Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro 1:00- Tirzepatide  5:00- Using tirzepatide vs strict discipline 14:00- Accurately tracking calories 23:45- Differences in metabolism vs appetite  30:00- Potential consequences of being very lean 34:00- Incorporating refeeds  35:00- Being shredded 42:00- Using medications 48:30- Why not retatrutide? 51:15- How is strength while this lean? 55:00- Realities of later natural lifting 1:03:4...

0:00- Intro 1:00- James’ background 6:00- Macrofactor 11:30- Am I blackpilled? 16:00- James’ specialization phase 29:00- How quickly do the majority of gains come? 55:00- Measuring size vs appearance  1:11:00- Where to find James Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG Code: BAG http...

0:00 - Intro 0:30 - How to deal with body dysmorphia 11:00 - Switching over to lower volume 30:50 - Peptide hype 41:10 - Feeling laterals in the side delts vs traps Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG Code: BAG

0:00 - Intro 0:05 - How to deal with overeating while dieting 17:00 - When will Geoff compete? 27:10 - How many sets to failure? 36:10 - Vegan Gains vs GVS 37:30 - How much would you reduce volume when dieting? 39:50 - Any tips for transitioning away from tracking and still hitting goals 47:00 - Now that you’ve changed lat work, do your lower lats get sore? 49:50 - Is it true that dropping the sam...

0:00- Intro to Data Driven Strength 15:00- Self experimentation and variable responses 48:00- Baseline differences versus response differences 58:30- Short term gains vs changing rates of growth 1:06:00- Specialization phases 1:10:00- Diminishing returns 1:13:00- Energy flux

0:00- Intro  0:30- Bryan’s journey testing glucose levels   8:30- My home OGTT test and more on glucose   11:50- Aaron’s glucose monitoring journey  14:30- Bryan’s bro split   17:30- Specialization routine  20:00- Aaron’s volume  23:00- Supplements  26:45- TRT for increasing dopamine baseline  43:30- Using PEDs early in your training career   52:30- Hyper-responders to PEDs 

0:00- Intro 3:00- Jason’s lifting background 8:00- Aging in powerlifting 17:00- Balancing extreme success among different areas 27:00- Stacked home gyms 32:00- Peptides 38:30- Sleep routine 44:30- Final thoughts on life success while keeping fit 

0:00- Intro 1:00- Passing of time  3:40- Plastic surgery 18:00- Dopamine 45:00- AI and AI in fitness 1:04:00- Update on our training

               0:00- Intro                1:00- Revive Stronger podcast                3:20- Solomon Nelson videos / Mike Israetel controversy                12:00- Being influenced by others’ training                 14:30- What led Steve to shifting away from RP style training?                31:30- Steve’s volume                44:00- Steve’s progress                48:00- Proper way to warm up...

              0:00- Intro               1:00- AI in education               4:00- Eric’s latest bodybuilding show                12:00- Objective measurements               14:00- Does young training influence specific development later in life?               26:00- Strategy for upcoming shows               30:00- Problems during prep               43:00- Tracking during prep               55:00-...

               0:00- Intro                1:30- Alberto contest updates                14:30- How to do proper exercise selection for back training                17:30- How to accurately track cheats during a diet                29:45- Are knee sleeves helpful for bodybuilding?                31:45- What are the biggest changes you’ve made prepping as a father?                40:25- How to optimi...

               0:00- Intro                0:30- Motivation                10:00- Getting shredded and maintaining a shredded state                12:00- Artificial sweeteners                            19:30- What is the best way to eliminate hip shift during squats?                 22:30- Getting stronger but not bigger, what is the cause?                25:30- Growing home gym space, better than...

               0:00- Intro                1:30- High dose creatine                13:00- How does one know they’ve reached 10% body fat?                23:00- What is your best body fat / body weight performance ratio for strength?                27:30- What to do when you hit a fat loss plateau?                33:00- How much do genetics vary when it comes to fat loss and muscle gain            ...

