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Dr. Eric Trexler's Links:

• RP article: Caffeine, The Double-Edged Sword
• Stronger by Science: The Lifter's Guide to Caffeine
• Instagram: @trexlerfitness
• ResearchGate: Eric Trexler publications
• Twitter/X: @EricTrexler

Timestamps:

00:00 Eric and Nick's BEEF 🥩

06:53 Caffeine's prevalence in fitness

09:10 Eric's caffeine research background

11:04 Daily caffeine intake (1g/day of caffiene safe?)

17:30 Effective dosing by bodyweight and when high doses backfire

22:30 Tolerance and habituation: why your caffeine stops working

30:15 Caffeine withdrawal: symptoms, timeline, and how bad it actually gets

41:30 Caffeine sensitivity and genetics

44:00 Practical upper limits and sleep tradeoffs

48:00 Strategic caffeine use, deloads, and re-sensitizing

50:15 Different delivery forms: drinks, food, pills, and gum

53:45 Does caffeine Dehydrate you? Wrap-up and where to read more

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Dr. Mike T. Nelson's Links:

• Website: https://miketnelson.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmiketnelson/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro - What brings Dr. Mike back?

01:20 Dr. Mike's background and how he landed in HRV research

05:45 What HRV is in plain language

09:06 How training stress changes HRV acutely and across recovery

16:00 Deload timing: proactive blocks vs reactive adjustments

26:55 Athlete vs lifestyle stress: using HRV to decide when to push or pull back

39:30 Aerobic base, breathing rate, and resilience

43:45 Supplements and what actually matters

49:00 Device accuracy, nightly measurements, and low resting HR caveats

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Dr. Milo Wolf's Links:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrMiloWolf
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmilowolf/
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Milo-Wolf

00:00 Intro,Wolf call, s**ty weather

02:35 Why training close to failure generally improves hypertrophy

05:05 Reactive vs planned deloads and fatigue trade-offs

12:29 Injury risk perspective: failure training in context

15:42 Study breakdown: failure vs past-failure training

33:53 Three ways to train past failure: partials, drop sets, and cheat reps

38:45 More stimulus > less volume

47:09 Minimal training dose: how little time can still work

53:36 Escaping all-or-nothing thinking in fitness

59:12 How to track progress when using failure and beyond-failure methods

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Dr. Pak's Links:

https://www.instagram.com/dr__pak/

https://www.youtube.com/@Dr__Pak

00:00:00 - "The Pakman's" Greek heritage

00:06:25 - Myth 1: Can you actually measure body fat accurately?

00:10:45 - Why body fat tests vary so much (Dexa, Bod Pod, BIA)

00:15:30 - Waist circumference as a better health predictor

00:21:10 - Myth 2: Does high body fat prevent muscle gain?

00:27:30 - The challenge of maintenance

00:33:00 - Defining a healthy body fat range for men and women

00:37:45 - Visual body fat charts and why they are unreliable

00:44:00 - How lighting and social media distort our expectations

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Dr. Mike T. Nelson's Links:

https://www.instagram.com/drmiketnelson/

miketnelson.com

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:45 - Dr. Mike T. Nelson's background

00:07:20 - Defining metabolic flexibility and fuel switching

00:09:00 - Genetic components of metabolism and the Pima Indian studies

00:15:30 - Training your body to become more efficient at burning fat

00:20:15 - Why carbohydrates are the preferred fuel for high-intensity power

00:29:48 - The truth about fasted cardio for physique athletes

00:39:21 - Using HRV to gauge recovery and cardio volume

00:41:28 - High protein diets (1.5g+ per lb) and hunger management

00:53:37 - NEAT and the subconscious reduction of movement during dieting

01:04:07 - The importance of VO2 Max for recovery in the offseason

Ethan's Links:

Podcast + More

Weekly Lives:

https://2way.tv/ethansuplee/

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00:00 - Intro & Welcome Back (5.5 years since last episode)

06:16 - Ethan's Backstory: First Diet at Age 5

09:00 - Hitting 536 lbs: The Freight Scale Story

15:50 - "Just Don't Eat Bread"

22:55 - Discovering Dr. Mike's TEDx Talk: Ethan hates it 😂

40:10 - The Maintenance Revelation: Harder Than Dieting?

51:15 - GLP-1 Discussion: Why Ethan Hasn't Tried Them

52:30 - Treating Weight Like a Chronic Condition (Sobriety Parallel)

59:15 - The Future of Dieting: Hunger as a "Solved Problem"

01:05:45 - Closing: "Life is Not Really a Struggle Anymore"

00:00 - Intro: Is Milo Batman or Robin?

01:00 - How he finished a PhD young (23 YO BABY 💥)

06:30 - Why Milo chose to study exercise physiology

11:49 - What got Milo into lifting?

16:30 - Bulking mistakes: why big surpluses usually mean mostly fat gain

26:30 - How Milo started studying ROM as it's related to hypertrophy

38:45 - Not all partials are equal: stretch-position vs squeeze-position

44:30 - How Milo feels being assigned "The Stretch Guy"

49:50 - Milo's principled protocol for max hypertrophy

56:00 - Rep standardization: partials vs full ROM; Tempo and injury prevention

00:00 - Intro

00:00:51 - Will has cerebral palsy: what it actually looks like day to day

00:02:57 - Growing up with CP, how Will started lifting, and what early training looked like

00:15:08 - Gym confidence, feeling judged, and pushing past the "new guy" phase

00:19:11 - Exercise selection: why barbell squats are tough (and what he does instead)

00:33:24 - Machines, imbalances, and unilateral work

00:38:20 - Should you compete? Dieting realities and expectations

00:40:50 - Bulking: eating enough, high protein, and making it work in real life

00:54:49 - Advice for lifters with disabilities

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00:00:00 - We've got PhDs at home - the PhDs at home: Dr. Pak

00:02:00 - Dr. Pak's educational background

00:06:04 - Starting out for free: building experience in research and coaching

00:10:04 - Minimum effective dose and "volume tribalism"

00:20:45 - The "3-5 must-haves" for training: effort, enough volume, long-term consistency

00:23:30 - Setting realistic physique expectations

00:27:50 - The illusion of optimal

00:34:10 - Exercise selection flexibility + why titles/thumbnails look "absolute" but content is nuanced

00:42:10 - The "52 sets" misconception: specialization phases, tradeoffs, bad extrapolations

00:50:00 - Dr. Pak's current training, strength numbers, and bulking history

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00:00 - Intro

03:20 - Is the 10,000-hour rule a myth?

07:15 - Specializing too early

13:43 - Why Doing Multiple Sports Can Make You Learn Faster (and Win More Later)

24:29 - The Hidden Cost of Early Specialization: Burnout, Injuries, and Quitting the Game

28:08 - What Makes Kids "Great" Often Fails at the World-Class Level

31:13 - Youth Stars Rarely Become Adult Legends: The 90% Turnover Reality Check

35:32 - How Sticking With It Paid Off for Nick and Eric

48:00 - When It's Appropriate to Specialize | Limitations of Specializing

59:35 - Practical Playbook: The 4 Takeaways You Can Apply to Training, Parenting, and Progress

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00:00 - Intro

01:15 - How Milo and Pak found RP

05:10 - Milo and Pak's lifting > research arc

18:30 - How "evidence based" fitness has changed over the last 10 years

23:35 - What does "evidence based" actually mean

37:30 - How science is being misrepresented

49:15 - Looks ≠ Expertise

52:50 - Upcoming research and projects