0:00- Intro 1:00- Nic’s background 4:00- Oreo’s bringing down LDL 25:00- Cholesterol 31:00- High sodium intake 36:00- Low saturated fat experiment 49:00- Minnesota coronary experiment
0:00- Intro 0:30- Progression in the natural community 4:00- Shifting training routines and priorities 8:00- Issues with “optimal” biomechanics training 17:00- Specific exercises 26:00- Lifting with Mike Israetel and Jared Feather 40:00- Perception when shredded vs bulked 44:00- Calisthenics 58:00- Bro splits 1:06:00- What’s next for Alex? 1:09:00- Vegan diets / health
0:00- Intro 1:00- Aaron going on TRT 9:00- What has Aaron noticed on TRT so far? 25:00- Focus on health 31:30- Reasons for going on TRT 37:30- Placebo vs real results 39:30- Blood work 44:00- Bryan’s cardio kick 47:30- 10 Exercises for Life 52:30- Placebo anecdote 54:00- Feeling better with age 56:00- Experimenting when on TRT 1:01:00- Aaron’s calf training
0:00- Intro 4:45- Inauthentic relationships on social media 19:10- Pull up strength when heavier vs lighter 33:00- Looking big in person 39:00- Strength training for older lifters 48:00- Making gains with bad sleep
0:00- Intro 1:30- Temptation to try other methods of training 8:30- Volume per exercise and per week 20:30- Is cheat form necessarily wrong? 33:00- Sports background relating to training ideologies 37:00- Can we be confident in what worked for us? 47:00- The utility and health of bulking up 58:00- Balancing life and lifting
0:00- Intro 1:30- Eric Helms’ progress 7:45- Can advanced bodybuilders detect progress without being contest lean 10:45- Competing next 12:45- New failure data 22:00- Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting 27:30- Natural lifters taking advice from enhanced lifters 29:00- Reps in Reserve / deloads 36:00- Advanced training progress 44:00- Would you avoid TRT to stay natural? 54:00- Finasteride 58:20- Recent data on high volume 1:05:30- What are we looking forward to in the new year...
0:00- Intro 1:30- Omar’s background 5:00- The beginning of Omar and Eric’s bromance 14:30- Potential downfall of channels 28:00- Super Smash Bros. 32:00- Mixed Martials Arts 36:20- Pull Ups and back growth 50:00- Abs and bulking 1:14:00- Strength to size potential 1:30:30- Asceticism 1:39:00- Iron Culture
0:00- Intro 1:30- Road to 18in arms 9:30- Injuries 13:40- Comparisons for progress 18:30- Powerbuilding is an abomination 27:30- Progressive overload flaws 37:30- Importance of exercise selection 40:00- Home gym 52:00- Revival fitness vs GVS 1:01:00- Call out culture in the industry 1:08:00- Where to find Landon
0:00- Intro 1:00- Sam Sulek and other newer influencers with rapid popularity 11:00- Ronnie Coleman and other bodybuilders aging 13:00- Athletes not able to retire 20:00- Would Brian change his PED past? 25:00- High volumes for strength and hypertrophy 34:00- Back issues among lifters and laypeople 42:00- Back and muscular fatigue 45:00- Nerve pain 48:00- Biomechanics mattering for back hypertrophy and injury risk...
