Dr. Allan Bacon

No Bull Just Bacon

Health EN ↓ 55 episodes

The official podcast of Dr. Allan Bacon and Maui Athletics. Rapid-fire fitness, nutrition, and health discussions covering all of your burning questions...in one place...by the best in fitness. Welcome to the show!-Dr. Allan and Coach BethDisclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice.

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Dr. Allan Bacon

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Ep. 55 - Stress & Body Fat/Muscle, The Perfect Training Split, At-Home Training, And More! 10.07.2026 47:12

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Benefits of regular sauna usage in those who exercise? 2) Does potassium in foods impact blood potassium? 3) How does stress affect fat loss and muscle gain? 4) Is the...

Ep. 54 - How to Train Through Injury, Torching Visceral Fat, Preworkout Meals, And More! 06.07.2026 49:36

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) How to train through injury 2) Are amino acid supplements still a grift even for folks on a GLP-1? 3) Does getting in the sauna burn calories? 4) Does taking NAC affec...

Ep. 53 - Fixing Soreness, Determining Body Fat %, Advanced Training, And More! 29.06.2026 1:00:11

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Are there any nutrition or workout trends you got caught up in the past that, looking back, maybe weren’t the best choices? 2) Explain MyoReps and how I can use them f...

Ep. 52 - Healthy Ways to Manage Water Retention, CBD, Preworkout Nutrition, And More! 19.06.2026 52:36

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Should I worry about a heavy metal detox? 2) Does cupping actually help sore muscles? 3) Is Urolithin A worth supplementing? 4) Does creatine make you bloat? 5) Is cre...

Ep. 51 - Losing The Last 10lbs, Allan Destroys Organic Food, Parasite Cleanses, And More! 12.06.2026 56:27

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) What do you think about mobility programs and exercises? 2) Are you a fan of farmers walks? Would you do them with plates or DBs? 3) Do you prefer for people to eat or...

Ep. 50 - Hypertrophy vs Functional Training, Carb Timing, the DUTCH test, And More! 05.06.2026 48:54

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Why wear knee sleeves? 2) Are some people non-responders to lifting weights? 3) Can you elaborate on why we shouldn't do the DUTCH test? 4) In a recomp, are vegeta...

Ep. 49 - Fitness Plateau Fixes, Fat Loss without Tracking, Deli Meats & Cancer, And More! 22.05.2026 1:12:30

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) How often should you deload and how do you do it? 2) Should we take creatine later in the day to avoid caffeine interference? 3) Do you have to keep adjusting a calori...

Ep. 48 - The #1 Fitness Mistake, Aggressive Weight Cuts, Train Heavy for Safe Joints, And More! 15.05.2026 1:02:20

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Are glute bands worth the hype? 2) How to train heavy while keeping tendons and joints safe? 3) Do you think knee sleeves are necessary? 4) Do hypertrophy gains always...

Ep. 47 - Programming for Muscle Building, Lead in Protein Powder, Proper Bracing Technique, & More! 08.05.2026 50:20

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Proper inter-set rest periods 2) Are there any compound exercises that work forearms? 3) Which is better, 3 sets of 10 or 30 straight reps? 4) What are the optimal # o...

Ep. 46 - Exercise F/Marry/K*ll, Best Ab Exercises, the Consequences of Being Lean, and More! 01.05.2026 55:06

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Do cortisol supplements help with belly bloat? 2) How do you test to see what weights a beginner would use? 3) What do you think about Mark Bell's sugar diet? 4) I...

Ep. 45 - Carb Timing for Muscle, the Enhanced Olympics, Muscle Memory, and More! 24.04.2026 1:11:58

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) if someone once had a significant amount of muscle and lost it, is it easier to get it back vs someone starting from scratch? 2) Do collagen peptides count towards pro...

Ep. 44 - Best Preworkout Ingredients, Managing Weight Maintenance, Colostrum, and More! 17.04.2026 53:36

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Is HMB worth supplementing? 2) Optimal exercise habits to improve sleep. 3) How do you manage weight maintenance after a fat loss phase with metabolic adaptation? 4) W...

