The Stronger By Science Podcast

In this week’s episode, Greg shares some incredible Feats of Strength, followed by an in-depth discussion about how to do an “energy audit” to troubleshoot weight loss plateaus. The conversation covers topics including metabolic adaptation, energy compensation, and a long list of factors that may lead us to overestimate energy expenditure or underestimate energy intake. After covering some of the...

In this week’s episode, Eric presents a Research Review about the effects of fish oil on recovery and body composition, and answers a listener’s question about body-fat set points, settling points, and alternative models to explain weight regulation. In addition, Greg shares a brief research review about sports psychology, and answers listeners’ questions about training at long muscle lengths, mic...

In this week’s episode, Eric presents a Coach’s Corner segment about how to set up a diet for body recomposition. After that, Greg shares a research review about eating french fries, which kicks off an in-depth discussion about how to interpret different types of research, ranging from animal models and epidemiology to randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses. Finally, Greg and Eric discuss...

In this week’s episode, Eric shares a research review with an updated perspective on the constrained energy expenditure model and compensation for calories burned during exercise. After that, Greg shares a research update on whether or not lifters need to worry about the interference effect when they add some cardio to their weekly routine. Finally, Greg and Eric discuss the possibility that we ma...

In this week’s episode, Greg and Eric answer a number of questions from listeners. Topics include protein overfeeding, aches and pains during deloads, ashwagandha supplementation, the impact of weight loss on strength, interval training versus steady state cardio, and the potential value of personalizing/individualizing training programs. To close out the show, Eric shares a couple unbelievable fa...

We are officially back from winter break with a brand new schedule! We’ll be releasing episodes more frequently from this point forward, with new episodes posted every Thursday. In today’s episode, Greg and Eric share some updates on their Road to the Stage and Road to Athens segments, which is followed by a discussion of some recent Feats of Strength. After that, Eric’s Research Review segment ta...

In preparation for the new year (and the resolutions that come with it), today’s episode is all about goal setting and behavior change. Eric and Greg have a long, evidence-based conversation about the research on setting effective goals and successfully changing health behaviors. The discussion yields several evidence-based tips for setting better goals and maximally supporting your ability to ach...

Today’s episode begins with updates from the dueling “Road to the Stage” and “Road to Athens” segments, followed by Feats of Strength. After that, Eric gives some contextualized clarifications about how the concept of “reverse dieting” has, in his opinion, been commonly misapplied. Next, Greg explores mortality rates among untested bodybuilders using a data-driven approach, and Eric provides a qui...

Today’s episode begins with a reminder about the current Black Friday Sale for the MASS Research Review, which ends November 29. After that, Greg and Eric share updates regarding their dueling Road to the Stage and Road to Athens segments. Next, Greg delivers the Feats of Strength segment, which features a legend in the world of iron sports. After that, Greg and Eric discuss some of their favorite...

Today’s episode begins with an exciting announcement about the forthcoming Black Friday Sale for the MASS Research Review, which extends from November 22 to November 29. After that, Greg shares a Road to the Stage update, and Eric takes a sharp turn onto the Road to Athens. That’s followed by Feats of Strength, and a Tech Support segment sharing MacroFactor reminders and updates related to the kno...

Today’s episode features a number of protein-themed segments. First, Eric summarizes some recent discussions regarding the consumption of whey protein among vegetarians, along with some information about fascinating innovations in lab-based production of protein sources. After that, Eric reviews the literature linking calorie restriction and protein restriction to health and longevity. Greg then d...

Today’s episode begins with some good vibes from the Road to the Stage, Road to Enlightenment, and Feats of Strength segments. After that, Eric shares a research-heavy update on diet breaks and refeeds, followed by a Tech Support segment in which Greg discusses food databases and some practical tips for easy and efficient food logging. That’s followed by a Q&A segment featuring questions about top...

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric debut a new segment called “Tech Support,” in which they discuss a few common questions and comments about MacroFactor. After that, Greg discusses a new review paper about the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, and Eric discusses the newest Stronger by Science article about how to set up a diet. To wrap up the show, Greg and Eric select their favorites and pla...

