Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Stan Efferding is an IFBB Professional bodybuilder and World Record Holding Powerlifter. He is one of only 10 men in the world to ever total over 2,300 pounds raw in competition. Stan holds the title as the World's Strongest Bodybuilder. Stan studied Exercise Science at the University of Oregon and has been training high school, Collegiate, and Professional athletes for over 25 years. Stan co...

Wrapping up part 2 with Lyle McDonald 0:00 - Barbalho research being falsified 10:00 - Does this make Lyle change his view? 27:30 - Drastically different calories on different days 38:00 - The psychology of refeeds Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please conside...

Fan favorite Lyle McDonald is back! Here is part 1, topics below: 0:30 - Letter to the editor regarding Mike Israetel’s paper 25:15 - VO2 Max 31:00 - Sarcoplasmic vs Myofibrillar hypertrophy 42:40 - What are average genetics? Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, ple...

Alberto Nunez of 3DMJ is back on the podcast! Topics below   0:00 - How online coaching and training has been affected during the pandemic 3:00 - Finding out how little you can maintain on 4:50 - Marvel movies 6:00 - Keeping reps in the tank while dieting 11:20 - Mentality of progression as an advanced lifter 16:15 - Super low calories while dieting, and muscle maintenance 18:30 - The idea of anot...

0:10 - 100th episode! 2:20 - Meeting people in the fitness industry 5:00 - The perceptions of ourselves affecting our personalities 10:00 - Extreme water retention to dieting 19:45 - The downside of trying to stay nearly contest lean 26:00 - Refeeds every 3rd-4th day to stay lean 41:50 - Mindset of a lifelong lifter Eric's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/ 3DMJ: https://3dmusclejourney...

Dr. Melissa Davis holds a PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior and has 10 years of research experience. Her work has been featured in Scientific American, published in high impact, peer reviewed journals, and recognized by faculty of 1000. She has made a lifelong scientific-hobby of studying sport science and is a life-long athlete and scholar. She is currently a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under G...

Dr. Gordon Lithgow is Professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. He sheds light on the mechanisms of aging by identifying agents that provide for more healthy, productive years of life and prevent age-related disease.  He has discovered a range of factors that can lengthen life in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis Elegans, and he applies these findings to studies in human cell cultur...

0:15 - Dr. Loenneke’s background 8:30 - Intro to implementing Blood Flow Restriction 18:00 - Health risks of BFR training 22:30 - Can BFR add benefits on top of traditional training 25:00 - The fallacy of continuous gains and the silver lining 32:15 - The volume debate 38:00 - True volume vs listed volume 41:15 - Resensitization phases 47:00 - The mental relief of many factors not mattering 59:00...

Jacob Schepis from JPS Health & Fitness joins us today to go over the following topics:   0:30 - Living and lifting during the closures 3:00 - Mood while dieting 7:00 - Diet breaks 12:45 - “building your metabolism” 20:00 - Paying attention to NEAT 23:00 - Individual differences in difficulty of getting lean 31:00 - Minimalistic training 35:00 - Letter to the editor from Eric Helms, Jacob Sche...

Today we have Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD, CISSN, and Dan Feldman, MS, RDN on the podcast to discuss the following topics: 0:15 - Dan Feldman’s background 1:30 - Changes in symptoms vs changes in the microbiome 7:30 - Bias when interpreting results and data 12:50 - The medical aspect of prescribing dietary changes 15:00 - Oxalates, lectins, nightshades and problems with vegetables 18:00 - The difficult...

Here is the 3rd and final installment with Dr. Scott Stevenson. Enjoy! 0:15 - Implementing specific meal timing to bulk with GI issues 2:30 - Specifics on DC Training 12:30 - Extreme Stretching 15:00 - Intraworkout/periworkout nutrition 23:00 - Blood flow restriction / constant tension 38:00 - Extreme protocols for calves Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/chan...

00:15 - Is changing exercises frequently helpful? 6:00 - The need for a calorie surplus and hitting higher body fat levels 11:40 - Dealing with the desire to remain lean 25:00 - The benefits of holding gains for years 30:00 - Individual variability and looking beyond study averages 36:00 - Examples of bringing up weak body parts. 44:45 - My run with DC Training 48:45 - Refeeding strategy for maint...

