Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi
Episodes
267 episodes
Geoffrey Verity Schofield Q&A (Pt 4) - Vegan Gains vs GVS, Will Geoff Compete, Fat Loss w More Mass
0:00- Intro 0:05- How to deal with overeating while dieting
Geoffrey Verity Schofield Q&A (Pt 3) - Peptide Hype, Body Dysmorphia, Switching to Low Volume
0:00- Intro 0:30- How to deal with body dysmorphia
Data Driven Strength - Self-Experimentation, Response Differences, Diminishing Returns
0:00- Intro to Data Driven Strength15:00- Self experimentation and variable responses48:00- Baseline differences versus response differences58:30- Short term gains vs changing rates of growth1:06:00- Specialization p...
Aaron Straker + Bryan Boorstein -- Hyper-responders, Back to Bro Splits, PEDs Too Early
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- Specia...
Dr. Jason Tanoory - Sleep Routines, Life Success While Staying Fit, Powerlifting With Age
0:00- Intro3:00- Jason’s lifting background8:00- Aging in powerlifting17:00- Balancing extreme success among different areas27:00- Stacked home gyms32:00- Peptides38:30- Sleep routine44:30- Final...
Abel Csabai - Specialization Update, Plastic Surgery, AI Implementation
0:00- Intro1:00- Passing of time 3:40- Plastic surgery18:00- Dopamine45:00- AI and AI in fitness1:04:00- Update on our training
Steve Hall Q&A - Solomon Nelson Videos, Shifting Away From RP Training, Neuromechanical Matching
0:00- Intro 1:00- Revive Stronger podcast 3:20- Solomon Nelson vide...
Dr. Eric Helms - HUGE Gains In One Season, High Volume, Contest Prep Surprises
0:00- Intro 1:00- AI in education 4:00- Eric’s latest bodybuilding show &...
Alberto Nunez Q&A - Optimizing 2-3 Days of Training, Tracking Cheat Meals, Proper Exercise Selection
0:00- Intro 1:30- Alberto contest updates 14:30- How to do proper e...
Basement Bodybuilding Q&A - What If You Lost All Gains, 19 Inch Arms, Staying Shredded
0:00- Intro 0:30- Motivation 10:00- Getting shredded and maintainin...
Mario Tomic Q&A - High Dose Creatine, Knowing You're 10%, Genetic Variation
0:00- Intro 1:30- High dose creatine 13:00- How does one know they’...
Geoffrey Verity Schofield Q&A (Pt 2): Paul Carter, Lyle McDonald, Beyond Failure Training
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...
Geoffrey Verity Schofield Q&A (Pt 1): High Dose Creatine, High Volume Training, Weak Points
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 o...
Aaron Straker + Bryan Boorstein - Lifetime PRs With Low Volume, High Energy Flux, Glucose Readings
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 P...
Alex Leonidas (Part 2) - Self Experimentation, Ideal Diet For Health & Performance
0:00- Intro0:10- N=1 experimentation5:00- People hating on tried and true exercises15:00- Skill levels of different exercise modalities 27:00- Making excuses30:30- Vegan diet and dietary effects on health and performan...
Alex Leonidas (Part 1) - Lifting Continuum, How To PR On Pull Ups, No PEDS
0:00- Intro 1:00- Alex staying lean 2:00- Bodybuilders continuing t...
Abel Csabai - 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla, Abel's Divorce, Video Game Addiction
0:00- Intro 0:30- Getting Abel back on 5:00- AI discussion
Andrew Coates - Reverse Dieting Myths, AI In Fitness, Meal Prepping
0:00- Intro 1:00- Intro to Andrew 8:00- Meal prep services ve...
GVS + FitnessFAQs - Calisthenics, Epic Workout Meet Up, Combining Lifting Approaches For Gains
0:00- Intro 0:30- Introducing Daniel from FitnessFAQs 4:30- Can cal...
Geoffrey Verity Schofield - Rapid Fasting Fat Loss, Unrealistic Natural Expectations, Who To Trust
Re-upload of the podcast due to a mix up in the audio content 0:00- Intro1:00- Fasting10:00- Dropping calories for naturals dieting16:00- Weighted vests18:00- Dieting leaner than last time33:00- Ad...
Dr. Brad Stanfield - Rapamycin, The Future Of AI In Medicine, Supplement Mistakes
0:00- Intro 1:00- Dr. Brad’s background 6:00- Longevity clinics and medical tests 8:00- Vitamin D 15:00- Common supplements to avoid 18:30- Creatine 20:10- Rapamycin <...
Alex Bromley + Joey Szatmary - "Science-Based" Issues, Effort Above All, Lifting As Therapy
0:00- Intro 0:45- Alex’s background 1:45- Joey’s background 3:00- Is an athletic background common for serious lifters? 8:00- What periods in life led to the greatest progress 19...
Q&A 16 (Ft. Abel Csabai) - Long Term Abs, Maingaining vs Bulking, How To Know Ideal Volume
0:00 – Intro 3:55- How to maintain leanness long term 14:30- Ninja Creami and protein ice cream 26:20- What are our current macros 35:00- Cardiovascular recommendations for conditioning and ...