Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Eric Helms + Steve Hall - Specialization Phases, Maintenance Volume, Cliff Wilson Training

0:00- Intro 1:00- Steve’s competition history 10:00- Cliff Wilson coaching 14:00- Steve’s training now compared to the past  16:00- Specialization phase / Training update

Dr. Gil Carvalho - AI Driven Nutrition, Shady Influencers, Staying Full

0:00- Intro 3:32-  Evidence based content 6:09- Keeping content independent 9:40- Conflict of interest 17:27- Emotion vs Science 26:16- Does diet quality matter 28:34- Ho

Abel Csabai - PRs After 20+ Years, Pull Up Gains, Different Macro Splits

0:00- Intro 2:00- Updates from Abel 6:00- Reminiscing with Abel 11:30- New training goals 17:00- Orthopedic injuries and strains 23:00- Is maintenance volume really low?

Roundtable - Will I Go On TRT?, TRT Changing Training, The Slippery Slope to PEDs

0:00- Intro  1:30- Everyone’s TRT journey  4:00- Total versus Free Testosterone   20:00- Emotional differences on TRT  30:30- Will they maintain TRT forever?  37:00- Moti

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

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-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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        

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

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

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

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 -

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

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