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Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

by Dr. David Maconi

On the Brains and Gains podcast, Dr. David Maconi discusses all things exercise science, nutrition, health, and personal development. Every week, Dr. Maconi invites health experts and thought leaders to share their expertise. Each episode ends with a charity donation to the charity of the guest's choice.

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Greg O'Gallagher (Kinobody) - Is Tirzepatide Natty, Staying Shredded, Tirzepatide Kino Clinic

0:00- Intro 1:00- Tirzepatide  5:00- Using tirzepatide vs strict discipline 14:00- Accurately tracking calories 23:45- Differences in metabolism vs appetite  30:00- Poten

Jun 27
1 h 12 min

James Steele - Realistic Expectations, Specialization Experiment, How Quickly Do Gains Halt?

0:00- Intro 1:00- James’ background 6:00- Macrofactor 11:30- Am I blackpilled? 16:00- James’ specialization phase 29:00- How quickly do the majority of gains come? 55:00-

Jun 12
1 h 13 min

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 11:00- Switching over to lower volume 30:50- Peptide hype 41:10- Feeling laterals in the side delts vs traps Websi

Apr 26
52 min

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 17:00- When will Geoff compete? 27:10- How many sets to failure? 36:10- Vegan Gains vs GVS 37:30- How mu

Apr 26
55 min

Data Driven Strength - Self-Experimentation, Response Differences, Diminishing Returns

0:00- Intro to Data Driven Strength 15:00- Self experimentation and variable responses 48:00- Baseline differences versus response differences 58:30- Short term gains

Mar 21
1 h 18 min

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 sp

Mar 13
1 h 00 min

Dr. Jason Tanoory - Sleep Routines, Life Success While Staying Fit, Powerlifting With Age

0:00- Intro 3:00- Jason’s lifting background 8:00- Aging in powerlifting 17:00- Balancing extreme success among different areas 27:00- Stacked home gyms 32:00- Pepti

Feb 21
48 min

Abel Csabai - Specialization Update, Plastic Surgery, AI Implementation

0:00- Intro 1:00- Passing of time  3:40- Plastic surgery 18:00- Dopamine 45:00- AI and AI in fitness 1:04:00- Update on our training

Feb 14
1 h 17 min

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 videos / Mike Israetel controversy                12:00- Be

Nov 29 2025
1 h 28 min

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                12:00- Objective measurements        

Nov 15 2025
1 h 29 min

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 exercise selection for back training                17:3

Nov 1 2025
1 h 12 min

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 maintaining a shredded state                12:00- Artificial swe

Oct 18 2025
1 h 30 min

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’ve reached 10% body fat?                23:00- What is

Oct 4 2025
1 h 28 min

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 -

Sep 27 2025
1 h 02 min

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

Sep 26 2025
56 min

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   

Aug 24 2025
1 h 14 min

Alex Leonidas (Part 2) - Self Experimentation, Ideal Diet For Health & Performance

0:00- Intro 0:10- N=1 experimentation 5:00- People hating on tried and true exercises 15:00- Skill levels of different exercise modalities   27:00- Making excuses 30:30-

Jul 28 2025
1 h 07 min

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 to do the same thing year after year                10:0

Jul 12 2025
1 h 06 min

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                10:00- Abel’s divorce                21:00- Vi

Jun 28 2025
1 h 21 min

Andrew Coates - Reverse Dieting Myths, AI In Fitness, Meal Prepping

               0:00- Intro                 1:00- Intro to Andrew                8:00- Meal prep services versus cooking meals oneself                 12:00- Starting a

Jun 22 2025
1 h 01 min

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