Mike is back again for another Q&A. This time Mike talks about Skeletor face, general metabolite recommendations, SARMS, mixing rep ranges for max hypertrophy and much more! Also, London Seminar 2019 just finished and you'll have the chance to get the video footage to further advance with your knowledge. https://revivestronger.com/london-replay/ Timestamps: 01:26 Skeletor face, a sign of malnutrition? 05:53 Programming Bro-Splits for metabolite mesocycles? 08:09 General recommendations for m...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Jacob is the owner & director of JPS Health & Fitness. He is also a competitive natural bodybuilder and powerlifter, where he has won multiple state and international titles, along with competing in the International Powerlifting Federation, where he has competed at a national level and achieved a top 8 Ranking in Australia. Furthermore, he has helped thousands of individuals improve their strength, body composition and well being through evidence-based resistance training and nutrition....
Jul 01, 2019•55 min
Lyndon is a deep thinker of science in sport and nutrition. He has a masters in high-performance sport science, a bachelor of applied science and uses this as the head of education at JPS. Lyndon is a very thoughtful coach and presenter, which is obvious as soon as you start listening to this episode. We dig into the physiology of getting very very lean and how you can best set yourself up for success. As mentioned in the episode Lyndon and Jacob from JPS will be hitting up Bath in the UK with S...
Jun 24, 2019•56 min
Jason Miller is an expert in biomechanics and how this influences our physique training. Today's episode is an absolute must for anyone who wants to take their training and knowledge to a new level. We cover some basic biomechanics you can take into the gym with you today and some advanced concepts for you to think about. Jason himself has a PhD in exercise physiology, MS in Exercise Science, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and has over 17 years experience coaching athletes. ...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Jackson Peos is a coach, competitor and researcher. He is currently studying at the university of Western Australia, where he is investigating the effects of diet breaks versus continuous dieting in athletic populations. We dig into this research and lots of questions pertaining to what can the smell of food do for your diet and promising supplements for spot fat reduction. Timestamps: 08:13 Jackson's take on spot reduction creme 13:21 Doing Ab exercises to reduce ab fat 15:54 Exposure to food (...
Jun 10, 2019•45 min
Dr. Aaron Horschig is the founder of Squat University. He is a physical therapist, coach, speaker, and writer is the author of the squat bible and has been published in numerous professional journals. Aaron is also a competitive Olympic weightlifter since 2005, placing sixth in the 2011 US Nationals. In today’s I ask Aaron how do we stay healthy and injury free as a physique competitor, we go over whether you should wear a belt, knee sleeves or squat shoes during the squat and go over various sq...
Jun 03, 2019•52 min
Eric Helms aka Captain America is back on the show. Eric has been tirelessly completing his PhD programme over in New Zealand over the past years. This precluded him from competing in his sport; natural bodybuilding. However, having recently become a Dr he is now in prep for the 2019 season. In today's podcast we talk about why Eric took so many years away from the stage, what’s different this time round and all the juicy details from his split to his peak week! Timestamps: 02:19 Why Eric took s...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Mike is back again for another Q&A. This time Mike talks about travelling and available equipment, his take on things such as neutral neck, spine positioning and pelvic tilt and furthermore about if a strength base is beneficial for hypertrophy. Also, London Seminar 2019 just finished and you'll have the chance to get the video footage to further advance with your knowledge. https://revivestronger.com/london-replay/ Timestamps: 00:29 Mike's take on neutral neck, spine positioning, pelvic til...
May 20, 2019•55 min
Menno is first and foremost a scientist. Also, a top physique coach, international speaker and has written for several of the most well-known websites such as Men's Health and T Nation. Menno is known for his Bayesian thinking which makes his analysis of studies and data very interesting. In today's episode we ask Menno your questions, remember if you want to ask the experts your question please do join our facebook group here. Today's questions varied from are squat shoes a waste of time all th...