Ep. 43 - All About Recomping, Fasting Debunked, Energy Compensation Explained, and More! 10.04.2026 58:01

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Peter Attia says fasting has metabolic effects, what are your thoughts? All about Fasting 2) If you're in a weekly calorie deficit to lose weight and you have a la...

Ep. 42 - Lifting Intensely, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, All About Whey/Casein, & More! 03.04.2026 50:33

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) What tips do you have to make intense training seem less daunting and more a part of your life? 2) Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport 101 (REDS) 3) Is whey protein sa...

Ep. 41 - Protein Timing for Muscle, Saturated Fat 101, How to Pick Up Women at the Gym, and More! 27.03.2026 49:59

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Do people with gastric sleeve surgery require less protein? 2) Protein timing for muscle. - Do you have to eat at least 30g of protein in 1 sitting to get the full ben...

Ep 40. - Intermittent Fasting, Growing the Quads, Wrist-worn Trackers, and More! 20.03.2026 54:00

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Is it possible for a herniated lumbar disc to correct itself without surgery? Does building muscle help? 2) What do you think about wrist-worn fitness trackers? 3) Tho...

Ep. 39 - Lifting for Strength vs Size, Time Under Tension, Health Supplements, and More! 06.03.2026 49:45

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Opinion on tempo and time under tension when programming. 2) What supplements do you recommend for health? 3) Where is the line between grossly undereating and a smart...

Ep. 38 - Body Fat Set Point, Carnivore/Keto, Protein Maxxing, and More! 27.02.2026 43:59

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1. Is body set point based on body fat percentage or total weight? Dual Intervention Point Model explained. 2. When switching from cutting to maintenance, is it common to...

Ep. 37 - Proper Rehab, Body Dysmorphia, Calorie Deficit Timelines, and More! 20.02.2026 57:17

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Proper rehab: Why do muscles get tight over time/cause us pain despite completing proper warmups, mobility, stretching, ROM during lifts, etc.? All about Physiotherapy...

Ep. 36 - Hack vs Back Squat, High vs Low Reps, How to Active Recovery and More! 13.02.2026 55:06

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) How to mitigate weight gain when you return from vacation? 2) If the goal was to be as light as possible with minimal muscle loss and sustained training performance, w...

Ep. 35 - Best Splits, High Volume Debate, Protein Timing for a Cut, and More! 06.02.2026 52:49

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) How important is protein timing for muscle retention in a fat loss phase? 2) What are the best splits for 3 & 4 day training? And the High Volume Debate 3) One sta...

Ep. 34 - Metabolic Adaptation, Insulin Resistance, Proper Protein Dosing, and More! 30.01.2026 54:54

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Can you explain the basics of metabolic adaptation? 2) What’s the deal with high Flavanol Cocoa? 3) What do you think about cyclical cutting? 4) Is there any merit to...

Ep. 33 - Managing Overeating, Bulgarian Split Squats, Choosing Rep Ranges, and More! 23.01.2026 56:32

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) Choosing Set Ranges 2) I keep seeing videos on IG about how you’re not supposed to do Bulgarian split squats with two dumbbells, only one …is this true? 3) Is turkeste...

Ep. 32 - My Supplement Stack, The Whoosh Effect, Arching During Bench Press, and More! 16.01.2026 49:49

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1) what do you recommend for supplements/what is your supplement stack? 2) Are there any nutrient-dense foods you use all year long? 3) is it true that less than 20 of pr...

Ep. 31 - A Journey to Sobriety and Menopause Empowerment 10.01.2026 55:17

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan! Covering all things health, fitness, and nutrition...by the best in the business. Today I am joined by Beth Feraco to discuss her journey to sobriety and menopause empowerment. I am very excited to present this as it is a wealth of information that will help a lot of people. Beth lays out what it took to overc...