• 57 minutes 13 seconds
    Are You Missing Out on Fiber's Biggest Health Benefits? | Dr. Eric Trexler

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    00:00 Travel, training, and local sports banter

    04:34 Why fiber is suddenly everywhere

    05:33 Daily fiber targets and the 14-grams-per-1,000-calories rule

    11:59 Fiber's long-term health benefits

    14:42 How much fiber is too much?

    16:07 What legally and practically counts as fiber

    18:29 Soluble versus insoluble fiber

    24:09 Food sources, supplements, and psyllium husk

    27:57 Sugar alcohols and fiber-adjacent ingredients

    35:37 GLP-1s, appetite, gum, and diet products

    40:22 Protein bars and fiber fortification

    49:49 Troubleshooting GI symptoms and increasing fiber safely

    7 September 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 55 minutes 22 seconds
    Can You Lose Fat and Gain Muscle at the Same Time? | Dr. Milo Wolf

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Gardening, healthy eating, and body composition

    04:09 Is body recomposition fact or fiction?

    08:11 What recomp studies show from beginners to advanced lifters

    14:05 Maintenance versus a calorie surplus

    18:49 How much energy muscle growth actually requires

    23:28 Who should choose recomp instead of bulking

    30:09 Body-fat level, leanness, and when recomp is a poor fit

    36:13 Advanced lifters and the difficulty of measuring progress

    40:14 Training and recovery at maintenance

    44:01 Recomp after injury or a major change in training status

    47:00 Patience, coaching, and recognizing slow progress

    51:20 Protein, calories, and practical recomp guidelines

    31 August 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 49 minutes 12 seconds
    Is One Set Enough to Build Muscle? | Dr. Pak

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Knicks, the World Cup, and European sports culture

    07:46 Is one set enough to build muscle?

    11:28 What the research says about volume and strength

    14:33 Low-volume training for muscle and health

    18:58 Mechanisms versus real-world training outcomes

    21:17 Building muscle versus maintaining it

    28:47 Progressive overload and ramping up volume

    34:54 Strength gains versus muscle growth

    40:01 Why all-out intensity is romanticized

    47:13 Practical volume and intensity takeaways

    24 August 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 55 minutes
    Do Low Reps Actually Build More Muscle? | Dr. Milo Wolf

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Heat, sweating, and World Cup banter

    07:40 What rep ranges actually build muscle?

    12:30 The effective 4-to-50-rep range and muscle fiber types

    15:50 Can you tell whether you are fast-twitch or slow-twitch?

    21:56 Fiber types in sports, bodybuilding, and powerlifting

    26:01 Why 4 to 12 reps has a practical advantage

    29:07 Volume, proximity to failure, and stretch matter more

    35:02 Matching rep ranges to pain, experience, and exercise selection

    39:02 How to train for strength and muscle growth together

    44:42 High reps versus heavy sets: physical and psychological fatigue

    49:47 What the fatigue research shows and the final recommendations

    17 August 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Why Weight Loss Feels Impossible | Dr. Eric Trexler

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Weight-loss non-responders and the laws of thermodynamics

    03:22 Rare medical conditions and extreme hunger

    06:34 Hunger genetics, GLP-1s, and learning empathy

    12:15 Lipedema and regionally resistant fat

    21:48 PCOS, hypothyroidism, and what they do to metabolism

    31:08 Three reasons weight loss can feel impossible

    36:34 Tracking errors and the classic underreporting study

    46:08 Food-label and restaurant-calorie errors

    50:33 Controlled diet research and metabolic adaptation

    58:39 Support, adherence, and why consistently showing up works

    01:03:14 GLP-1s, side effects, and personalized dosing

    01:10:45 Aging, activity, stress, and the myth of the 40-year-old metabolism

    10 August 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 55 minutes 24 seconds
    Why Some People Build Muscle Slower: Are "Non-Responders" Real? | Dr. Eric Trexler

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Conference travel, weight-loss non-responders, and the episode setup

    07:03 What counts as a training non-responder?

    08:53 Measurement error and why short studies can mislead

    10:53 Replication and better individualized research designs

    16:30 General response versus program-specific response

    19:25 Why advanced lifters struggle to measure small changes

    33:34 Can muscle fiber type affect training responsiveness?

    37:22 Why narrower studies produce better answers

    39:28 Are true non-responders real?

