RP Strength Podcast

Nick Shaw

  • 57 minutes 44 seconds
    How to Lift With Cerebral Palsy (And Still Get Jacked) With Will Glasser

    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

    9 February 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 18 seconds
    Dr. Pak: The Truth About Volume Wars and How Little You Need to Grow

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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

    2 February 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    What It Really Takes To Be An Elite Athlete with Dr. Eric Trexler

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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

    26 January 2026, 4:52 pm
  • 56 minutes 2 seconds
    The Truth About Science Based Lifting w/ Dr. Milo Wolf and Dr. Pak

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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

    19 January 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    How to Diet Without Losing Muscle with Dr. Eric Trexler

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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

    12 January 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 31 seconds
    Dr. Mike's FULL Diet Setup: Macros, Pharm, & Training

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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!

    30 December 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 57 minutes 43 seconds
    High Frequency Training WITHOUT Joint Pain

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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

    15 December 2025, 5:04 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    How To Train Over The Holidays with Dr. Derek Wilcox

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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?

    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

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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

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

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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)

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

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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

    29 October 2025, 5:00 pm
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