0:00- Intro 0:40- Alex’s recent growth 5:00- Different training and nutrition camps 19:00- Alex’s unified theory of training 25:30- The importance of loving training 28:30- What I’ve found to work 33:00- Connecting progress and positive feedback 35:00- Guilt and obsessiveness over responsibilities 43:00- Are our perceived goals really what we want? 48:00- Is being content actually a good thing 50:30- Being content vs continuing to strive 55:00- Changing training with ages 1:09:00- John Jaquish a...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Eric’s bodybuilding season 14:00- Eric’s competition history 19:00- Non-competitors in the fitness scene 23:00- The importance of marginal gains in competition 30:00- The importance of variable progress measurements 39:30- Stage vs Instagram 46:30- Off season weights 48:30- Calf study update 58:50- Peak Week 1:02:40- Psychology of getting smaller 1:06:00- Pro standards 1:11:00- Difficulty of recent and past preps 1:21:00- Extreme low calories 1:25:00- Different clothes for diff...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Defining a true stall and breaking through them 20:00- Die with Zero 48:00- Dieting with extreme cardio 58:00- Adding power training as we age 1:04:45- Bryan’s unilateral experiment 1:08:30- Updating my unilateral calf experiment 1:12:30- Abel’s closing thoughts
0:00- Intro 1:00- Self defense and street fights 11:50- Including power work as one ages 16:30- How to convert one’s experience to online coaching 23:30- Rest-Pause vs straight sets and effective reps 31:00- How to maintain muscle during a mini cut 37:00- Will I work with another coach 45:10- How is my current bulk going? 48:00- What helped Abel’s back the most? 53:00- Looser versus stricter form 58:50- Do we track our lifts? 1:04:15- Underrated or unusual factors beneficial for bodybuilding 1:1...
Geoffrey Verity Schofield is back! 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Blending passion with career choice 12:00 - Did Geoff break the natty limit 22:00 - Realistic FFMI levels 26:00 - Natural limits 28:00 - Discussing fitness topics appropriately 32:20 - Has training for most people been skewed by bodybuilders 36:00 - Lifting goals 39:30 - Is bulking unhealthy? 42:30 - The health of being natural vs enhanced 52:00 - GVS’s cardio health and routine 1:00:30 - What training counts in your training age?’ 1:02:30 -...
Dr. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance injury resilience and performance. This produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, many international awards, and has mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. I’m honored to have Dr. McGill on ...
0:00- Intro 1:30- My background 2:30- Promiscuous expertise 5:00- How I manage my time 7:00- What is the best way to train for body composition improvement? 14:00- Focusing on the big picture 20:00- Need for novelty 23:00- Big 3 exercises 27:00- Designing a reasonable routine 34:00- Nutritional approaches to different training modalities 47:00- Individual recommendations 50:30- Low FODMAP and other diets 57:00- Explaining adaptation and homeostasis 59:15- Wrapping up and where to find Brains and...
0:00- Intro 2:00- German bodybuilding 9:50- Jo Linder’s death and other bodybuilding deaths 10:30- Beating Ronnie Coleman 12:40- Retracted studies 16:00- Bodybuilder’s deaths 32:00- Various genetic factor 38:00- Taking shortcuts 45:00- Treating PED users 52:00- Stretch mediated hypertrophy 1:14:00- Correlation between strength and size...
0:00- Intro 0:30- My background 3:00- Focusing on progressive overload 9:00- Rates of progress over time 10:30- Genetics 24:30- My nutrition history 28:30- Carnivore diet 40:00- Interest in health 42:30- Jiu Jitsu 49:40- Underappreciated aspects of health
0:00- Intro 1:00- Introduction to Milo Wolf 2:30- Has the natural fitness industry progressed 15:00- Does cardio actually improve longevity 41:30- Lengthened partials research 52:00- True full ROM for calves 56:00- Going to failure 1:06:00- Responses to higher volumes 1:09:00- Where to find Milo
0:00- Intro 0:30- Time passing by 2:00- Connecting with people in the fitness industry 11:00- Brandon’s background 15:30- My FitDay tragedy 19:00- Lack of fitness in the fitness industry 25:00- Relatability to clients 30:30- Ozempic 41:00- Different types of drugs 50:00- Jumping on drugs at a young training age 1:06:00- Where to find Brandon...