May 13, 2019•49 min
Greg Potter has a PhD focused on sleep, diet, and metabolism. He also holds an MSc Exercise Physiology and works at HumanOS with our previous guest Dan Pardi. Furthermore, his work has been featured by the BBC World Service, TIME magazine, Reuters, and more. He is also a qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist, having worked as a sprints coach at Loughborough, coaching an athlete to four gold medals at the European Championships in his category. He also previously worked in the s...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Andrew is a Pro Natural Bodybuilder who has been training and competing for over 10 years. He competes with the Drug-Free Athletes Coalition in professionally sanctioned contests and is previously a five-time British Champion with the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation as well as a World amateur champion. Andrew also has judged physique contests for over 7 years and has judged at British and World Finals. He also regularly competes in Strongman and Powerlifting events. Andrew holds a PhD fr...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 5 min
London Seminar 2019 http://revivestronger.com/product/london-seminar-19/ The final instalment of the three-part London Seminar series is Mike Israetel. This time, Mike talks about what to expect at the upcoming London Seminar, diet methodologies and things he has learned throughout his career. Timestamps: 00:20 Mike starts off with talking about his lessons learned from his cutting phases 29:48 How to get rid of water and strategies for dieting populations such as carb cycling, diet breaks, refe...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min
London Seminar 2019 http://revivestronger.com/product/london-seminar-19/ James Hoffmann comes onto the podcast to talk all things recovery. From the importance of sleep, de-stressing to the efficacy of massage therapy and more. Timestamps: 04:21 What approaches has James changed in regards to recovery and fatigue management 06:55 Efficacy of HRV for a physique athlete 11:29 How bad is waking up a few times during the night 14:10 Protein pre-bed negatively impacting sleep? 16:24 James speaks abou...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Gabrielle is back...again! She has a PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise and is coming to the London Seminar 2019 as well! To celebrate this, we delve into a Q&A about gut health. London Seminar 2019 http://revivestronger.com/product/london-seminar-19 Timestamps: 02:04 Why might Greens powders be harmful? 10:53 Multivitamin or Greens powder 13:14 How sweeteners impact the gut 21:28 What role does Sodium & potassium play for gut health 27:42 Circadian Rhythm and sleep on the microb...
Apr 08, 2019•58 min
Alex Kolliari-Turner knows a tonne about muscle. He is currently in his 2nd year of his PhD at the University of Brighton. Specifically, he is conducting research into the effect of anabolic steroids on muscle gene expression, epigenetic markers and their influence on the enhancement of muscle memory. Sounds really interesting, that’s because it is! We talk about this research, how you could help with it and the hypothesis Alex has and what the practical realities of that would mean. Post to sha...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 6 min
James is back on the show! We discuss his personal project of a high volume training protocol. Additionally, we talk about personal things such as P-ratio, exercise selection and much more. Timestamps: 00:59 James talks about the targeted volume approach 09:48 Why 3 day per week frequency 11:56 What's the definition of a hard gainer 16:06 Relative intensity during the intensity 16:42 Specialisation as an alternative 17:37 Performance markers, such as soreness? 19:41 James speaks about his nutrit...
Mar 25, 2019•47 min
Paul Serafini is currently doing graduate research into hypertrophy, protein and nutrition. He has a BS in exercise science, is a coach himself and has a very impressive physique. In today's episode we talk about some of his up and coming research into training to failure. We also cover what the evidence currently says and Paul’s own personal experience with himself and clients. Timestamps: 04:24 Paul talks about his study about training vs. non-failure 05:36 Paul goes into talking about the stu...
Mar 18, 2019•42 min
Dr Emilia Thompson specialises in improving people’s relationships with food. Sounds trivial? But it really isn’t, disordered eating is rife, especially within the fitness industry. Emilia does a great job at helping people transition to a more mindful eating style. She also is a nutritionist for optimum nutrition and previously a highly competitive bikini athlete. Timestamps: 01:41 Emily talks about her background 04:26 Emilia shares her insight on what led to bad eating habits 06:36 How to tra...
Mar 11, 2019•47 min
London Seminar '19: http://revivestronger.com/product/london-seminar-19/ This time, Mike is talking about muscle loss, steroids, training volume and being limited on time and much more! Timestamps: 18:47 Things to consider before taking steroids 22:59 Why people need some knowledge to not fall for fads 28:14 Mike and Joe Rogan Podcast 30:19 How likely is true muscle loss going to happen 41:38 High protein intake on anabolic signalling 44:53 Training volume limited by time 50:23 How fatigued shou...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr
Eric is has a Phd & has published over 30 research papers, coach, natural bodybuilder and powerlifter and new director of education at Stronger by Science. Eric is a PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill, with a research focus on how exercise and nutrition affect metabolism, performance, and body composition. Eric comes from a background in natural bodybuilding, powerlifting, and strength coaching, and currently holds certifications in sports nutrition (CISSN) and strength and conditioning (CSCS). ...