Dr. Scott Stevenson is back! We discuss: 1:00 - Placebo effect 11:20 - Training to and beyond failure 20:00 - Creating more of a stimulus as an advanced trainee 28:00 - Differences in response to high vs low frequency and volume 32:00 - Epigenetic changes over time 38:30 - Determining if you’re advanced Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ Scott's Webpage: http://drscottstevenson.c...

Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA, is internationally regarded as one of the foremost authorities on muscle hypertrophy. The 2011 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Personal Trainer of the Year is a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder who has won multiple natural bodybuilding titles. As a personal trainer, he has worked with numerous elite-level physique athl...

Dr. Darren Candow is one of the world's leading researcher on creatine. 0:30 - Intro to Dr. Candow and Creatine 2:00 - Creatine vs Protein 9:30 - Why do so many people not respond to creatine 12:20 - Dosages for muscular benefits vs brain and bone health 13:20 - Perspective for being a nonresponder 15:00 - Higher doses of creatine 19:10 - Creatine on kidney function 20:00 - Creatine and hair...

Part 2 with Lyle is here! Topics down below   0:00 - I s 1lb of fat really 3500 calories? 13:00 - How muscle mass retention affects weight loss 19:00 - Using thyroid hormones if you aren’t using anabolics 20:00 - ECA stack 24:00 Twice per day training / hitting your genetic limit 56:00 - Would genetic testing be a good thing Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c...

Lyle McDonald is back! Topics below. Part 2 will be released soon! 0:30 - Whoosh effect and Long Term Delayed Fat Loss Effect 17:00 - How important are refeeds? 32:00 - Rapid Fat Loss affecting women vs men differently 34:00 - Extreme adaptations to dieting 38:00 - Genetics/talent vs hard work 44:00 - Crossover effect of training and factors that affect muscle growth 50:00 - Factors effecting fat...

Today I speak with Steve Pulcinella, an accomplished Highland Games competitor, bodybuilder, and gym owner of IronSport Gym. He is the cousin of bodybuilder Dave Pulcinella and bodybuilding videographer Mike Pulcinella Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P... -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please con...

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Layne Norton and Dr. Stu Phillips. We discuss research in the field and the difficulty of trying to have flawless studies. We then get into specific research and discuss a new paper on protein distribution. 0:40 - Research that is funded 6:00 - Is research rushed to get publications? 15:00 - “Experts” on social media 22:50 - People just wanting confirm...

I talk with Steve Hall and Pascal Flor of Revive Stronger 1:00 - retroactive perspective on busy times of life 4:00 - Speaking as an authority in the fitness space 11:00 - People becoming a coach when they’re new to lifting 16:30 - Will there ever be strict regulations for fitness coaches? 22:00 - Can you be an effective coach without having competed? 43:40 - Steve and Pascal’s future competition...

Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro and I cover a myriad of topics (timestamps below) today. I really enjoyed this podcast as we branched out quite a bit from the normal points of conversation.   0:30 - Intro and charity 5:20 - Fecal Transplants 13:45 - How to stay motivated during the gym closings + being weight inclusive 24:45 - The psychology behind fitness goals 28:00 - What makes an effective coach 33:00 -...

John Meadows and I discuss how we're doing with today's current issues, then delve into exercise selection and primarily talk about old school vs new school bodybuilding, and how bodybuilders today might be losing some of the essence of what bodybuilding used to be. 0:20 - Charity donation 0:50 - Training changes during this time / home workouts 4:00 - What truly causes muscle growth 6:0...

Copy of the recent podcast between myself and fellow podcaster and YouTuber Abel Csabai. We discuss how the Coronavirus is affecting everyone's lives, then delve into how significantly hunger can affect one's ability to get and stay lean as well as individual variation. Time stamps: 0:00 - coronavirus and how things are going to be 08:10 - home workouts and what we've done so far 13...

Matty Fusaro is an online coach, fitness YouTuber and Instagrammer, and natural bodybuilder. 0:30 - Charity Donation 2:00 - Matty’s background 5:00 - Delusional expectations in fitness 7:20 - What “good genetics” really mean 10:00 - False hope comparing to social media 20:00 - Obsessive clients and lifters 31:30 - The psychology behind steroid use 45:00 - How do you stay motivated as an advanced t...