0:00- Intro 0:30- St. Jude’s Donation 1:30- Introduction to Stu McGill 5:00- Brian’s background 9:30- Equipped powerlifting 12:30- How did training change at elite strength levels? 15:00- Changes as we get older 29:30- Rucking 33:00- Decompression 36:00- Determining the cause of back pain 42:45- Extreme PED usage 57:00- Where to find Brian...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Nick with 3DMJ 2:00- Making yourself uncomfortable 6:30- Enjoying the journey 11:30- 3DMJ 13:00- Andrew Huberman’s claims 14:15- School vs practice 18:30- Physical therapy for the lifter 27:30- ART and Graston 30:00- Chiropractors 32:00- Placebo and psychology 40:00- Nick’s profession 44:00- Most common lifting injuries 47:00- Stubborn PT issues 53:00- Where to find Nick 54:00- Diagnosing oneself as a PT...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Abel’s new book 3:40- Desensitization phases 8:30- How much muscle was added to your waist? 11:40- What to do to break through strength plateaus for a given bodyweight 19:00- Jordan Peters approach to failure 26:30- Do young men need TRT? 41:20- Thoughts on Paul Carter and Chris Beardsley 44:20- Facial muscle hypertrophy / cosmetic procedures 52:00- Do rep drop-offs between sets tell us how to adjust our training? 57:00- Would a drug that removes mental fatigue change the way w...
0:00- Intro 2:30- How Landon is training 4:15- How Paris is training 8:00- Training variation 12:30- Strength and size correlation 17:00- Volume per body part 24:00- How we program for clients 35:00- Converting to full time coaching 44:40- How to deal with a lack of response to a training variable 50:30- Periodizing 1:01:30- Rest times / cluster sets / 3Rest Pause 1:10:30- Lengthened partials 1:14:00- Volume curves 1:21:00- Measurements and muscle shape 1:27:30- Methods for new muscle growth 1:3...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Changing Alex’s channel name and focus 5:50- Alex’s competition 14:30- Does weight matter? 16:30- The competition details 18:30- Post competition rebound 21:00- Smart watches/trackers 23:50- Cheating in natural competitions 26:30- Weight setpoints 34:30- How much strength did Alex lose? 43:00- Neurological adaptation to new exercises 46:30- Neck training 48:30- Lifting discipline vs life discipline 56:30- Alex’s long term vision 59:30- One-arm pull ups 1:03:30- Where to find Al...
0:00- Intro 1:00- Peter Attia 3:00- Peter Attia’s new book 3:30- Increased interest in health with age 6:30- Cardio recommendations 9:30- Promiscuous expertise 11:00- Cardio recommendations 23:30- Zone 5 / VO2 Max training 37:00- Do we feel older? 39:00- Emotional health 53:00- Exercise making up for poor habits elsewhere 1:02:00- Statins 1:12:00- What we’re doing with our regimens 1:16:30- Cardio pain...
0:00- Intro 0:30- Willpower in different areas of life 33:00- Our YouTube journeys 40:00- What motivates us 52:00- Our current training goals
Abel Csabai, Geoffrey Verity Schofield, and Natural Hypertrophy are back for another podcast. In part 1 we discuss the following: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Catching up with everyone 1:00 - Cardiovascular conditioning bulked up vs cut down 7:15 - Is there a per session volume requirement? 26:30 - Is it better to give blunt truth or mislead for the greater good? Abel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abelfitstuff/ Geoff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyver... NH's IG: https://www.instagram.com/natu...
0:00- Intro 0:45- Social media connections 2:00- Coming across Alex 6:30- Who is Alex Bromley? 11:00- Limitations of online training 13:00- Alex’s stats / Strongman numbers 21:30- PEDs in strongman 28:00- Mentality of elite athletes 9:00- Differing opinions in the industry 11:00- Stu McGill vs Barbell Medicine 15:00- Personal back issues 24:00- Advice to natural lifters looking to get into lifting / strongman...
0:00- Intro 2:30- Balancing lifting with work 6:15- Early names in the fitness industry 8:30- Expensive coaching 12:00- Coaching 13:30- Newer names in the industry 17:30- Pete Rubish’s PED history 20:00- Blood work analyses 20:50- Natty or not videos 23:45- Natural potential 25:00- Liver King 29:15- TRT clinics 34:20- Are Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alpha Destiny special? 42:00- Why can’t people be consistent with nutrition? 46:30- Natural potential 57:30- Meeting people from the industry 59:4...
