In this podcast episode we talk mainly training, but we sneak in some diet talk as well with Dave Maconi and Bryan Boorstein. Time-stamps: 0:00 - intro and Abel’s Omar Isuf impression 2:30 - Dave’s coaching experience with Steve Hall 5:30 - Stubborn muscle groups 12:44 - not growing in size but in vascularity 18:40 - finding “small wins” in the gym at the highly advanced level 20:04 - Abel’s muscle growth spurts 22:04 - Dave continues to talk about finding small wins in the gym 25:40 - Dave’s muscle growth spurts 27:26 - Bryan’s muscle growth spurts 30:25 - Why is progressive overload needed? 41:30 - Structured program hopping to measure progress 53:30 - Lengthed partials and standardizing them 1:01:40 - Steve Hall feels nauseous from bulking on 4000 kcals Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ Insta: @abeltolift Dave's website: https://drdavemaconi.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6SXPiqXy2FYfLg Dave's insta: @dave_maconi Find Bryan: https://evolvedtrainingsystems.com/blog/ insta: @bryanboorstein