Feb 25, 2019•56 min
It is finally here! Lyle & Mike get into a highly anticipated debate about the '45 Set Study' by Brad Schoenfeld. They discuss general volume recommendations, intensity, study designs & much more. Timestamps: 02:14 Lyle starts off with his take on the "Volume Study" 05:58 Mike response to Lyle's first critique on doing a blinded study 10:37 Lyle & Mike get into a discussion about Brad's study design & its conclusion 16:25 Lyle starts bringing up his second point of critique, that...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 38 min
Joe is better known as the hypertrophy coach, for good reason. He has years of experience with thousands of people and has found common ways to help people reach their goals. His focus has been getting as jacked as possible, he has some very insightful and interesting lines of thought on what is important when trying to get muscular. I think you guys will really enjoy this episode and it will give you something to think about. Timestamps: 06:30 Joe on what execution really means? 17:35 Joe touch...
Feb 11, 2019•58 min
Training to failure roundtable! Dr. Mike & Dr. Scott get into a discussion around training to failure, the relative intensity and overall training volume. You don't want to miss this! Timestamps: 01:05 Scott's general hypertrophy philosophies 09:09 Mike responds to Scott's methodologies 18:22 Scott gets back to Mike's comments and talks about muscle fibre types 23:19 Mike responds to Steve's summary points and getting strong over time and going to failure 28:49 Scott talks about continuous p...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Nick Tumminello is the 2016 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year, and the Editor-in-chief of the NSCA Personal Training Quarterly journal. He’s the author of three books: Building Muscle and Performance, Strength Training for Fat Loss, and Your Workout PERFECTED. He’s been a trainer for over 20 years, is the former strength coach for team Ground Control MMA and has trained professional athletes in field, court, combat and physique sports. This time, Nick delves into 4 exercises that get an undeserv...
Jan 28, 2019•58 min
Shelby Starnes is a champion bodybuilder and fantastic coach. In todays episode we dig deep into Shelby’s methdologies for contest prep, specifically going over what he see’s as the key ingredients to a successful prep, differences between males and females and finishing with his top tips for up and coming coaches. Shelby is a super nice guy and I really enjoyed this chat, I know you’ll enjoy it. Timestamps: 01:33 Shelby speaks about key things for a successful prep 15:06 Shelby's take on health...
Jan 21, 2019•59 min
This time, Mike is talking about the idea of optimisation, he brings up warning signs of negative neurotic behaviour and them becoming a habit and furthermore he continuous speaking about how to identify find what's optimal! Timestamps: 00:00 Mike starts with talking about optimisation 13:06 Mike talks about down-sets for strength training 19:51 Mike brings up warning signs of negative neurotic behaviour and them becoming a habit 33:28 Furthermore he continuous speaking about how to identify fin...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min
This time, Miguel is covering things on his article about Muscle Damage and Hypertrophy. Furthermore, he delves into the topic around GDA's and CBD-Oil. Article: http://revivestronger.com/2018/11/01/chasing-damage-and-soreness-why-it-can-reduce-gains/ Timestamps: 02:44 Miguel talks about what he's been up to 07:18 Miguel touches on a recent article about muscle damage 10:57 Miguel speaks about the main driver of hypertrophy 12:05 Miguel continuous speaking about things that lead to muscle damage...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min
This is the Massing roundtable. Dr. Mike Israetel and Dr. Eric Helms get into a discussion around the general principles of getting big!. This implies things like rate of weight gain, body fat %, insulin sensitivity and much more! Timestamps: 01:45 Eric's change of perspective on the rate of weight gain since Abel's podcast 04:50 Mike responds to Eric's view 11:15 Mike continuous talking about slower rate gain for more advanced lifters? 13:56 Eric gets back on Mike's question 16:03 Steve chimes ...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Tom Venuto is a world-renowned writer, author of burn the fat, feed the muscle. I first came into contact with Tom and his work via the Fit Cast, he was incredibly clued up and well spoken. Since hearing him there I purchased his book, which was one of the first pieces of true evidence-based literature I had read. Tom himself was a champion bodybuilder, taking home his fair share of trophies. Today we dig into how the bodybuilding landscape has changed. Timestamps: 02:09 Tom talks about how he l...
Dec 25, 2018•40 min
Leanna Carr is a mental performance and fitness coach She has a masters in sports exercise psychology, with her pro status as a natural figure competitor and as a powerlifter in the 63kg class, she is a smart, strong and powerful human being. She is also good friends with many of our previous guests such as the guys at team 3DMJ and frequently talks at seminars about the psychological aspects of the sports she is involved in. Today we dig into her expertise as a mental performance coach. Timesta...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr
