Brains And Gains With Dr. David Maconi

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- Leo and Longevity update            56:30- the future of medicine

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 Jared Feather            19:30- High training volumes            21:30- Deloading and periodizing            25:00- Recovery and supplements            31:30- Social media and phone addiction            37:30- The psychological benefits of exercising regularly            41:30- Thinking about the aging bodybuilder            43:00- Physical endeavors outside of bodybuilding            49:00- Strength comparisons relative to bodyweight            53:00- Dealing with criticism from others            1:01:00- Coaching as a long-term career            1:05:00- Where to find Brian 

0:00- Intro1:30- Shin Splints2:10- How far can you push myo-reps / rest-pause sets?8:30- Supplements for joint pain13:00- Advice for dental health18:00- 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?               40:30- What size are your arms currently and what are you doing for them?               53:00- Has getting jacked helped with getting girls?               1:06:00- What can I do to gain weight?               1:06:10- What are your favorite ab movements?               1;10:30- How many meals and how much protein per day?  1:30:00- Do you eat the same thing every day, or do you prefer variety?  1:37:00- Do you like arm wrestling?  1:40:00- How to maximize gains on 3 days per week  1:47:00- What makes food have an addictive property?

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               26:00- Should anyone be bulking up for gains?               33:00- Dedicating oneself to purely bodybuilding               37:00- Rest pause vs drop sets vs straight sets               50:00- Fatigue drop offs set to set59:00- Are Eric and Steve doing cardio?1:02:00- Supersetting at the gym1:09:00- VO2 Max1:10:00- Getting a deep stretch on back exercises1:19:00- Bathroom frequency while bulking vs cutting \1:27:00- Finasteride1:35:00- Wrapping up with future 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 and testing for health 1:15:00- Wrapping up and where to find Pete

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 gymsBasement Bodybuilding Channel:    / @basementbodybuilding  Basement Bodybuilding Instagram:   / basement.bodybuilding  Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Instagram:   / dave_maconi     / @brainsandgainspodcast  -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Jacked Up home gym equipment: https://jackedupbrands.com/pages/_go_...

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 progressionAbel's channel for part 2:    • Stubborn pecs, rest-pause for unilate...  Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Instagram:   / dave_maconi     / @brainsandgainspodcast  -For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Jacked Up home gym equipment: https://jackedupbrands.com/pages/_go_...BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFF

0:00- Intro1:30- Misguided views on hypertrophy / metabolite training9:30- Powerlifter vs bodybuilder physique14:00- Protein frequency of dosing and type 23:00- Supplementing with amino acids30:00- Collagen supplementation 43:40- Funding studies46:00- Di- and tri-peptides in collagen

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- Curcumin / Turmeric            13:30- Nick’s current supplements            17:30- Collagen supplements / skin health            35:00- My skincare experiment            38:00- Melatonin            43:30- Are most supplements overhyped?            51:00- Where to find Nic

        0:00- Intro            1:00- Nic’s background            4:00- Oreo’s bringing down LDL              25:00- Cholesterol            31:00- High sodium intake            36:00- Low saturated fat experiment            49:00- Minnesota coronary experiment

0:00- Intro0:30- Progression in the natural community  4:00- Shifting training routines and priorities8:00- Issues with “optimal” biomechanics training17:00- Specific exercises26:00- Lifting with Mike Israetel and Jared Feather40:00- Perception when shredded vs bulked44:00- Calisthenics58:00- Bro splits  1:06:00- What’s next for Alex?1:09:00- Vegan diets / health

0:00- Intro1:00- Aaron going on TRT9:00- What has Aaron noticed on TRT so far?25:00- Focus on health31:30- Reasons for going on TRT37:30- Placebo vs real results39:30- Blood work44:00- Bryan’s cardio kick47:30- 10 Exercises for Life52:30- Placebo anecdote54:00- Feeling better with age56:00- Experimenting when on TRT1:01:00- Aaron’s calf training

0:00- Intro4:45- Inauthentic relationships on social media19:10- Pull up strength when heavier vs lighter33:00- Looking big in person39:00- Strength training for older lifters48:00- Making gains with bad sleep 

0:00- Intro 1:30- Temptation to try other methods of training 8:30- Volume per exercise and per week 20:30- Is cheat form necessarily wrong? 33:00- Sports background relating to training ideologies 37:00- Can we be confident in what worked for us? 47:00- The utility and health of bulking up 58:00- Balancing life and lifting

0:00- Intro1:30- Eric Helms’ progress7:45- Can advanced bodybuilders detect progress without being contest lean10:45- Competing next12:45- New failure data22:00- Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting27:30- Natural lifters taking advice from enhanced lifters29:00- Reps in Reserve / deloads36:00- Advanced training progress44:00- Would you avoid TRT to stay natural?54:00- Finasteride            58:20- Recent data on high volume            1:05:30- What are we looking forward to in the new year

0:00- Intro            1:30- Omar’s background            5:00- The beginning of Omar and Eric’s bromance            14:30- Potential downfall of channels            28:00- Super Smash Bros.            32:00- Mixed Martials Arts            36:20- Pull Ups and back growth            50:00- Abs and bulking            1:14:00- Strength to size potential            1:30:30- Asceticism            1:39:00- Iron Culture 

0:00- Intro     1:30- Road to 18in arms     9:30- Injuries     13:40- Comparisons for progress     18:30- Powerbuilding is an abomination     27:30- Progressive overload flaws     37:30- Importance of exercise selection     40:00- Home gym     52:00- Revival fitness vs GVS     1:01:00- Call out culture in the industry     1:08:00- Where to find Landon

 0:00- Intro            1:00- Sam Sulek and other newer influencers with rapid popularity            11:00- Ronnie Coleman and other bodybuilders aging            13:00- Athletes not able to retire            20:00- Would Brian change his PED past?            25:00- High volumes for strength and hypertrophy            34:00- Back issues among lifters and laypeople            42:00- Back and muscular fatigue            45:00- Nerve pain            48:00- Biomechanics mattering for back hypertrophy and injury risk 

 0:00- Intro            0:40- Alex’s recent growth            5:00- Different training and nutrition camps            19:00- Alex’s unified theory of training            25:30- The importance of loving training            28:30- What I’ve found to work            33:00- Connecting progress and positive feedback            35:00- Guilt and obsessiveness over responsibilities            43:00- Are our perceived goals really what we want?                     48:00- Is being content actually a good thing            50:30- Being content vs continuing to strive            55:00- Changing training with ages            1:09:00- John Jaquish and Liver King            1:17:00- Calling people out online            1:25:30- Marvel