    44:10 What to do when your progress is unusually slow

    50:27 Before you give up: time, volume, intensity, and mindset

    54:39 The calf-training example, Eric's links, and closing

    3 August 2026, 3:28 pm
  • 54 minutes 40 seconds
    Was Bro Science Right? | Dr. Pak

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro and the case for revisiting bro science

    04:33 Protein absorption and large protein meals

    07:41 How much protein lifters actually need

    11:36 Diet vs. training for body composition

    15:23 The anabolic window and pre-workout nutrition

    22:08 Why dirty bulking does not build extra muscle

    24:22 Squats, deadlifts, hormones, machines, and failure

    30:27 Fitness tribalism and muscle confusion

    37:07 BCAAs, supplement marketing, and cardio

    43:44 Stretching, isolation exercises, and rep ranges

    48:51 Defining failure and whether the big three are necessary

    53:35 Dr. Pak's book and closing thoughts

    27 July 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    How to Use Drop Sets to Build Muscle in Less Time | Dr. Milo Wolf

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    Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro and RP app research preview

    06:29 What drop sets are and why they work

    10:17 Drop sets vs. myo-reps, rest-pause, and supersets

    15:18 The warm-up debate for older and advanced lifters

    25:22 Drop-set research and time savings

    27:09 How to structure drop sets and reduce the weight

    31:35 Best rep ranges, discomfort, and training to failure

    35:10 The best exercises and gym setups for drop sets

    43:22 High reps, failure accuracy, and common mistakes

    46:35 When drop sets are a poor fit

    52:53 Joint-friendly use cases, app tracking, and programming

    20 July 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Opera Singer to Viral Viking: Big Brev's Story

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro and who Big Brev is

    00:21 Opera singer, voice teacher, RP athlete, and influencer background

    01:10 Starting on TikTok and discovering social media reach

    02:03 The viral "Yo Ho" sea-shanty moment and 14 billion streams

    03:07 Record-label attention, internet virality, and not overthinking cringe

    05:17 Authenticity, Viking covers, and handling comments online

    07:33 Childhood singing, being labeled the fat kid, and finding confidence

    10:22 Confidence, bullying, and the chip-on-the-shoulder mindset

    13:14 Choir, musical theater, opera training, and meeting his wife

    18:33 Opera career highlights and turning performance into a profession

    31:00 Big Brev's fitness background, RP connection, and content transformation

    44:03 Shoulder specialization, Viking visuals, and stretch-focused lateral raises

    45:33 Ego checks, deep-stretch pressing, and training smarter for hypertrophy

    48:25 Occlusion-style pump work, filming, and social-media lifting

    52:16 Current training split, shoulder emphasis, and bringing up quads

    56:16 Diet, protein targets, and vocal-health considerations

    59:20 StudioBrev, Bass Singer Academy, music, and where to find Big Brev

    13 July 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 48 minutes 29 seconds
    Dr. Pak on Aggressive Fat Loss Without Crash Dieting

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro, Dr. Pak's Greek rap album

    01:38 Summer shredding and why aggressive fat loss is on the table

    02:25 Slow fat loss, lean mass retention, and the classic deficit research

    03:47 Why a 700-800 calorie deficit can make sense for average lifters

    08:25 Controlled aggressive dieting versus crash dieting

    10:11 The psychology of getting the diet over with sooner

    12:09 The maintenance rebound risk after a hard cut

    13:33 Who aggressive dieting is for, and who should stay slower

    17:43 Body-composition research, bodybuilding prep, and lean mass loss context

    29:31 The real muscle-retention priorities: lifting, protein, stress, and creatine

    34:18 Mindset, training performance, and not overreacting to one bad session

    39:28 Deficit ceilings, real-life calorie buffers, and using the RP Diet Coach App

    41:37 Why the post-diet maintenance plan matters

    47:13 Pak's book, where to find it, and closing thoughts

    6 July 2026, 3:39 pm
  • 55 minutes 47 seconds
    Colton Engelbrecht on Chasing the Heaviest Deadlift Ever

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro and why Colton's lifts look unreal

    01:18 Colton's Instagram and current size

    02:07 Best lifts, 1,100-pound deadlifts, and fake-plate reactions

    07:47 Growing up in South Africa and early sports background

    09:45 Getting into lifting through CrossFit and Olympic lifting

    12:32 First powerlifting meets, early totals, and record chasing

    18:04 Self-coaching, research, high-rep training, and programming basics

    20:36 Working with Thomas Lilley and improving technique

    22:45 Meet-day mindset and staying calm under huge weights

    33:39 Bulking, appetite, and using the RP Diet Coach App

    40:33 Travel, Moscow, future U.S. meets, and long-term competition planning

    47:22 The path from powerlifting to strongman goals

    48:11 A sample 6,000-calorie day of eating

    53:08 Colton's socials, sponsors, and closing thoughts

    29 June 2026, 3:45 pm
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