Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.  0:00- Intro 1:00- Medical / dental  2:40- Marc’s birthday / Charity donation to Special Olympics  7;00- Marc and his wife’s medical care / breast explant surgery 11:00- Marc’s YouTube channel and YouTube drama 18:30- Breaking out in the industry today 21:30- Working with Sylvester Stallone 23:10- Marc boxing 25:15- Being competitive 27:00- Marc’s return to bodybuilding 27:45- Marc being very lean year round 33:00- How much did PEDs add to Marc’s stage weight? 35:00- Being disciplined 44:40- Marc’s input on RIR / keeping reps in the tank 51:00- Mentality of a championMarc's website: https://marclobliner.com/Marc's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TigerFitnessMarc's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marclobliner/Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi 

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.  0:00- Intro 1:00- Medical / dental  2:40- Marc’s birthday / Charity donation to Special Olympics  7;00- Marc and his wife’s medical care / breast explant surgery 11:00- Marc’s YouTube channel and YouTube drama 18:30- Breaking out in the industry today 21:30- Working with Sylvester Stallone 23:10- Marc boxing 25:15- Being competitive 27:00- Marc’s return to bodybuilding 27:45- Marc being very lean year round 33:00- How much did PEDs add to Marc’s stage weight? 35:00- Being disciplined 44:40- Marc’s input on RIR / keeping reps in the tank 51:00- Mentality of a championMarc's website: https://marclobliner.com/Marc's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TigerFitnessMarc's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marclobliner/Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi 

Geoffrey Verity Schofield is back to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 1:30- Neck training 12:00- Genetic structure 17:00- Where to take muscular measurements 22:20- Geoffrey’s diet to bulk 30:00- Maintaining / maingaining 38:15- Drug protocols affecting diet protocols 39:30- PED users forgetting what it’s like to be natural Geoff's website: https://www.verityfit.com/Geoff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyver...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-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!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Kassem Hanson is the creator of N1 and an educator in the fitness industry. Today we dive into the following topics: 0:00- Intro0:45- Kassem’s background1:30- Bubble’s in the fitness industry 2:30- Controversy over Doug Brignole’s claims 3:40- Efficiency7:30- Issues with Doug’s calculations14:00- Further issues 17:00- Appealing to the neuroticism of lifters20:00- Can you build equally big legs with Doug’s methods?25:30- Claims about inability to emphasize difference heads of a muscle 30:10- Individuality in recommendations 36:15- Can more training volume make up for a suboptimal exercise49:40- Decline vs Incline benching52:00- Different camps and methods1:01:30- Being able to parse out good vs bad exercises1:05:45- Testimonials Kassem's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kassem/Kassem's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/N1educationKassem's website: https://n1.education/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Dr. Mike Israetel is back on to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Operation Smile 1:30- My decision to work with Steve Hall 2:30- Mike’s perspective on an advanced trainee switching to a methodical training system 8:30- How do you actually GET stronger for reps to cause muscle growth 15:05- Why Mike believes beginner naturals argue against traditional hypertrophy methods 17:45- Ego within lifting 25:00- Genetic predisposition to strength vs size 26:45- Injuries from more strength focused lifting 28:10- Different beneficial rep ranges 33:00- Resensitzation 35:50- Is the size vs strength discrepancy greater in enhanced lifters 42:00- Preferences toward training methods 43:00- Steroid placebo studies and my fake steroid study 50:20- Novelty as a stimulus 53:30- Doug Brignole and Joel Seedman 58:45- Back to placebo 1:01:30- Genetics vs effort 1:04:10- Where to find MikeMike's new IG: https://www.instagram.com/drmikeisrae...Mike's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Renaissance...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Dr. Ralph Esposito is back on the podcast to discuss the following:  0:00- Intro 1:00- Dr. Esposito’s background 3:30- What is truly evidence based? 9:00- Testing methods that are less “proven” 12:00- Rapamycin 16:00- Hormetic response of mTOR 19:55- Fasting 25:00- Continuous Glucose Monitors 36:30- My stories with measuring glucose and ketones 41:00- Being in true ketosis 43:20- Recent article on the carbohydrate – insulin modelDr. Esposito's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ralphesp...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-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!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Dr. Thomas O'Connor and IFBB Pro Jodie Engel join us today to discuss the medical complications Jodie has experienced in the past year after using extreme protocols given to her by her bodybuilding coach.  0:00- Intro 1:10- Jodie’s medical history and medications prescribed 6:40- Rhabdomyolysis diagnosis 9:00- Hospital admission 12:00- Blood work values 12:45- Dr. O’Connor gives his input 14:30- Powerlifters vs bodybuilders health risks 15:10- Holding coaches liable 18:10- More on Jodie’s current condition 21:00- Cardiac and renal diagnoses 24:40- Potential for return of cardiac health 25:50- Resting heart rate 28:00- Going to a university hospital 30:15- Dialysis  32:00- Ace inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta blockers  35:15- Cardiac remodeling 37:30- Next steps for Jodie Dr. O'Connor's website: https://www.testosteronology.com/Dr. O'Connor's IG: https://www.instagram.com/drthomasoco...Dr. O'Connor's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3E...Jodie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/jodie_engle...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi 

We're back with our 5th Q&A, joined by Abel Csabai 0:00- Intro 1:00- Chasing hunger with artificial sweeteners 3:00- Shout out to Scott and Eric for their contribution 4:00- Abel starting his bulk 7:00- Working with a coach 8:00- Is straight protein ok pre-workout? 10:00- Leaning gaining rate of gain 12:00- Details on our training splits 18:00- Body measurements and discrepancies between appearance 22:30- Biomechanics of exercises / Doug Brignole  36:30- Water fluctuations and how it influences you 43:00- Intra-workout nutrition 49:00- How to break up back volume 52:30- Potential for human longevity 59:00- Pull up range of motion / stretch mediated hypertrophy 1:05:00- Hook grip vs mixed grip vs straps Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Brandon DaCruz and Abel Csabai are back on the podcast!0:40- Genetic freaks 7:00- TRT and Testosterone’s effect on muscle mass 11:00- More on genetic freaks15:30- Genetics vs PEDs20:00- Distribution of genetics 25:30- Exercise selection and variation 45:30- Are injuries in your old age worth it? 1:02:30- Have we found unique exercises make a difference 1:04:30- Shout out to Dr. Scott Stevenson1:09:35- Where to find more of Abel and Brandon Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Abel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ssdabel/Brandon's IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacr...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/