Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ D...

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG1 Code: BAG1

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG1 Code: BAG1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6S...

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 ...

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Ins...

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG Code: BAG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6SXPiqXy2FYfLg/join -For those looking to support ...

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? Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgains...

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 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ David Protein Link: https://davidprotein.com/BAG Code: BAG

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? &nbs...

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 up...

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? &nb...

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 sq...

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?...

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 ...

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 45:5...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Fasting glucose and HbA1c 24:00- Bryan’s high energy flux experiment 27:30- Low volume training 36:00- Libido and dieting 38:00- Back to volume 48:00- Aaron’s PED use and competing

0:00- Intro 0:10- N=1 experimentation 5:00- People hating on tried and true exercises 15:00- Skill levels of different exercise modalities 27:00- Making excuses 30:30- Vegan diet and dietary effects on health and performance 58:00- Statins 1:06:00- Where to find Alex

0:00- Intro 1:00- Alex staying lean 2:00- Bodybuilders continuing to do the same thing year after year 10:00- Should you really care about going on PEDs at an older age? 13:30- Natural limitations &nbs...

0:00- Intro 0:30- Getting Abel back on 5:00- AI discussion 10:00- Abel’s divorce 21:00- Video games and addiction 36:30- 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla ...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Intro to Andrew 8:00- Meal prep services versus cooking meals oneself 12:00- Starting a podcast 19:30- What beliefs have changed over 7-8 years of podcasting ...

0:00- Intro 0:30- Introducing Daniel from FitnessFAQs 4:30- Can calisthenics build the ideal physique? 14:00- Humbling lessons from calisthenics 22:00- Combining bodybuilding with calisthenics &...

Re-upload of the podcast due to a mix up in the audio content 0:00- Intro 1:00- Fasting 10:00- Dropping calories for naturals dieting 16:00- Weighted vests 18:00- Dieting leaner than last time 33:00- Adapting to fasting 36:00- Geoffrey’s current diet 40:00- Unrealistic expectations for naturals 44:00- Can we adjust our settling point to make gains at lower body fat levels 46:30- How to assess one’s knowledge

0:00- Intro 1:00- Dr. Brad’s background 6:00- Longevity clinics and medical tests 8:00- Vitamin D 15:00- Common supplements to avoid 18:30- Creatine 20:10- Rapamycin 37:45- Statins 48:40- High blood pressure and sodium 50:50- The future of AI and technology in medicine 57:40- Where to find Dr. Stanfield

0:00- Intro 0:45- Alex’s background 1:45- Joey’s background 3:00- Is an athletic background common for serious lifters? 8:00- What periods in life led to the greatest progress 19:00- The importance of going hard in the gym 25:45- When Alex and Joey got started with serious lifting 29:00- Lifting as therapy and providing confidence 35:00- Are we programming for true PRs anymore 49:30- Alex and Joey’s strongman experience 51:45- ...

0:00 – Intro 3:55- How to maintain leanness long term 14:30- Ninja Creami and protein ice cream 26:20- What are our current macros 35:00- Cardiovascular recommendations for conditioning and health 43:30- Comments on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet 47:00- Maingaining vs “bulking” 53:00- Supplements for joint health and feeling better 59:00- Getting sufficient stimulus with four 1hr workouts 1:04:50- Zero calorie soda and d...

0:00- Intro 1:00- CGM and Peter Attia’s recommendations 11:00- Lipids. LDL, ApoB 24:00- Hedonic eating 31:00- Our super power to manipulate weight 33:00- Health ramifications of excess junk food 37:00- Exercise “snacks” and intermittent exercising 40:00- Levels of enjoyment from food 49:00- Hunger and appetite 55:30- Calorie cycling 59:30- What it takes to maintain peak physique and performance 1:01:00- Low volume training 1:20:00- Aaron’s PED update

0:00- Fitness industry pulling back on high volumes 6:00- How hard to push rest-pause sets 21:00- Attack on Science-Based lifting

0:00- Intro 1:00- Altered states of mind 13:00- Back to bodybuilding 13:30- High volume workouts 25:00- Being “in the zone” all of the time 39:00- Counting drop set and rest-pause volumes 59:30- Adjusting to lowering weights

0:00- Intro 1:00- Podcast guests 4:50- Steve shaving his head 9:30- Severe dieting for competition 21:00- Reversing out of the diet ...

0:00- Intro 1:00- TRT being pushed in the fitness industry 12:00- Industry “experts” shilling products and other influencers 21:30- Misconceptions about true TRT 25:30- Belt squat donkey calf raises 32:00- Core work / thick abs / Calisthenics 44:30- Muscle ups and impressiveness 52:00- What Atlas plans to do moving forward

0:00- Intro 1:00- Atlas’ background 4:15- Odd lifts 8:00- Height insecurity 15:00- Video quality / content 20:30- Issues with the evidence-based crowd 30:00- GENETICS DEBATE 1:06:00- Who would Atlas take advice from? 1:12:20- Fasting 1:23:30- Holiday eating advice 1:25:00- Closing thoughts

0:00- Intro 1:30- Everyone jumping on TRT 30:00- Natty or not accusations 36:00- What is necessary for maximal progress? 45:00- Can you listen to advice from PED users? 56:00- Training Logs 1:09:00- Would we have the same physique if we stopped consuming fitness content? 1:23:00- Manipulating stats and pictures 1:32:30- Mario’s body fat % 1:36:00- What is realistic after 4-5 years of lifting

0:00- Intro 1:30- Jeff Nippard assault 10:00- Reoccurring tendon issues 15:00- Is it OK to do bro splits? 19:45- Boostcamp program 28:30- Finding time to workout in med school 35:30- Number of exercises per muscle group per week 41:30- What have we found to help cholesterol levels 45:30- Am I a complete novice or intermediate? 50:40- Mike Israetel says naturals are coping

0:00- Intro 0:30- Andrew’s story 15:00- LVAD 19:00- Heart transplant 52:00- Andrew’s training 57:00- Movie talk

0:00- Intro 1:00- Pak’s background and strength 8:00- Bodybuilding versus other endeavors 10:30- New lengthened partials research 17:30- Stretch mediated hypertrophy vs lengthened partials 22:00- Lengthened partials ...

0:00- Intro 0:50- Home gym talk, gym crowds, etc. 8:00- Exercising on vacation 11:00- The concept of G-Flux / energy flux 15:30- Bulking up as an advanced lifter 24:50- Strength losses on a cut ...

0:00- Intro 0:45- Fish oil and oxidation 18:50- Xylitol and Erythritol 28:00- Controlling for multiple variables 34:30- Rhodiola and stress 40:10- The future of medical innovation

0:00- Intro 0:30- PhD process 8:00- Repetitiveness in expertise 14:40- Saturated fat, LDL, and ApoB 41:00- Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors 47:00- Human equivalent doses

0:00- Intro 1:00- Taking gear for events 4:00- Having enhanced guests on the podcast 10:00- Testing health markers while on a cycle 15:40- Finasteride 37:20- Fertility struggles 46:00- Adoption 51:30- Le...

0:00- Intro 0:30- Charity donation 1:30- Background on Brian 5:00- Genetics 10:30- What is truly impressive? 13:30- Is it harder to draw motivation as you become more successful? 18:00- Training with Mike Israetel and ...

0:00- Intro 1:30- Shin Splints 2:10- How far can you push myo-reps / rest-pause sets? 8:30- Supplements for joint pain 13:00- Advice for dental health 18:00- How important are carbs for hypertrophy? 27:20- Opinions on gymnastics rings for bodybuilding purposes 33:00- How to hit hamstrings at home? 35:20- Can you waste newbie gains...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Taking gains from other muscle groups 7:00- Will untrained muscles hold back maximal growth of other muscles? 14:00- How are we tracking workouts? 18:00- Boostcamp 19:00- Future competition plans &...

0:00- Intro 2:00- Pete’s strongest lifts 5:30- Maintaining vs losing steroid gains 10:00- Total testosterone levels on TRT 17:00- What made Pete want to do ultra running 19:00- Stopping lifting after gear use 24:00- Mistakes made with 100 mile run 47:15- Age range of ultra runners 50:00- Did Pete actually maintain muscle from previous PED usage? 51:00- Kidney stone issues 57:00- Vitamin D supplementation 1:00:30- Pete’s imaging...

0:00- Intro 1:00- Disagreements with Renaissance Periodization 13:00- Social media discrepancies 18:00- Different “gurus” and camps on form 19:30- Evolving views on form 26:00- Kassem’s training history and strength 31:00- When would you want to emphasize contracted positions? 42:00- Are we breaking past previous barriers? 1:00:00- A counterargument against keeping exercises constant 1:30:00- Signing out and where to find Geoff and Kassem

0:00- Intro 0:30- Hitting 18in arms 10:45- Progressive overload 12:20- What was done specifically to get to 18in arms 26:00- Exercise and rep selection 36:30- Should you train legs as hard as upper body? 46:00- Home gyms Basement Bodybuilding Channel: / @basementbodybuilding Basement Bodybuilding Instagram: / basement.bodybuilding Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: / dave_maconi / @brain...

0:00- Intro 3:00- Where has Abel been? 12:00- How to lose weight 13:00- Is it really possible to bulk on 3 meals per day? 23:10- Is it better to have an A-B exercise selection or hit the same exercises every time? 35:20- Ab training and progression Abel's channel for part 2: • Stubborn pecs, rest-pause for unilate... Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ Instagram: / dave_maconi / @brainsandgainspodcast -For tho...