Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

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:...

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        ...

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...

 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             43:0...

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...

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 bul...

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:...

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 m...

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- Nutritio...

  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...

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...

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  ...

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  ...

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      ...

  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 P...

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 disciplin...

 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- Cardi...

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