Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

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

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

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 22:00- Wide Grip Pull Ups / Calisthenics 49:30- How Alex is training for Pull Up PRs

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 49:00- Myo Reps 60:00- Neck training and photos vs in-person 1:13:00- Sugar Diet

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 27:00- Inability to focus and then relax 35:00- T-Nation articles and authors 42:30- Reverse dieting myth 48:00- AI in the fitness industry 59:00- Where to find Andrew

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 33:00- GVS and Daniel meeting up 39:00- Choosing what sources of information you receive 50:00- Getting started with calisthenics 52:00- Orthopedic issues 57:00- Where to find our guests

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