Brains And Gains With Dr. David Maconi

Dr. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance injury resilience and performance. This produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, many international awards, and has mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey.I’m honored to have Dr. McGill on the podcast to discuss the following: 1:00- Introduction to Dr. Stu McGill2:30- Working with athletes 7:15- Getting help from general practitioners8:30- Working with general population versus elite athletes12:30- Chiropractors and acupuncturists17:00- The possible need for back surgery 32:00- Modifying behaviors long-term 38:00- Training changes with age 45:00- Could NO weight lifting be helpful? 54:00- Future medications and advancements for back pain 1:00:00- Does posture matter for back pain? 1:06:40- Does lifting

0:00- Intro            1:30- My background            2:30- Promiscuous expertise            5:00- How I manage my time            7:00- What is the best way to train for body composition improvement?            14:00- Focusing on the big picture            20:00- Need for novelty            23:00- Big 3 exercises            27:00- Designing a reasonable routine            34:00- Nutritional approaches to different training modalities            47:00- Individual recommendations            50:30- Low FODMAP and other diets            57:00- Explaining adaptation and homeostasis            59:15- Wrapping up and where to find Brains and Gains

  0:00- Intro            2:00- German bodybuilding            9:50- Jo Linder’s death and other bodybuilding deaths            10:30- Beating Ronnie Coleman            12:40- Retracted studies            16:00- Bodybuilder’s deaths            32:00- Various genetic factor            38:00- Taking shortcuts            45:00- Treating PED users            52:00- Stretch mediated hypertrophy            1:14:00- Correlation between strength and size 

0:00- Intro            0:30- My background            3:00- Focusing on progressive overload            9:00- Rates of progress over time            10:30- Genetics            24:30- My nutrition history            28:30- Carnivore diet            40:00- Interest in health            42:30- Jiu Jitsu            49:40- Underappreciated aspects of health

     0:00- Intro            1:00- Introduction to Milo Wolf            2:30- Has the natural fitness industry progressed            15:00- Does cardio actually improve longevity            41:30- Lengthened partials research            52:00- True full ROM for calves            56:00- Going to failure            1:06:00- Responses to higher volumes            1:09:00- Where to find Milo

   0:00- Intro            0:30- Time passing by            2:00- Connecting with people in the fitness industry            11:00- Brandon’s background15:30- My FitDay tragedy19:00- Lack of fitness in the fitness industry            25:00- Relatability to clients            30:30- Ozempic            41:00- Different types of drugs            50:00- Jumping on drugs at a young training age            1:06:00- Where to find Brandon

0:00- Intro            0:30- St. Jude’s Donation            1:30- Introduction to Stu McGill            5:00- Brian’s background            9:30- Equipped powerlifting            12:30- How did training change at elite strength levels?            15:00- Changes as we get older            29:30- Rucking            33:00- Decompression            36:00- Determining the cause of back pain            42:45- Extreme PED usage            57:00- Where to find Brian 

0:00- Intro            0:30- Nick with 3DMJ            2:00- Making yourself uncomfortable            6:30- Enjoying the journey            11:30- 3DMJ            13:00- Andrew Huberman’s claims            14:15- School vs practice            18:30- Physical therapy for the lifter            27:30- ART and Graston            30:00- Chiropractors            32:00- Placebo and psychology            40:00- Nick’s profession            44:00- Most common lifting injuries            47:00- Stubborn PT issues            53:00- Where to find Nick            54:00- Diagnosing oneself as a PT

0:00- Intro            0:30- Abel’s new book            3:40- Desensitization phases              8:30- How much muscle was added to your waist?            11:40- What to do to break through strength plateaus for a given bodyweight            19:00- Jordan Peters approach to failure            26:30- Do young men need TRT?            41:20- Thoughts on Paul Carter and Chris Beardsley            44:20- Facial muscle hypertrophy / cosmetic procedures            52:00- Do rep drop-offs between sets tell us how to adjust our training?            57:00- Would a drug that removes mental fatigue change the way we train?            1:04:30- How low can you bring protein intake?            1:14:20- Reducing volume during a cut

 0:00- Intro2:30- How Landon is training4:15- How Paris is training8:00- Training variation12:30- Strength and size correlation            17:00- Volume per body part            24:00- How we program for clients            35:00- Converting to full time coaching44:40- How to deal with a lack of response to a training variable50:30- Periodizing1:01:30- Rest times / cluster sets / 3Rest Pause            1:10:30- Lengthened partials            1:14:00- Volume curves            1:21:00- Measurements and muscle shape            1:27:30- Methods for new muscle growth            1:30:00- Where to find Landon and Paris

0:00- Intro0:30- Changing Alex’s channel name and focus5:50- Alex’s competition14:30- Does weight matter?16:30- The competition details18:30- Post competition rebound 21:00- Smart watches/trackers23:50- Cheating in natural competitions26:30- Weight setpoints34:30- How much strength did Alex lose?43:00- Neurological adaptation to new exercises46:30- Neck training48:30- Lifting discipline vs life discipline 56:30- Alex’s long term vision 59:30- One-arm pull ups 1:03:30- Where to find Alex

 0:00- Intro1:00- Peter Attia3:00- Peter Attia’s new book3:30- Increased interest in health with age6:30- Cardio recommendations9:30- Promiscuous expertise11:00- Cardio recommendations23:30- Zone 5 / VO2 Max training37:00- Do we feel older?39:00- Emotional health53:00- Exercise making up for poor habits elsewhere1:02:00- Statins1:12:00- What we’re doing with our regimens1:16:30- Cardio pain 

0:00- Intro0:30- Willpower in different areas of life  33:00- Our YouTube journeys40:00- What motivates us52:00- Our current training goals 

Abel Csabai, Geoffrey Verity Schofield, and Natural Hypertrophy are back for another podcast. In part 1 we discuss the following: 0:00- Intro0:30- Catching up with everyone1:00- Cardiovascular conditioning bulked up vs cut down 7:15- Is there a per session volume requirement?26:30- Is it better to give blunt truth or mislead for the greater good?Abel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abelfitstuff/Geoff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyver...NH's IG: https://www.instagram.com/naturalhype...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/   / @brainsandgainspo...  -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!

            0:00- Intro            0:45- Social media connections            2:00- Coming across Alex            6:30- Who is Alex Bromley?            11:00- Limitations of online training            13:00- Alex’s stats / Strongman numbers            21:30- PEDs in strongman            28:00- Mentality of elite athletes            9:00- Differing opinions in the industry            11:00- Stu McGill vs Barbell Medicine            15:00- Personal back issues            24:00- Advice to natural lifters looking to get into lifting / strongman 

            0:00- Intro            2:30- Balancing lifting with work            6:15- Early names in the fitness industry            8:30- Expensive coaching            12:00- Coaching            13:30- Newer names in the industry            17:30- Pete Rubish’s PED history            20:00- Blood work analyses            20:50- Natty or not videos            23:45- Natural potential            25:00- Liver King            29:15- TRT clinics            34:20- Are Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alpha Destiny special?            42:00- Why can’t people be consistent with nutrition?            46:30- Natural potential            57:30- Meeting people from the industry            59:45- Science based pursuits            1:07:00- Training to failure on difference exercises            1:09:00- Mike Israetel vs Lyle McDonald

             0:00- Intro            2:00- Bryan’s bloodwork            23:00- Aaron’s bloodwork            55:00- Hitting peak health            1:09:50- Do we feel getting older yet?

Dr. Eric Helms is back on the podcast to discuss all things calf training! 0:00- Intro0:30- AFSP Donation3:30- Calf experimentation18:00- Is stretching additive or redundant23:30- How painful is the stretch27:00- Stretching33:15- Maxing out stretch progress38:00- Blood flow restriction43:00- The safety of stretching45:30- Eric’s measurements46:30- My calf experiments 52:00- Long term training55:30- Eric’s varied projects 1:00:00- Where to find EricAFSP: https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm...Eric's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/3DMJ: https://3dmusclejourney.com/Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

Pete Rubish is back to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Catching up with Pete 3:00- Difficulty of a YouTube career 9:00- Coming off all PEDs 13:00- Reviewing Pete’s bloodwork 21:00- Pete’s loss of progress coming off all PEDs 28:00- Back to blood work 52:10- High natural testosterone levels 58:00- My training and gym life 1:01:00- Lifestyle conversation 1:08:00- Former goals Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/ -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!BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage:    / @brainsandgainspo...  

Menno is back to discuss his recent comments on TRT use:0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Menno 2:00- Dispersing information on testosterone 8:00- How helpful is true TRT? 11:15- TRT in a natural competition 35:00- Making up for bad genetics 37:00- Opening the door to a slippery slope 39:00- Doctor prescribed TRT 44:00- High fat diet to increase testosterone 47:20- Is there a “need” for TRT 50:00- Will Menno compete on TRT?Menno's website: https://mennohenselmans.com/Menno's IG: https://www.instagram.com/menno.hense...Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/BULK SUPPLEMENTS AFFILIATE LINK: https://glnk.io/63qn/dave-maconiDiscount code: DAVE5OFFSmile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...