This special bonus episode of the Stronger By Science Podcast is a recording of the show’s live launch party for the MacroFactor diet app. In the future, we’ll be streaming more live podcast episodes right from the Stronger By Science YouTube channel . We hope you can join us live for the next one! To stay up to date and get reminders about upcoming live episodes, be sure to join our email newslet...

This special bonus episode of the Stronger By Science Podcast is a recording of the show’s first ever live Q&A episode . In the future, we’ll be streaming more live Q&As right from the Stronger By Science YouTube channel. We hope you can join us live for the next one! To stay up to date and get reminders about upcoming live episodes, be sure to join our email newsletter , Facebook group , and subr...

In today’s episode, the show transforms from the Stronger By Science Podcast to the Stronger By Science Multimedia Experience. In other words, a video of the recording session will now be posted to YouTube rather than audio only. Today’s show features a research review segment in which Eric covers a couple papers that made headlines: one reported that we offset some of the calories burned during e...

Eric gives a thorough overview of a recent study that has generated a lot of buzz about how age and biological sex relate to metabolic rate and total energy expenditure (20:46). After discussing the new findings, Eric provides several practical strategies for estimating total daily energy expenditure (1:07:50). In addition, Greg presents a research update summarizing some new findings in the area...

Greg and Eric provide an update about MacroFactor, their forthcoming nutrition app that is in the final stages of development (8:14). They also cover a variety of topics including relative energy deficiency, diet recovery (25:33), training frequency (41:14), beginner gains (55:49), the “constrained energy model” (1:29:15), ideal durations for bulking and cutting phases (1:06:35), and more. Sign up...

In this episode, Greg and Eric provide a huge update related to the good news segment, some very impressive and potentially controversial feats of strength (10:36), and dueling research reviews about fish oil (24:06) and distinguishing between responders and non-responders to training (53:52). They also answer some listener questions (1:14:59) and congratulate the sport of baseball for becoming in...

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric discuss some Good News (1:06) and Feats of Strength (16:08), in addition to a quick update about the new nutrition app that is in development (12:18). After that, Eric has a Research Roundup segment (19:36) that covers capsaicin supplementation for performance (23:12) and ketogenic diets for hypertrophy (40:44). That’s followed by a Coach’s Corner (56:14) in which...

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric announce the hiring of two new SBS coaches and provide some exciting updates about the diet app that is currently in development (1:26). After that, Eric shares a Research Roundup segment with fascinating new findings related to beta-alanine supplementation (25:08), and Greg presents a Research Roundup covering topics including training frequency, sticking points,...

Topics include the relative impact of lifting and protein intake on muscle protein synthesis (3:03), strategies for dealing with suboptimal sleep patterns (35:18), how to handle anti-lifting advice from your doctor (20:03), nutrition strategies that may or may not reduce muscle loss during detraining (29:13), how hard you should train (45:39), studies they’d like to see completed (1:19:46), topics...

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric begin by sharing a Good News segment (2:08), followed by a series of updates and clarifications (9:43). After some Feats of Strength (19:51), Eric provides a Research Roundup segment (25:50) with studies related to caffeine naps (26:15), intuitive eating (30:05), and metabolic adaptation to weight loss (38:50). After that, Greg and Eric lament the current state of...

Summary:  In today’s episode, Greg and Eric reflect on the 4-year anniversary of their monthly research review called “Monthly Applications in Strength Sport,” also known as “MASS,” which they write alongside co-authors Dr. Mike Zourdos and Dr. Eric Helms (15:05). To commemorate the occasion, they’ve released a free “Best of MASS” issue and they're launching a big charity sale from April 27 - May...

Summary Greg and Eric are back for Season 4! This episode begins with a big announcement about what Greg and Eric have been up to (0:01:17), followed by some Good News (0:06:11) and Feats of Strength (0:19:49). After that, Eric discusses some new research that appears to vindicate plant-based proteins (0:28:48), and Greg discusses new research about how BMI, fat mass, and fat-free mass relate to m...