Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

We're back with Bryan Boorstein and Abel Csabai to discuss the following:   0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Estimating a follower’s body fat 2:00 - Hat Boys 3:00 - Bryan’s cut 9:00 - Frequent weigh-ins 11:30 - Is OHP a good exercise for shoulders? 22:30 - Looking bigger with higher body fat  38:30 - Biofeedback while dieting 43:00 - Libido while dieting 47:00 - Minimalist training Website and Coaching: h...

Today we have a roundtable with myself, Kassem Hanson, Bryan Boorstein, and Abel Csabai with the "Come at me bro" style   0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Personal introductions 2:30 - Pre-fatigue exercise tests 8:45 - Abel joins 9:30 - Performance loss results 38:00 - Biased exercises 45 :20- Could Kassem improve Ronnie Coleman’s physique? Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ htt...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Roundtable 1:30- Concerns with IG 3:10- Liver King 15:30- The importance of callout culture 23:30- Arm training 29:00- Loose vs strict form 51:00- Geoff’s volume               1:03:20- Timing of workouts 1:06:30- Coaching

Today we're back with Eric Helms, PHD, for another podcast with the following topics: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2:55 - Increases volume when dieting 9:40 - Measuring volume 14:00 - Efficacy of training to failure 26:00 - Unilateral experiments 27:00 - Mike Israetel’s views on lifting 34:00 - Training with relatively light loads all of the time 38:30 - My t...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Is there a benefit to varying rep ranges 4:00- Is it necessary to have a structured program? 12:00- Why aren’t hormonal issues addressed much in medicine 17:00- Losing muscle with extreme intermittent fasting  25:20- Natural Hypertrophy’s genetics

Today we have Steve Hall back on the podcast to discuss our 6 months of coaching together as well as a few other topics 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The importance of a routine 2:00 - Force feeding calories 7:20 - Is gaining a lot of weight necessary 11:00 - Are appetite stimulants natural? 12:00 - 6 months coaching with Steve 23:20 - Should Steve still put everything into bodybuilding? 28:00 - Progress at...

This is part 2 of the podcast with Vigorous Steve. Part 1 is on Steve's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4JA... 00:00 - Why Does Steve Even Come Off? 02:41 - Sourcing Legitimate HCG Is A Headache In Thailand 08:15 - Cycling & TRT Is A HUGE Commitment 10:45 - Steve's Future Plans To Have Kids 16:21 - Contingency Plans For Fitness "Celebs" 20:54 - Finances Discussio...

Today I was interviewed by Rachel and Nikki of the RachandNikkipodcast. Check out their channel below 00:00   Intro 02:14   Is there such a thing as a slow or fast metabolism? 04:45   NEAT 05:50   Metabolic adaptation 09:33   Prevention of negative adaptations when dieting 12:54   Diet breaks 18:06   Fasting and appetite suppression 18:56   How to find maintenance after a diet 22:36   How long doe...

Today we're joined by Natural Hypertrophy   0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Intro to Natural Hypertrophy 2:00 - Comments section 5:00 - Fitting YouTube into regular life 6:00 - Making it on YouTube 9:55 - NH getting kicked off YouTube 15:50 - NH stats 19:20 - Stance on PEDs 23:30 - Is it important to know if someone is enhanced? 30:40 - Rating NH’s genetics 33:00 - Genetics vs Steroids 43:00 - The import...

0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Gym culture / those around you 9:00 - Concrete goals at an advanced stage 14:20 - The problem with PEDs as the answer 16:10 - Other sports vs lifting for life 20:30 - Periworkout nutrition 22:05 - Success making it easier to be motivated 27:30 - Detecting changes at an advanced stage 28:20 - Proper exercise selection vs more volume 35:30 - Safety of deadlift variations 46:00 -...

Today we're joined by Jessica Terrier, a coach with Revive Stronger 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Jess’s recent season 6:00 - Reversing out of the diet 8:50 - How low calories have to get 12:40 - Post show feels 19:40 - The pressures of being lean 23:30 - Do you caution people against getting lean Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ 🧴 The Best Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo: https:/...

