The Mind Muscle Connection
The Mind Muscle Connection is a show dedicated to educating you on applying science-based; training, nutrition, and mindset strategies to help you build a leaner, stronger, and more confident self. Grab some coffee and listen in!
Episodes
782 episodes
Four Scenarios Where The Scale Doesn't Tell You What's Going On | Ep 774
In this episode, I explain why the scale doesn't always tell you everything that's happening with your body composition. Four different scenarios show how you can maintain, gain, or slowly lose weight while still making meaningful progress....
Weight stable doesn't automatically = adequately fueled | Ep 773
In this episode, I break down why having a stable body weight doesn’t automatically mean you’re adequately fueling your body. I discuss who is most at risk of underfueling, some of the signs to look out for, and how staying too lean, high train...
Exploring Peptides for Health, Recovery, and Performance with Dave Marsh | Ep 772
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! Peptides are having a moment, promising to boost recovery, metabolism, body composition, and performance. In this episode, Dave Marsh and I break down what they actually are...
You Can Build Muscle In a Deficit, But You Need To Know These Things | Ep 771
Building muscle in a calorie deficit is possible, but your ability to do so depends on several factors.In this episode, I break down how resistance training, the size of your deficit, your current muscle mass, body fat levels, protein in...
Training Volume, Progressive Overload & Building More Muscle with Steve Hall | Ep 770
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! How much training volume can you actually recover from and when is it too much?In his 14th appearance on the podcast, Steve Hall breaks down how he manages extremely high train...
How To Periodize Your Training | Ep 769
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Training periodization is about adjusting your training throughout the year based on your goals, nutrition, recovery, and life situation. In this episode, I break down how to structure differ...
Do You Need To Change Your Training Based On Your Menstrual Cycle? w/ Dr. Alysha D'Souza | Ep 768
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! Cycle syncing sounds like it should work but the research doesn't back it up.In this episode, Alysha D'Souza and I break down what actually happens across the menstrual cycle, fr...
How Much Training Do You Need To Do Per Week For Muscle Growth? | 767
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Training volume is one of the biggest factors to consider when building muscle. In this episode, I break down how to think about weekly sets, how much volume most people need, and what facto...
Check These 7 Things Before Decreasing Calories Further In Fat Loss | Ep 766
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!When fat loss slows down, there are other things to look at before cutting calories.In this episode, I cover seven things to check before lowering your calories again. I dive into ad...
A Tool To Measure How Stressful Your Fat Loss Phase Is | Ep 765
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Fat loss requires a calorie deficit, but there is a point where low energy availability can start creating more stress on the body. In this episode, I break down how to estimate the stress of...
3 Reasons You Aren't Getting As Lean As You Want | Ep 764
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Getting leaner isn't always about eating fewer calories or pushing harder. If fat loss has stalled, there's usually a bigger reason behind it.In this episode, I break down the three bi...
Why Women Are More Likely To Body Recomp with Brandon DaCruz | Ep 763
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Body recomposition is possible for everyone, but women are generally in a better position to pull it off than men. That doesn't mean it's simple, or that you should stay in a recomp phase for...
Benefits and Trade Offs Of Each Nutrition Phase | Ep 762
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Body recomposition is possible, but that doesn't mean you should stay in the same nutrition phase forever. Whether you're in a fat loss phase or a building phase, each has a purpose and each...
Women Often Have a Larger Stress Response to Calorie Deficits | Ep 761
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Fat loss always comes down to being in a calorie deficit, but that doesn't mean everyone responds to dieting the same way.In this episode, I explain why women often have a larger stres...
The Three Biggest Factors That Determine Your Maintenance Calories | Ep 760
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Many people want to increase their maintenance calories, but only a few factors actually make a meaningful difference.In this episode, I break down what determines your maintenance cal...
The Stress Bucket Explained: How Stress Affects Fat Loss, Muscle Gain And Health | Ep 759
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast.We all deal with stress, but most people underestimate how much it affects their progress in the gym and their overall health.In this episode, I explain my stress bucket analogy and ho...
15-10-5 Lifting Protocol, Resting Heart Rate, HRV, Muscle Growth and More with Bryan Boorstein | Ep 758
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this episode, Bryan Boorstein is back on the podcast for another great conversation about training, recovery, cardio and hypertrophy. We discuss how Bryan uses recovery metrics like restin...
What Determines How Lean You Can Get And Stay? | Ep 757
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast.Getting lean is about much more than willpower. In this episode, I go into what actually determines how lean you can get and what it really takes to maintain it. I look at how genetics, muscl...
Workouts Beating You Up Or Not Building Muscle As You’d Like? | Ep 756
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!If you leave the gym feeling beat up or you're not building muscle the way you expected, this episode is for you. Today, I break down some of the biggest progression mistakes I see and explai...
A Better Approach to Phases Outside of Fat Loss | Ep 755
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection PodcastIn today’s episode, I break down a better way to run a building phase. A lot of people come out of fat loss and either stay too conservative with calories or keep pushing body weight up the en...
Why You Should Run a Fat Loss Diet Every So Often + How Long a Fat Loss Phase Should Be | Ep 754
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Most people think the only reason to get into a calorie deficit is to lose body fat, but there can be benefits beyond just getting leaner. In this episode, I break down five reasons why spend...
Body Recomp Deepdive Part I w/ Brandon DaCruz | Ep 753
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! In today's episode, I have Brandon Cruz back on for another deep dive, this time into body recomposition, training execution, and what actually drives progress in trained individuals. W...
Why A Single And Short Build Phase Isn't Going To Drastically Change Your Physique | Ep 752
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Many people finish a building phase feeling frustrated because they didn’t gain as much muscle as they expected. In today’s episode, I explain why that happens, why a short building phase is ...
Pre Sleep Nutrition, Protein, Collagen, and more w. Dr. Mike Ormsbee | Ep 751
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Ormsbee to break down the research on pre-sleep nutrition, protein timing, and how eating before bed actually impacts body composition, recovery, and...