Optimal Physique Development

In this episode, Joe and Austin explore the neuroscience of anxiety, the role of supplements, and practical strategies for managing anxiety through neuroplasticity and acceptance. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Reflections 02:02 Understanding Anxiety and Supplementation 06:00 Neuroplasticity and Its Role in Anxiety 11:47 The Mechanisms of Exposure Therapy 18:00 Practical Strategies for M...

Join Joe and Austin as they discuss modern training strategies, the impact of AI on coaching, and practical insights for advanced bodybuilders. This episode offers deep dives into exercise selection, volume management, and the evolution of bodybuilding programming. Chapters 00:00 Welcome Back and Podcast Dynamics 01:54 Challenges of Coaching in Today's Environment 04:14 The Evolution of Traini...

Summary In this episode of the OPD podcast, Joe and Austin dive into a range of topics centered around stress & functional health. This leads to a broader conversation about the autonomic nervous system and its connection to functional health, where they explore how mindset and emotional states can impact physical well-being. Joe shares insights from his experiences at a meditation retreat, em...

Summary In this episode of the OPD podcast, Joe and Austin welcome Tom Shepherd, a performance coach and author, to discuss the importance of mindfulness in training and life. Tom shares his journey in the fitness industry, emphasizing the significance of quality over quantity in training, the role of suffering in personal growth, and the transformative power of meditation. The conversation explor...

Summary In this episode of the OPD podcast, Joe and Austin delve into the complexities of functional health, discussing the impact of social media on health anxiety, the dangers of fear-based marketing, and the importance of understanding the root causes of symptoms. They explore how stress and anxiety can exacerbate health issues and emphasize the need for mindfulness and acceptance in managing h...

We are honoured to be joined today by the master of the neurosteroid and TRT-realm, Dave Lee, to dig into some of the more intricate discussion surrounding pregnenolone supplementation for mental health, sleep, quality of life & more. Check out Dave here: IG: @imdavelee Linktr.ee/imdavelee

Back for another IG Q&A, today we run through Joe's experience of the Arnold's, autonomic nervous system interactions with chronic illness, and a bunch of listener questions.

In this episode, Austin runs us through his most recent prep in detail, how he added a significant amount of size, how he landed peeled, and how he feels about the placings.

A long-form, open discussion on how we like to handle peak week's for a variety of classes and criteria.

Another instalment of you guys favourite! In this episode, Austin & Joe get caught up on how the competitive season is going, and some fun stuff planned for the rest of this year.

The comeback nobody was waiting for. A little rusty, probably not as funny as it used to be, but we had a blast anyway.

We are honoured this week to be joined by a true veteran of the hypertrophy realm, most well known for his pioneering of myoreps, Borge Fagerli. In this episode, we dig through the state of current hypertrophy research and how its presented on social media, what occurs in the real world, and how to autoregulate your own programming based on results. To purchase Borge's new myoreps ebook, follo...

There has been a great deal of social media discussion on training frequency recently, unfortunately leading to an abundance of confusion as to whether certain higher frequency models will build more muscle than the same volume at a lower frequency, or whether frequency doesn't matter at all. Luckily, Dr Soko joins us today to clear up any and all confusion, to leave you guys with exactly what...

Austin & Joe look back over their careers in this episode at what they've both seen not only grow their client base, but also what has attracted the right clients, and has brought them to most happiness and fulfilment in the process.

In the final instalment of our deep dive into training volume, Dr Soko joins us to give you guys exactly what you need to know to ensure you know exactly what training volumes are best to drive your progress, how to adjust that volume accordingly over time, and how to interpret the research data in context.

Tonnes of topics covered in this one, including liver enzyme escalation in bodybuilders, useless nootropics for bodybuilders to use, increasing dopamine without next day negatives, balancing glutamate & GABA, the list goes on!

This episode, we help you guys to cut through the noise of the current social media craze in the bodybuilding world, training volume. We cover what some of the new research says, our interpretation of that data, what in the trenches anecdotal evidence tells us, and how to use the whole body of evidence to make a decision on where to set your own volumes on a per body part bases. Also, some cool si...

We kick this one off with a surprisingly scary yet funny story from Joe's travels to Milan, and then some extensive Q&A featuring modafinil recovery and nootropic protocols.

After our brief podcasting hiatus, Austin & Joe get caught up over the Christmas period, with some funny stories from the end of the show season dropped in there too!

This is one from the archives that had not yet been posted, when Austin and Joe get caught up at the tail end of the 2023 season. Considerations for any new competitors to keep in mind when rolling into their first season.

In this episode, Jasmin Jeffery, the owner of UK/EU's largest one stop shop for all of your competing products and resources joins us to give you guys some insight on how to nail the finer details of your contest prep outside of just bringing your best physique.

In this episode, we take you guys through some of the lessons we have learned over the years of working with competitors to help to fine tune your own contest prep programming.

Joe's wife, and the owner of UK, UAE & EU's number one shop for bodybuilding and bikini competition essentials walks us through exactly how to ensure you are nailing the details on your physique that many miss, but will make a difference to your stage look as placing.

Joe's wife, and the owner of UK, UAE & EU's number one shop for bodybuilding and bikini competition essentials walks us through exactly how to ensure you are nailing the details on your physique that many miss, but will make a difference to your stage look as placing.

The year-round peeled, nomadic online physique coach Dean McKillop of Flex Success joins us today to provide an insight how you can run a successful business and stay on top of your own physique goals whilst travelling the world.