TRT Discussion 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Diving into TRT inquiries 0:45 - Merijn coming off TRT 5:00 - People acting like they need TRT when they don't 7:15 - True TRT results 8:20 - Reasons one might want to go on TRT 10:10 - Potential issues with TRT 13:10 - Dr. Thomas O'Connor / The Anabolic Doc 14:00 - Ways to keep natural lifting fun 16:00 - How most normal people view physiques Website a...

Q&A 6 (Ft. Abel Csabai) is live!   0:00 - Intro 0:30 - How many calories to eat to gain without fat gain? 5:00 - Vertical vs horizontal pulling and shoulder issues 10:30 - How much protein to eat based on bodyweight and goals 17:00 - Obsessive health measures taken by people like Leo and Longevity 32:00 - How long would you want to live with your current health? 33:00 - Can you use a few cycle...

Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, is a registered dietitian in UT Health Austin’s Dermatology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Endocrinology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Infectious Disease Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes, UT Health Austin’s Primary Care Clinic, and UT Health Austin’s Rheumatology Clinic. She is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Integrated Behavioral Health care team, UT Hea...

Mario Tomic is back to discuss the following topics:   0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Intro to Mario Tomic 1:00 - People getting deleted off of Instagram 3:00 - Max strength testing 11:00 - Strength differences at different weights 12:40 - The importance of having goals to work towards 16:30 - Setting priorities 18:00 - Discipline vs consistency 23:10 - Mario’s recent changes to lead to strength increases 27...

Today we're joined by Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alex Leonidas to discuss the following:   0:00 - Intro  0:30 - Introduction to AlphaDestiny 2:30 - Operation smile donation 2:50 - Bear Mode 9:00 - Alex bulking up 10:30 - Progressive overload over time 12:50 - Gains after year 5 17:00 - Compliments from others 21:00 - Understanding why you want to get lean 24:25 - Is it worth it? 29:00 - Wh...

Today we're back to talk with Chris Barakat about the following topics:  0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Human performance lab 3:00 - Chris’s competition season 8:00 - Competing naturally in the NPC 9:30 - Recomping pre-contest 15:00 - Maintaining muscle during a cut 19:15 - Fatigue from large free weight exercises 22:40 - Collab with Kassem Hanson’ 25:15 - Unilateral 28:15 - Non-responders 31:00 - Psych...

Kassem Hanson, founder of N1 Education, is back on the podcast. Timestamps below:   0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Addressing the Doug Brignole controvery / comments/ conversations 8:30 - Kassem’s stance 10:45 - Prime machine demo / failure at different points 12:50 - Internal hemodynamics 15:00 - Where to take failure / ROM 18:00 - Calf study / positioning changing muscle emphasis 22:00 - Asymmetries 25:00...

Today we sit down with Mike Dolce, a professional weight management coach and UFC trainer with over 20 years of experience helping thousands of pro athletes as well as ordinary people hit their weight loss goals.   0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Intro to Mike Dolce 4:00 - Evidence based fitness industry 4:55 - Mike’s disputes with Layne Norton 10:30 - Mike’s opinion on artificial sweeteners 16:30 - More on M...

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.    0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Medic...

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.     0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Medi...

Geoffrey Verity Schofield is back to discuss the following:   0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Neck training 12:00 - Genetic structure 17:00 - Where to take muscular measurements 22:20 - Geoffrey’s diet to bulk 30:00 - Maintaining / maingaining 38:15 - Drug protocols affecting diet protocols 39:30 - PED users forgetting what it’s like to be natural Geoff's website: https://www.verityfit.com/ Geoff's...

Kassem Hanson is the creator of N1 and an educator in the fitness industry. Today we dive into the following topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Kassem’s background 1:30 - Bubble’s in the fitness industry 2:30 - Controversy over Doug Brignole’s claims 3:40 - Efficiency 7:30 - Issues with Doug’s calculations 14:00 - Further issues 17:00 - Appealing to the neuroticism of lifters 20:00 - Can you build equall...