On the Brains and Gains podcast, Dr. David Maconi discusses all things exercise science, nutrition, health, and personal development. Every week, Dr. Maconi invites health experts and thought leaders to share their expertise. Each episode ends with a charity donation to the charity of the guest's choice.New podcast weblog
0:00- Intro to Data Driven Strength
15:00- Self experimentation and variable responses
48:00- Baseline differences versus response differences
58:30- Short term gains vs changing rates of growth
1:06:00- Specialization phases
1:10:00- Diminishing returns
1:13:00- Energy flux
0:00- Intro
0:30- Bryan’s journey testing glucose levels
8:30- My home OGTT test and more on glucose
11:50- Aaron’s glucose monitoring journey
14:30- Bryan’s bro split
17:30- Specialization routine
20:00- Aaron’s volume
23:00- Supplements
26:45- TRT for increasing dopamine baseline
43:30- Using PEDs early in your training career
52:30- Hyper-responders to PEDs
0:00- Intro
3:00- Jason’s lifting background
8:00- Aging in powerlifting
17:00- Balancing extreme success among different areas
27:00- Stacked home gyms
32:00- Peptides
38:30- Sleep routine
44:30- Final thoughts on life success while keeping fit
0:00- Intro
1:00- Passing of time
3:40- Plastic surgery
18:00- Dopamine
45:00- AI and AI in fitness
1:04:00- Update on our training
0:00- Intro
1:00- Revive Stronger podcast
3:20- Solomon Nelson videos / Mike Israetel controversy
12:00- Being influenced by others’ training
14:30- What led Steve to shifting away from RP style training?
31:30- Steve’s volume
44:00- Steve’s progress
48:00- Proper way to warm up
53:30- Advice for a 16 year old to progress
58:00- Given metabolic research, what’s the highest you’d push step count to?
1:01:15- MUI Goku vs Ultra Ego Vegeta
1:03:20- Neuromechanical matching and muscle leverages
1:09:30- Theory that you have to hit each region of the muscle or it atrophies within 4 days
1:10:50- Why Steve uses a limited ROM
1:14:00- Fake natties in competition
1:17:30- Thoughts on a 4 day upper/lower/push/pull split
0:00- Intro
1:00- AI in education
4:00- Eric’s latest bodybuilding show
12:00- Objective measurements
14:00- Does young training influence specific development later in life?
26:00- Strategy for upcoming shows
30:00- Problems during prep
43:00- Tracking during prep
55:00- Specific changes for the next two shows
1:08:00- Training changes from last off season to this off season and prep
1:23:30- Where did Eric’s progress really come from?
1:28:00- Where to find Eric
0:00- Intro
1:30- Alberto contest updates
14:30- How to do proper exercise selection for back training
17:30- How to accurately track cheats during a diet
29:45- Are knee sleeves helpful for bodybuilding?
31:45- What are the biggest changes you’ve made prepping as a father?
40:25- How to optimize training when limited to 2-3 days per week
47:00- When you’re tired during prep, would you add refeed days?
52:15- Best way to bring up lagging arms
1:04:30- Who are your go to sources of information
0:00- Intro
0:30- Motivation
10:00- Getting shredded and maintaining a shredded state
12:00- Artificial sweeteners
19:30- What is the best way to eliminate hip shift during squats?
22:30- Getting stronger but not bigger, what is the cause?
25:30- Growing home gym space, better than commercial gyms?
35:15- How big should one expect to be for a certain height
36:15- How many meals per day and how many times do you train per week?
45:30- Atlaspowershrugged trolling
46:00- Best lift named after someone
50:00- Can I reach an advanced physique without being obsessed with lifting?
55:50- Is there any benefit to bulking beyond 15% body fat?
1:00:40- If you lost all of your gains, what would you do to get jacked again?
1:04:45- Minimum number of sets per week to grow muscle?
1:06:45- Do you find wide grip pulldowns to be worth it for lats?
1:09:00- Nausea during training
1:10:30- When is the road to 19” arms?
1:16:45- How to program a good bodybuilding program if you have 3 days to train?
1:21:00- How do you program brachialis training in your program?
0:00- Intro
1:30- High dose creatine
13:00- How does one know they’ve reached 10% body fat?
23:00- What is your best body fat / body weight performance ratio for strength?
27:30- What to do when you hit a fat loss plateau?
33:00- How much do genetics vary when it comes to fat loss and muscle gain
42:50- After a cut, how quickly should one increase calories?
51:00- How to avoid injuries with progressive overload
59:15- How do you determine how far below maintenance to go during a cut
1:02:15- Is lean bulking a reasonable strategy at 18-20% body fat?
1:06:15- Running with lifting performance
1:12:40- Do you need to workout to retain muscle during a cut, or can you just eat more protein?
1:19:15- Do you believe the macros you consume should be taken in a certain order?
0:00 - How is Geoff’s bloodwork?
10:55 - Geoff’s camera and mic quality
13:15 - Thought on Paul Carter
16:35 - How to know you’re too focused on the logbook?
22:45 - Where does GVS disagree with Lyle McDonald
25:25 - Was progress linear or was there a point where things took off?
33:15 - When was the first time you received a PEDs accusation?
40:45 - How do you avoid injuries with beyond failure training?
44:15 - Atlaspowershrugged trolling
45:55 - Advice for advanced naturals who want to stay lean and not sacrifice progress?
49:45 - What would you say to OHP purists?
55:15 - How to address muscle imbalances
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0:00- Intro
1:00- Our most recent diets
8:30- The Jeff Nippard Controversy
20:30- High dose creatine
24:30- How to train with high volume without getting injured
28:50- Thoughts on current full body hype/fad
34:10- How much progress should an advanced lifter expect on a yearly basis?
41:30- How do you compare HIT training to GVS’s training
44:40- Calisthenics skills while trying to optimize bodybuilding
46:30- What are GVS’s weak points and does he require specialization?
52:30- Do you every struggle with muscle stiffness or recurring joint pain?
Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/