0:00 - How is Geoff’s bloodwork?  10:55 - Geoff’s camera and mic quality  13:15 - Thought on Paul Carter  16:35 - How to know you’re too focused on the logbook?  22:45 - Where does GVS disagree with Lyle McDonald  25:25 - Was progress linear or was there a point where things took off?  33:15 - When was the first time you received a PEDs accusation? 40:45 - How do you avoid injuries with beyond fai...

0:00- Intro    1:00- Our most recent diets  8:30- The Jeff Nippard Controversy    20:30- High dose creatine   24:30- How to train with high volume without getting injured  28:50- Thoughts on current full body hype/fad  34:10- How much progress should an advanced lifter expect on a yearly basis?  41:30- How do you compare HIT training to GVS’s training  44:40- Calisthenics skills while trying to op...

0:00- Intro  1:00- Fasting glucose and HbA1c  24:00- Bryan’s high energy flux experiment  27:30- Low volume training   36:00- Libido and dieting  38:00- Back to volume   48:00- Aaron’s PED use and competing 

0:00- Intro 0:10- N=1 experimentation 5:00- People hating on tried and true exercises 15:00- Skill levels of different exercise modalities   27:00- Making excuses 30:30- Vegan diet and dietary effects on health and performance 58:00- Statins  1:06:00- Where to find Alex

               0:00- Intro                1:00- Alex staying lean                2:00- Bodybuilders continuing to do the same thing year after year                10:00- Should you really care about going on PEDs at an older age?                13:30- Natural limitations                22:00- Wide Grip Pull Ups / Calisthenics                49:30- How Alex is training for Pull Up PRs

               0:00- Intro                0:30- Getting Abel back on                 5:00- AI discussion                10:00- Abel’s divorce                21:00- Video games and addiction                36:30- 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla                49:00- Myo Reps                60:00- Neck training and photos vs in-person                1:13:00- Sugar Diet

               0:00- Intro                 1:00- Intro to Andrew                8:00- Meal prep services versus cooking meals oneself                 12:00- Starting a podcast                19:30- What beliefs have changed over 7-8 years of podcasting                27:00- Inability to focus and then relax                 35:00- T-Nation articles and authors                42:30- Reverse dieting...

               0:00- Intro                0:30- Introducing Daniel from FitnessFAQs                4:30- Can calisthenics build the ideal physique?                14:00- Humbling lessons from calisthenics                22:00- Combining bodybuilding with calisthenics                33:00- GVS and Daniel meeting up                39:00- Choosing what sources of information you receive             ...

Re-upload of the podcast due to a mix up in the audio content  0:00- Intro 1:00- Fasting 10:00- Dropping calories for naturals dieting 16:00- Weighted vests 18:00- Dieting leaner than last time 33:00- Adapting to fasting 36:00- Geoffrey’s current diet 40:00- Unrealistic expectations for naturals 44:00- Can we adjust our settling point to make gains at lower body fat levels 46:30- How to assess one...

0:00- Intro  1:00- Dr. Brad’s background  6:00- Longevity clinics and medical tests  8:00- Vitamin D  15:00- Common supplements to avoid  18:30- Creatine  20:10- Rapamycin  37:45- Statins  48:40- High blood pressure and sodium  50:50- The future of AI and technology in medicine  57:40- Where to find Dr. Stanfield

 0:00- Intro  0:45- Alex’s background  1:45- Joey’s background  3:00- Is an athletic background common for serious lifters?  8:00- What periods in life led to the greatest progress  19:00- The importance of going hard in the gym  25:45- When Alex and Joey got started with serious lifting  29:00- Lifting as therapy and providing confidence  35:00- Are we programming for true PRs anymore  49:30- Ale...

0:00 – Intro   3:55- How to maintain leanness long term   14:30- Ninja Creami and protein ice cream   26:20- What are our current macros  35:00- Cardiovascular recommendations for conditioning and health   43:30- Comments on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet  47:00- Maingaining vs “bulking”  53:00- Supplements for joint health and feeling better  59:00- Getting sufficient stimulus with four 1hr workouts  ...