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
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00:00 - Christmas magic ✨
04:10 - Dr. Mike's distain for modern Batman
06:05 - Bodybuilders ≠ Hollywood
12:20 - Muscle loss isn't one-size-fits-all
24:30 - Does diet duration effect muscle loss?
28:30 - Do men lose more muscle when dieting?
34:40 - Are people losing excess muscle on Ozempic?
40:40 - Organ size shifts when gaining and losing fat
44:00 - Factors that make muscle loss worse in a deficit
50:15 - Setting realistic body fat targets
1:00:00 - Best rate of loss / Protein intake / Cardio for muscle retention
1:06:00 - Objections to modern weight loss drugs
1:12:45 - Carb/macro intake for muscle retention
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00:00 - Intro - kids are ruthless
14:45 - Dr. Mike's full arc: time off > contest prep
28:30 - Cutting setup: pharm, Calories, steps, diet breaks
38:20 - How Mike found the "sweet spot" for his dieting setup
47:15 - Mike's split
53:45 - GLP-1 stack talk (Tirzepatide/RETA) + "future of bodybuilding" take
Happy New Year!
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Five Nights at Freddy's chaos
03:30 - Mike's "performance" issues
04:44 - Cialis/Viagra as "pre-workout pump," what it does/doesn't do
08:30 - Post-photoshoot reset: diet/training overview + plan setup
17:41 - Arm/shoulder emphasis: training arms 6x/week + managing flare-ups
20:33 - The "heavy → moderate → light" 3x/week frequency model (with exercise variation)
39:14 - Why joints hate high frequency (and how exercise selection helps it)
53:13 - Wrap-up: holidays, deload timing, and goals for the next block
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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?
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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
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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)
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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