Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

| 0:00 | Intro
| 0:57 | How Skip and Jeff connected
| 4:31 | What is Skip Loading?
| 8:28 | Skip Loading misconceptions and who it works for
| 9:30 | Jeff's easiest diet yet vs 2023
| 14:18 | Extreme dieting and pushing the body too hard
| 18:17 | Skip's early steroid use and training motivation
| 20:13 | Can you build a great physique naturally?
| 38:11 | Health risks of steroids and body weight
| 50:47 | Why Jeff stopped dirty bulking
| 58:50 | Training volume: low vs high
| 70:17 | Where to find them

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0:00- Intro
1:00- Steve’s competition history
10:00- Cliff Wilson coaching
14:00- Steve’s training now compared to the past
16:00- Specialization phase / Training updates
36:00- Maintenance volume at one’s peak
45:00- African vs Caucasian ancestry
48:00- What does it mean to be untrained
52:00- Maintenance volume
1:06:20- Enjoying training
1:19:20- Race study

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0:00- Intro
3:32- Evidence based content
6:09- Keeping content independent
9:40- Conflict of interest
17:27- Emotion vs Science
26:16- Does diet quality matter
28:34- How much does food quality matter
33:10- Eat to your blood work
42:57- Omega-3
48:24- Do you need supplements
52:14- Vitamin D
01:00:22- Research

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0:00- Intro
2:00- Updates from Abel
6:00- Reminiscing with Abel
11:30- New training goals
17:00- Orthopedic injuries and strains
23:00- Is maintenance volume really low?
34:45- Pull up specialization
42:00- Different macro splits
51:00- Chest development
56:00- Surplus size

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0:00- Intro
1:30- Everyone’s TRT journey
4:00- Total versus Free Testosterone
20:00- Emotional differences on TRT
30:30- Will they maintain TRT forever?
37:00- Motivation levels
48:00- Will Aaron stay on forever?
52:20- Scott’s very high long term doses
54:00- Progress versus end result
56:00- Should I go on TRT? Analyzing my blood work
1:10:00- Going for “stimulus” versus progressive overload
1:17:00- The slippery slope of TRT
1:19:00- Changes to lipid levels from diet changes
1:23:50- Where to find everyone

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0:00- Intro
1:00- Tirzepatide
5:00- Using tirzepatide vs strict discipline
14:00- Accurately tracking calories
23:45- Differences in metabolism vs appetite
30:00- Potential consequences of being very lean
34:00- Incorporating refeeds
35:00- Being shredded
42:00- Using medications
48:30- Why not retatrutide?
51:15- How is strength while this lean?
55:00- Realities of later natural lifting
1:03:45- Kinoclinic

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0:00- Intro
1:00- James’ background
6:00- Macrofactor
11:30- Am I blackpilled?
16:00- James’ specialization phase
29:00- How quickly do the majority of gains come?
55:00- Measuring size vs appearance
1:11:00- Where to find James

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0:00- Intro
0:30- How to deal with body dysmorphia
11:00- Switching over to lower volume
30:50- Peptide hype
41:10- Feeling laterals in the side delts vs traps

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0:00- Intro
0:05- How to deal with overeating while dieting
17:00- When will Geoff compete?
27:10- How many sets to failure?
36:10- Vegan Gains vs GVS
37:30- How much would you reduce volume when dieting?
39:50- Any tips for transitioning away from tracking and still hitting goals
47:00- Now that you’ve changed lat work, do your lower lats get sore?
49:50- Is it true that dropping the same weight of fat gets easier as you gain more mass?

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0:00- Intro to Data Driven Strength

15:00- Self experimentation and variable responses

48:00- Baseline differences versus response differences

58:30- Short term gains vs changing rates of growth

1:06:00- Specialization phases

1:10:00- Diminishing returns

1:13:00- Energy flux

0:00- Intro
0:30- Bryan’s journey testing glucose levels
8:30- My home OGTT test and more on glucose
11:50- Aaron’s glucose monitoring journey
14:30- Bryan’s bro split
17:30- Specialization routine
20:00- Aaron’s volume
23:00- Supplements
26:45- TRT for increasing dopamine baseline
43:30- Using PEDs early in your training career
52:30- Hyper-responders to PEDs

0:00- Intro

3:00- Jason’s lifting background

8:00- Aging in powerlifting

17:00- Balancing extreme success among different areas

27:00- Stacked home gyms

32:00- Peptides

38:30- Sleep routine

44:30- Final thoughts on life success while keeping fit

0:00- Intro
1:00- Passing of time
3:40- Plastic surgery
18:00- Dopamine
45:00- AI and AI in fitness
1:04:00- Update on our training

0:00- Intro

1:00- Revive Stronger podcast

3:20- Solomon Nelson videos / Mike Israetel controversy

12:00- Being influenced by others’ training

14:30- What led Steve to shifting away from RP style training?

