3rd round of Q&As! Make sure to check out his channel for the other part 5:00 - Specific strength phases for a bodybuilder 25:00 TRT discussion 36:00 Cut or bulk after a layoff? [herniated disc] Second Part: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGV... Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to be...
Mar 13, 2021•42 min
0:30 - A-Aron 0:50 - Identical strength with very different body types 2:20 - Bryan and Aaron’s background 5:30 - If someone is consistent with a bro split will they still reach their potential? 14:45 - Putting compound exercises at the end of a workout 18:45 - Prioritizing legs 20:20 - The importance of measurements vs photos 23:45 - Are legs more genetically determined than upper body 27:00 - Does what you do when you’re a child affect your muscularity in adulthood 1 31:00 - Is a lot...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Vigorous Steve, a Youtuber and bodybuilding coach who helps those focused on health while achieving physique goals, is back on the podcast. Part 2 will be on his channel linked below, part 1 here will cover the following topics: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Feeling connected to YouTubers 3:30 - Similarities with Leo and Derek from More Plates More Dates 7:00 - Jason Blaha vs Greg Doucette vs MPMD natty or not videos 13:20 - Targeting certain populations as clients 15:20 - Using / reusing old videos...
Feb 21, 2021•55 min
Back with another Q&A! Make sure to check out Abel's podcast for the other part. 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - How would we rate our genetics from 1-10? 8:27 - Bloating from diet sodas 10:20 - How important is to get hydration on point 13:10 - What to do when feeling rundown a few weeks before deloading 16:29 - Why are PEDS so common in bodybuilding despite being illegal? 19:27 - Diet sodas and dental health, and how to get off from being addicted to them 22:35 - How quickly should you...
Feb 09, 2021•41 min
Here we round out the 2nd and final part of the podcast with Dr. Scott Stevenson and Cornelius Parkin, discussing the following topics: 0:15 - Normal ranges of testosterone 3:00 - My recent testosterone levels 5:30 - Vitamin D / sun exposure / melanotan 9:00 - Proper TRT levels 10:00 - Could lower testosterone be helpful as we age? 17:00 - Is it easier psychologically to simply stop lifting after coming off gear? 20:00 - Different mentality among natural vs enhanced lifters 23:45 - Does ...
Feb 06, 2021•55 min
Dr. Scott Stevenson and Cornelius Parkin are back on the podcast to discuss the following topics. Part 2 will wrap it up next week! 0:40 - Scott dealing with OCD questioning 3:00 - Americans being more gullible and delusional 7:15 - The old days of the lifting forums 14:50 - Why enhanced coaches seem to give different advice compared to natural coaches 21:45 - Why saying you’re on a lower dose doesn’t prove what you’re doing is effective 33:30 - Do true non-responders exist 44:00 - Being ...
Jan 30, 2021•58 min
0:30 - Charity donation to Operation Smile 1:00 - Steve’s background 3:45 - The risk of all of your income coming from social media 5:15 - How social media changes you 8:05 - How Steve met Leo 10:45 - My history looking into PEDs 18:20 - The risks of leaving the natural lifestyle 25:30 - Body/organ scans, and issues with over testing 27:00 - Blood work vs scans 32:00 - Beta blockers / ACE inhibitors / ARBs Steve's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vigoroussteve/ Steve's YouTube: h...
Jan 23, 2021•36 min
Brandon Roberts is a scientist, former online coach, writer, and physique athlete. He has a Ph.D. in muscle biology and is currently studying exercise and nutrition. 0:30 - Brandon’s background 3:00 - Judging the worthiness of supplements / Ashwaganda 8:30 - VO2 Max 13:00 - Mechanistic rationale behind Ashwaganda 18:30 - What is an adaptogen? 20:30 - Other recommended supplements 23:00 - False claims for advances in medicine 25:30 - Explaining power in studies 28:00 - Curcumin 29:15 - Brandon’s ...
Jan 15, 2021•47 min
Paul Kanu is a competitive bodybuilder who recently won his pro card. As a pro bodybuilder Paul applies both anecdotal and scientific method to improve not only his physique, and his clients as well. Calvin Huynh is a personal trainer, Macros Inc coach, and writer at AwesomeFitnessScience.com. His content has reached various top sites and he has worked with a variety of clients ranging from top CEOs, hardcore lifters, desk workers, and stay at home moms. 1:00 - Catching up on the Olympia 2:00 - ...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min
I decided to turn some of my YouTube comments, DMs, and emails into a Q&A. This week I'm joined by Abel Csabai to field the questions. 0:50 - Cost of coaching 8:50 - Strength as a result of hypertrophy or hypertrophy as a result of strength increases 17:10 - Effective reps 22:50 - Neuroregulation of appetite and blander foods helping to eat less 32:30 - Resetting sleep schedule, and CBTi 39:50 - Enhanced bodybuilders losing touch with how it is to train naturally. Website and Coaching: https...
Dec 27, 2020•55 min
Leo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leoandlonge... Leo's website: https://www.leoandlongevity.com/ Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel! Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ Youtube Homepage: h...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Cornelius Parkin has a breadth of experience over his past 22 years of training and 8 years of owning a gym. He was a World and European champion in powerlifting (teen and then junior division), competed numerous times in bodybuilding never losing his class, with two overall wins. He has 12+ years of online coaching experience and is an NPC judge as well as a moderator on several bodybuilding forums. As a coach he has turned numerous clients pro including last year's nationals overall bikini win...
Dec 18, 2020•54 min
Brandon DaCruz is an online nutrition and physique coach, internationally published fitness model, National Level NPC competitor and the National Sales Director for Innovapharm which is a brick and mortar focused supplement company. Brandon has spent the past 12 years working within the sports nutrition and fitness industries and believes in blending what’s been proven in the research with his own anecdotal and first hand in the trenches experience to improve body composition and optimal perform...
Dec 05, 2020•53 min
Paul Kanu is back on the podcast to discuss his road to becoming a new IFBB Pro 1:00 - Paul’s apartment fire 4:40 - New IFBB pro card 10:30 - Changes from last year to this year 12:50 - Muscular measurements among different lifters 19:50 - Next show / first pro show 21:45 - Relationships in prep 26:30 - Super supplements at the pro level 42:00 - Body dysmorphia Paul's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kanulift/ Paul's YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/2RBeast Website and Coaching: https://drdavemacon...
Nov 28, 2020•52 min
Professional natural bodybuilders Jeff Alberts and Brad Loomis of 3DMJ are back on the Brains and Gains podcast to discuss the following: 2:20 - Band training / gimmicky products 9:00 - Neurological adaptations vs hypertrophy as a reason for gym progress 17:00 - Exercises feeling different at different body weights 29:40 - Working out with gen pop 44:00 - Judging my curl form with video 50:20 - Can you get back to peak shape after a lay off without bulking and cutting again? Website and Coaching...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr
