Brains And Gains With Dr. David Maconi

This is part 2 of the podcast with Vigorous Steve. Part 1 is on Steve's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4JA...00:00 - Why Does Steve Even Come Off?02:41 - Sourcing Legitimate HCG Is A Headache In Thailand08:15 - Cycling & TRT Is A HUGE Commitment10:45 - Steve's Future Plans To Have Kids16:21 - Contingency Plans For Fitness "Celebs"20:54 - Finances Discussion23:55 - Turkesterone & Ecdysterone; Anecdotes Vs. Science28:36 - Dave's Fluctuating Lipid levels30:58 - Organ Imaging & Interpretation By Medical Professionals35:47 - Steroid Temptations37:59 - How Come Steve Feels Fine Being Androgen Deficient?40:22 - Steve's Triptorelin Experiment43:35 - Dave's Current ALL-NATTY Testosterone Levels46:57 - Stress Kills Gains! Balancing Work & Bodybuilding51:56 - Closing ThoughtsWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.c

Today I was interviewed by Rachel and Nikki of the RachandNikkipodcast. Check out their channel below00:00  Intro 02:14  Is there such a thing as a slow or fast metabolism?04:45  NEAT05:50  Metabolic adaptation09:33  Prevention of negative adaptations when dieting12:54  Diet breaks18:06  Fasting and appetite suppression 18:56  How to find maintenance after a diet22:36  How long does it take to adapt to new maintenance calories after a diet?25:05  Obstacles to coaching33:26  Adaptive vs nonadaptive metabolisms37:25  What is set point theory?40:22  Do any supplements work for fat loss?42:40  Can people build muscle and lose fat at the same time? 45:03  Where to find DaveRachel and Nikki's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb-m...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Today we're joined by Natural Hypertrophy 0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Natural Hypertrophy 2:00- Comments section 5:00- Fitting YouTube into regular life 6:00- Making it on YouTube 9:55- NH getting kicked off YouTube 15:50- NH stats 19:20- Stance on PEDs 23:30- Is it important to know if someone is enhanced? 30:40- Rating NH’s genetics 33:00- Genetics vs Steroids 43:00- The importance of who you’re giving your message to 46:15- Deloads 49:30- Number of sets per week 52:00- Difficulty of sets 54:15- How does lifting schedule fit into life 56:30- Deloads againNH's video on getting kicked off YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV6tk...NH's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturalhype... Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

0:00- Intro1:00- Gym culture / those around you 9:00- Concrete goals at an advanced stage 14:20- The problem with PEDs as the answer16:10- Other sports vs lifting for life20:30- Periworkout nutrition22:05- Success making it easier to be motivated 27:30- Detecting changes at an advanced stage 28:20- Proper exercise selection vs more volume 35:30- Safety of deadlift variations46:00- DeloadsAbel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbelCsabaiWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/

Today we're joined by Jessica Terrier, a coach with Revive Stronger0:00- Intro1:00- Jess’s recent season6:00- Reversing out of the diet8:50- How low calories have to get 12:40- Post show feels 19:40- The pressures of being lean23:30- Do you caution people against getting lean Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/

TRT Discussion0:00- Intro0:30- Diving into TRT inquiries0:45- Merijn coming off TRT5:00- People acting like they need TRT when they don't7:15- True TRT results 8:20- Reasons one might want to go on TRT 10:10- Potential issues with TRT13:10- Dr. Thomas O'Connor / The Anabolic Doc14:00- Ways to keep natural lifting fun16:00- How most normal people view physiques Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/

Q&A 6 (Ft. Abel Csabai) is live!  0:00- Intro 0:30- How many calories to eat to gain without fat gain? 5:00- Vertical vs horizontal pulling and shoulder issues 10:30- How much protein to eat based on bodyweight and goals 17:00- Obsessive health measures taken by people like Leo and Longevity 32:00- How long would you want to live with your current health? 33:00- Can you use a few cycles of gear for permanent gains? 41:30- What will Mike Israetel and others do after their run at bodybuilding? Abel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbelCsabaiWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/

Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, is a registered dietitian in UT Health Austin’s Dermatology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Endocrinology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Infectious Disease Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes, UT Health Austin’s Primary Care Clinic, and UT Health Austin’s Rheumatology Clinic. She is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Integrated Behavioral Health care team, UT Health Austin’s Hereditary Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction care team, and UT Health Austin’s CaLM Care Team. She specializes in using evidence-based nutrition to develop individualized nutrition care plans that help patients meet their personal health goals, optimize clinical outcomes, and improve quality of life. Additionally, Dr. Zuniga is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology. Dr. Zuniga earned her doctorate in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also completed a dietetic internship. She is a Level 2 Clinical Cancer Exercise Specia

Mario Tomic is back to discuss the following topics: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Mario Tomic 1:00- People getting deleted off of Instagram 3:00- Max strength testing 11:00- Strength differences at different weights 12:40- The importance of having goals to work towards 16:30- Setting priorities 18:00- Discipline vs consistency 23:10- Mario’s recent changes to lead to strength increases 27:00- 1RM calculators 29:00- Working with Steve Hall  37:00- How we look at different body fat levels 41:00- Meeting people in person vs online  44:30- Form/Biomechanics/Stretch mediated hypertrophyMario's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mariotomich/Mario's Website: https://www.tomic.com/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!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi 

Today we're joined by Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alex Leonidas to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro  0:30- Introduction to AlphaDestiny 2:30- Operation smile donation 2:50- Bear Mode 9:00- Alex bulking up 10:30- Progressive overload over time 12:50- Gains after year 5 17:00- Compliments from others 21:00- Understanding why you want to get lean 24:25- Is it worth it? 29:00- What you want influencing what impresses you 31:40- What physique do women prefer? 35:00- Neck gains 41:50- Neck harness vs holding plates 44:30- Adding side flexions 46:25- Partials 54:00- Which movements to use partials for 55:30- Pull ups 1:00:00- Goals for 2022 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Today we're back to talk with Chris Barakat about the following topics:  0:00- Intro 0:30- Human performance lab 3:00- Chris’s competition season 8:00- Competing naturally in the NPC 9:30- Recomping pre-contest 15:00- Maintaining muscle during a cut 19:15- Fatigue from large free weight exercises 22:40- Collab with Kassem Hanson’ 25:15- Unilateral 28:15- Non-responders 31:00- Psychology relating to misbeliefs 40:30- Future physique improvements 44:30- Natural bodybuilding shows 49:30- Gameplan for the next season 51:00- Stubbornly sticking to exercises 53:00- Peak week for naturals Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Today we sit down with Mike Dolce, a professional weight management coach and UFC trainer with over 20 years of experience helping thousands of pro athletes as well as ordinary people hit their weight loss goals. 0:00- Intro 0:20- Intro to Mike Dolce 4:00- Evidence based fitness industry 4:55- Mike’s disputes with Layne Norton 10:30- Mike’s opinion on artificial sweeteners 16:30- More on Mike’s methods 20:30- Stan Efferding / Vertical Diet 23:00- Jon Jones 26:00- Who is the greatest MMA fighter ever? 29:00- Chael P Sonnen 33:00- GSP vs Khabib 34:00- Conor McGregor 38:30- How Mike track’s client’s results 47:40- Athletes who don’t follow a healthy lifestyle 51:30- Where to find Mike DolceMike's Website: https://thedolcediet.com/Mike's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedolcediet/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.  0:00- Intro 1:00- Medical / dental  2:40- Marc’s birthday / Charity donation to Special Olympics  7;00- Marc and his wife’s medical care / breast explant surgery 11:00- Marc’s YouTube channel and YouTube drama 18:30- Breaking out in the industry today 21:30- Working with Sylvester Stallone 23:10- Marc boxing 25:15- Being competitive 27:00- Marc’s return to bodybuilding 27:45- Marc being very lean year round 33:00- How much did PEDs add to Marc’s stage weight? 35:00- Being disciplined 44:40- Marc’s input on RIR / keeping reps in the tank 51:00- Mentality of a championMarc's website: https://marclobliner.com/Marc's YouTube: h

Marc Lobliner is currently Chief Marketing Officer of TigerFitness.com, a 2012/2013/2014/2015 INC. 500/5000 company as well as Owner/CEO of one of the fastest growing supplement companies, MTS Nutrition. Marc is Partner in Ambrosia Nutraceuticals and Owner of Machine Training Solutions Body and Life Coaching Services. Alongside this, Marc is a Professional Bodybuilder.  0:00- Intro 1:00- Medical / dental  2:40- Marc’s birthday / Charity donation to Special Olympics  7;00- Marc and his wife’s medical care / breast explant surgery 11:00- Marc’s YouTube channel and YouTube drama 18:30- Breaking out in the industry today 21:30- Working with Sylvester Stallone 23:10- Marc boxing 25:15- Being competitive 27:00- Marc’s return to bodybuilding 27:45- Marc being very lean year round 33:00- How much did PEDs add to Marc’s stage weight? 35:00- Being disciplined 44:40- Marc’s input on RIR / keeping reps in the tank 51:00- Mentality of a championMarc's website: https://marclobliner.com/Marc's YouTube: h

Geoffrey Verity Schofield is back to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 1:30- Neck training 12:00- Genetic structure 17:00- Where to take muscular measurements 22:20- Geoffrey’s diet to bulk 30:00- Maintaining / maingaining 38:15- Drug protocols affecting diet protocols 39:30- PED users forgetting what it’s like to be natural Geoff's website: https://www.verityfit.com/Geoff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyver...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!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Kassem Hanson is the creator of N1 and an educator in the fitness industry. Today we dive into the following topics: 0:00- Intro0:45- Kassem’s background1:30- Bubble’s in the fitness industry 2:30- Controversy over Doug Brignole’s claims 3:40- Efficiency7:30- Issues with Doug’s calculations14:00- Further issues 17:00- Appealing to the neuroticism of lifters20:00- Can you build equally big legs with Doug’s methods?25:30- Claims about inability to emphasize difference heads of a muscle 30:10- Individuality in recommendations 36:15- Can more training volume make up for a suboptimal exercise49:40- Decline vs Incline benching52:00- Different camps and methods1:01:30- Being able to parse out good vs bad exercises1:05:45- Testimonials Kassem's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kassem/Kassem's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/N1educationKassem's website: https://n1.education/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Dr. Mike Israetel is back on to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Operation Smile 1:30- My decision to work with Steve Hall 2:30- Mike’s perspective on an advanced trainee switching to a methodical training system 8:30- How do you actually GET stronger for reps to cause muscle growth 15:05- Why Mike believes beginner naturals argue against traditional hypertrophy methods 17:45- Ego within lifting 25:00- Genetic predisposition to strength vs size 26:45- Injuries from more strength focused lifting 28:10- Different beneficial rep ranges 33:00- Resensitzation 35:50- Is the size vs strength discrepancy greater in enhanced lifters 42:00- Preferences toward training methods 43:00- Steroid placebo studies and my fake steroid study 50:20- Novelty as a stimulus 53:30- Doug Brignole and Joel Seedman 58:45- Back to placebo 1:01:30- Genetics vs effort 1:04:10- Where to find MikeMike's new IG: https://www.instagram.com/drmikeisrae...Mike's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Renaissance...Patreon: htt