RP Strength Podcast

Nick Shaw

  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    How To Train Over The Holidays with Dr. Derek Wilcox

    Its our Black Friday Sale! Huge discount on the RP Hypertrophy App: https://rpstrength.com/bfcmhype and on the RP Diet Coach App: https://rpstrength.com/bfcmdiet

    00:00 - Dr. Willcox - Dollar General Dr. Mike? (he's stronger)

    02:50 - What are the Highland Games?

    07:20 - How to balance training for multiple sports

    17:40 - How to approach nutrition during the holidays

    26:40 - How to approach training during the holidays

    34:30 - Why we adjust fluids and carbs while peaking

    41:50 - …Back to training during the holidays

    46:30 - How did you find a support system when trying to be the best in the world?

    01:03:00 - Closing advice - What story would you want to tell people?

    Dr. Derek's Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/wilcoxstrengthinc/

    1 December 2025, 5:30 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Everything You Need to Know About Creatine w/ Dr. Eric Trexler

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    00:00 – How many PhDs (1.5-2.5)? +/- Medical Dr.

    02:30 - CPR & broken ribs

    04:30 - How Mike's cheeks were shot off

    15:54 - How fast does creatine start working?

    23:30 - Top end dosage of caffeine

    28:20 - Best form of creatine/dose

    31:10 - Should you cycle creatine?

    33:30 - Lower vs higher dosing

    37:45 - Does creatine negatively affect kidney function?

    44:00 - Does creatine help with brain function?

    47:45 - What kind of results should you expect from creatine?

    56:15 - Downsides of creatine supplementation

    01:02:00 - Wrap up

    17 November 2025, 5:06 pm
  • 51 minutes 43 seconds
    Dr. Mike Ends The Controversy | Your Halloween Binge Didn't Ruin Anything

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    00:00 - Addressing the controversy

    07:00 - GLP-1/weight-loss meds & food noise: Success stories

    14:00 - Back to Halloween candy (descends into nonsense)

    19:20 - Genetics & appetite differences, contest-prep parallels

    23:00 - How your physiology influences your psychology when dieting

    28:20 - Sports talk

    37:30 - Getting back on track after Halloween (& holidays)

    3 November 2025, 5:37 pm
  • 56 minutes 9 seconds
    The Fatigue Lie: Low Reps Aren't Always Better

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    00:00 - Intro / maternal relations / Nick's prison name

    01:57 - Lower training intensity vs. higher training intensity fatigue

    08:50 - Different types of nervous system fatigue

    13:45 - Beginners vs advanced lifters: why low reps hit different

    29:59 - Practical takeaways: SFR, why 10–15 reps is the sweet spot

    41:50 - Olympia recap & divisions

    59:30 - Closing thoughts & consistency going forward

    29 October 2025, 5:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 19 seconds
    We Changed The RP Diet Coach App - Here's Why!

    Dr. Mike and IFBB Pro Jared Feather invented a new belt specifically designed for hypertrophy training! Check it out! https://www.versagripps.com/products/hyperbelt DISCOUNT CODE: VGRP

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

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    00:00 – Intro

    00:18 – Dr. Mike & Mr. Nick Shaw's new electro-country band

    04:18 – Dr. Mike's unrelenting, furious, and exotic love for the RP Diet Coach App update

    07:44 – Version 1.5 is live; addressing community comments

    21:00 – Counting ancillary macros (bread protein, almond protein, etc.)

    28:00 – Flexibility within the app

    31:10 – Salad dressing and Michigan football (RP philosophy?)

    38:00 – How Dr. Mike uses the RP Diet Coach App

    28 September 2025, 4:40 pm
  • 30 minutes 13 seconds
    Huge RP App Updates

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike (Code: VGRP)

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    RP Diet Coach App Updates Article

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    00:00 Intro / Where's Dr. Mike

    00:54 RP Diet Coach App update 1.5

    13:12 RP Hypertrophy App updates

    17:30 Versa Gripps Hyperbelt

    20:55 When will Genius Shot be back?

    26:36 New sports podcast

    22 September 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 7 seconds
    The REAL Reason Why People Train

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    00:00 Intro

    00:14 Dr. Mike's "Crusty Towel" / Bug Genital Anatomy Comparison

    03:30 Why People Actually Train

    07:13 Evolutionary Psychology Reasons for Training

    13:10 How Attractiveness Works - Universals

    20:37 What You Can Control - Culture vs. Environment

    23:52 Pretty Privilege vs. Cultural Influence

    30:35 Validation vs. Rejection

    36:12 Modifying Your Appearance

    42:00 Fitness → Confidence Loop

    44:40 "Fake It" Fallacy / First Impressions Matter

    8 September 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    You NEED TO KNOW About Pontzer's Paradox (ft. Eric Trexler)

    3 hour video interview w Eric- https://youtu.be/mQ5xPrGqtLg

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    0:45 Eric Trexler intro

    7:33 Pontzers paradox

    14:15 Why this might happen

    18:24 Your brains insane efficiency

    26:52 MORE steps won't help

    31:06 How legit is this research

    34:42 Practical takeaways

    40:53 How to calculate diet calories

    48:36 Is super low calories unsafe

    59:17 BMR vs RMR

    18 August 2025, 9:00 am
  • 56 minutes 23 seconds
    Leo's Personal Transformation - Losing over 200LBS

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    0:38 Leo intro

    1:56 Leo's weight loss

    3:17 Food addiction

    8:28 Giving up

    11:39 His craziest meals

    16:45 Psychological work before diet

    23:46 How people treat you when fat

    28:45 Dealing with injury

    32:45 Trying Keto

    35:14 Current diet

    37:55 Lifting during weight loss

    41:11 Focusing on the future

    48:19 Advice for overweight people

    4 August 2025, 9:00 am
  • 49 minutes 30 seconds
    What is Training HARD?

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    1:35 What does hard training mean

    5:37 Load

    11:14 Relative effort

    16:25 Volume

    32:25 Accumulation to deload

    38:41 Consistency

    21 July 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Aesthetic Revolution #6 - Challenges & Stumbling Blocks Ahead

    We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike

    Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.

    0:39 Recap

    5:57 Age reversal updates

    10:31 What happens when probs are solved

    16:08 Stumbling blocks in the revolution

    31:03 Hot hot girls interact with the world

    38:25 Advanced virtual reality

    43:58 Cybernetic enhancement

    53:11 Vanity might go away

    58:03 Body image healing

    7 July 2025, 9:00 am
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