Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Abel Csabai, Geoffrey Verity Schofield, and Natural Hypertrophy are back for another podcast. In part 1 we discuss the following: 0:00- Intro0:30- Catching up with everyone1:00- Cardiovascular conditioning bulked up vs cut down 7:15- Is there a per session volume requirement?26:30- Is it better to give blunt truth or mislead for the greater good?Abel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abelfitstuff/Geoff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyver...NH's IG: https://www.instagram.com/naturalhype...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/   / @brainsandgainspo...  -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!

            0:00- Intro            0:45- Social media connections            2:00- Coming across Alex            6:30- Who is Alex Bromley?            11:00- Limitations of online training            13:00- Alex’s stats / Strongman numbers            21:30- PEDs in strongman            28:00- Mentality of elite athletes            9:00- Differing opinions in the industry            11:00- Stu McGill vs Barbell Medicine            15:00- Personal back issues            24:00- Advice to natural lifters looking to get into lifting / strongman 

            0:00- Intro            2:30- Balancing lifting with work            6:15- Early names in the fitness industry            8:30- Expensive coaching            12:00- Coaching            13:30- Newer names in the industry            17:30- Pete Rubish’s PED history            20:00- Blood work analyses            20:50- Natty or not videos            23:45- Natural potential            25:00- Liver King            29:15- TRT clinics            34:20- Are Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alpha Destiny special?            42:00- Why can’t people be consistent with nutrition?            46:30- Natural potential            57:30- Meeting people from the industry            59:45- Science based pursuits            1:07:00- Training to failure on difference exercises            1:09:00- Mike Israetel vs Lyle McDonald

             0:00- Intro            2:00- Bryan’s bloodwork            23:00- Aaron’s bloodwork            55:00- Hitting peak health            1:09:50- Do we feel getting older yet?

Dr. Eric Helms is back on the podcast to discuss all things calf training! 0:00- Intro0:30- AFSP Donation3:30- Calf experimentation18:00- Is stretching additive or redundant23:30- How painful is the stretch27:00- Stretching33:15- Maxing out stretch progress38:00- Blood flow restriction43:00- The safety of stretching45:30- Eric’s measurements46:30- My calf experiments 52:00- Long term training55:30- Eric’s varied projects 1:00:00- Where to find EricAFSP: https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm...Eric's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/3DMJ: https://3dmusclejourney.com/Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Pete Rubish is back to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Catching up with Pete 3:00- Difficulty of a YouTube career 9:00- Coming off all PEDs 13:00- Reviewing Pete’s bloodwork 21:00- Pete’s loss of progress coming off all PEDs 28:00- Back to blood work 52:10- High natural testosterone levels 58:00- My training and gym life 1:01:00- Lifestyle conversation 1:08:00- Former goals Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ -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!BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage:    / @brainsandgainspo...  

Menno is back to discuss his recent comments on TRT use:0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Menno 2:00- Dispersing information on testosterone 8:00- How helpful is true TRT? 11:15- TRT in a natural competition 35:00- Making up for bad genetics 37:00- Opening the door to a slippery slope 39:00- Doctor prescribed TRT 44:00- High fat diet to increase testosterone 47:20- Is there a “need” for TRT 50:00- Will Menno compete on TRT?Menno's website: https://mennohenselmans.com/Menno's IG: https://www.instagram.com/menno.hense...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Q&A 11 with Abel Csabai is live!0:00- Intro 0:30- Memory foam mattress 2:00- Abel’s weight 9:45- Programming tips for unpredictable schedules 18:20- Do small calves have smaller growth potential? 24:15- Thoughts on preworkouts 26:30- Best routines for natural lifters 35:45- Experience with fatigue during/after an intense session 40:00- Positive psychological feedbackPart 2 on Abel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ssdabel/videosWebsite 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!BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Today we are joined by Marie Raea, Bostin Loyd's mother.  0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Marie 2:00- Bostin’s genetics 2:40- When did Bostin start PEDs? 9:30- Did Boston want help? 11:00- Bostin’s father 13:30- Pushing drugs at an early age 16:00- Leaving family behind 17:40- Coming to terms with the problem 22:00- Shelby Starnes 24:00- Coming to terms with the problem  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!BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

0:00- Intro0:20- Catching up1:00- Olympia 20225:30- Exposing Liver King27:00- YouTubing 47:30- Are steroids overestimated or underestimated?52:00- Coaching specifics1:02:30- Would Steve have gone on gear again if he could do it over?1:03:50- Social media pressure1:09:00- Anecdotal bias1:13:40- Fertility1:17:15- Psychology of losing size1:34:30- Olympia 2022 wrap up