31:30- Steve’s volume

44:00- Steve’s progress

48:00- Proper way to warm up

53:30- Advice for a 16 year old to progress

58:00- Given metabolic research, what’s the highest you’d push step count to?

1:01:15- MUI Goku vs Ultra Ego Vegeta

1:03:20- Neuromechanical matching and muscle leverages

1:09:30- Theory that you have to hit each region of the muscle or it atrophies within 4 days

1:10:50- Why Steve uses a limited ROM

1:14:00- Fake natties in competition

1:17:30- Thoughts on a 4 day upper/lower/push/pull split

0:00- Intro

1:00- AI in education

4:00- Eric’s latest bodybuilding show

12:00- Objective measurements

14:00- Does young training influence specific development later in life?

26:00- Strategy for upcoming shows

30:00- Problems during prep

43:00- Tracking during prep

55:00- Specific changes for the next two shows

1:08:00- Training changes from last off season to this off season and prep

1:23:30- Where did Eric’s progress really come from?

1:28:00- Where to find Eric

0:00- Intro

1:30- Alberto contest updates

14:30- How to do proper exercise selection for back training

17:30- How to accurately track cheats during a diet

29:45- Are knee sleeves helpful for bodybuilding?

31:45- What are the biggest changes you’ve made prepping as a father?

40:25- How to optimize training when limited to 2-3 days per week

47:00- When you’re tired during prep, would you add refeed days?

52:15- Best way to bring up lagging arms

1:04:30- Who are your go to sources of information

0:00- Intro

0:30- Motivation

10:00- Getting shredded and maintaining a shredded state

12:00- Artificial sweeteners

19:30- What is the best way to eliminate hip shift during squats?

22:30- Getting stronger but not bigger, what is the cause?

25:30- Growing home gym space, better than commercial gyms?

35:15- How big should one expect to be for a certain height

36:15- How many meals per day and how many times do you train per week?

45:30- Atlaspowershrugged trolling

46:00- Best lift named after someone

50:00- Can I reach an advanced physique without being obsessed with lifting?

55:50- Is there any benefit to bulking beyond 15% body fat?

1:00:40- If you lost all of your gains, what would you do to get jacked again?

1:04:45- Minimum number of sets per week to grow muscle?

1:06:45- Do you find wide grip pulldowns to be worth it for lats?

1:09:00- Nausea during training

1:10:30- When is the road to 19” arms?

1:16:45- How to program a good bodybuilding program if you have 3 days to train?

1:21:00- How do you program brachialis training in your program?

0:00- Intro

1:30- High dose creatine

13:00- How does one know they’ve reached 10% body fat?

23:00- What is your best body fat / body weight performance ratio for strength?

27:30- What to do when you hit a fat loss plateau?

33:00- How much do genetics vary when it comes to fat loss and muscle gain

42:50- After a cut, how quickly should one increase calories?

51:00- How to avoid injuries with progressive overload

59:15- How do you determine how far below maintenance to go during a cut

1:02:15- Is lean bulking a reasonable strategy at 18-20% body fat?

1:06:15- Running with lifting performance

1:12:40- Do you need to workout to retain muscle during a cut, or can you just eat more protein?

1:19:15- Do you believe the macros you consume should be taken in a certain order?

0:00 - How is Geoff’s bloodwork?
10:55 - Geoff’s camera and mic quality
13:15 - Thought on Paul Carter
16:35 - How to know you’re too focused on the logbook?
22:45 - Where does GVS disagree with Lyle McDonald
25:25 - Was progress linear or was there a point where things took off?
33:15 - When was the first time you received a PEDs accusation?
40:45 - How do you avoid injuries with beyond failure training?
44:15 - Atlaspowershrugged trolling
45:55 - Advice for advanced naturals who want to stay lean and not sacrifice progress?
49:45 - What would you say to OHP purists?
55:15 - How to address muscle imbalances

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0:00- Intro
1:00- Our most recent diets
8:30- The Jeff Nippard Controversy
20:30- High dose creatine
24:30- How to train with high volume without getting injured
28:50- Thoughts on current full body hype/fad
34:10- How much progress should an advanced lifter expect on a yearly basis?
41:30- How do you compare HIT training to GVS’s training
44:40- Calisthenics skills while trying to optimize bodybuilding
46:30- What are GVS’s weak points and does he require specialization?
52:30- Do you every struggle with muscle stiffness or recurring joint pain?

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