Brains And Gains With Dr. David Maconi

Holly Baxter is a dietitian, coach, and competitor. Today we discuss the following topics: 0:00- Intro0:40- The Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation1:15- Holly’s background8:00- Holly poster story10:15- Women’s competitions12:30- Implants in competition14:15- Mental health in the industry25:00- Acceptance vs goal achievement29:30- Religion33:30- One’s identity39:00- Motivation moving forward  Brain and Behavior Research Foundation: https://www.bbrfoundation.org/Holly's IG: https://www.instagram.com/hollytbaxter/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_macon

Today we're back with Cornelius Parkin, bodybuilder and coach.  0:00- Intro 0:30- Bostin Loyd 2:30- Research chemicals / turkesterone 7:40- Downsizing for health and athleticism 13:00- Should we be a fan of DC training? 22:20- Variation in exercise selection 25:00- Adding volume and strength over time 28:30- Fake progress 31:45- Nutrition with Steve Hall / Revive Stronger 35:30- Maximizing different aspects of life 41:15- Direct ab training 51:30- Are implants natural? 55:00- Breast implant illness 58:00- Involving kids with lifting Cornelius' IG: https://www.instagram.com/cdecon/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 by popular request we get Balm Omniman on the podcast!0:00- Intro 0:30- How Paris got the name Bald Omni-man 3:50- Paris’ social media growth 15:30- Paris’ physique and strength 19:10- How Paris trains clients 25:30- Paris on nutrition 30:00- Making Youtube / Fitness your career 38:30- Motivation to get into serious training  41:30- How long has Paris been training 43:20- Where to find Bald Omni-manParis' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BaldOmniMan...Paris' IG: https://www.instagram.com/bald_omni_man/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/

Jeff Alberts of 3DMJ is back for another podcast0:00- Intro 0:40- How many bodybuilding seasons has Jeff Alberts had? 2:10- Maintaining / missing the fire within 6:50- My experience getting coached with Steve Hall / Revive Stronger 8:30- Final efforts to gain muscle 11:00- Holding back in training 19:00- Experiments with high vs low volume 26:30- Individuality with coaching 34:00- Appropriate levels of information consumption 36:20- Truly bringing up weak bodyparts 40:00- Unilateral experimentation 49:00- N1 training and extended off seasons 57:00- Jeff’s current season Jeff's IG: https://www.instagram.com/3dmj_godfat...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/

We're back with Bryan Boorstein and Abel Csabai to discuss the following:  0:00- Intro 0:20- Estimating a follower’s body fat 2:00- Hat Boys 3:00- Bryan’s cut 9:00- Frequent weigh-ins 11:30- Is OHP a good exercise for shoulders? 22:30- Looking bigger with higher body fat  38:30- Biofeedback while dieting 43:00- Libido while dieting 47:00- Minimalist training 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: Stop Drinking and Start Living PodcastPractical tools and strategies that help you get alcohol out of your way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Eye-Opening Moments PodcastEye-Opening Moments are stories of adversity, encounters, and perspectives. They are...Li

Today we have a roundtable with myself, Kassem Hanson, Bryan Boorstein, and Abel Csabai with the "Come at me bro" style 0:00- Intro 1:00- Personal introductions 2:30- Pre-fatigue exercise tests 8:45- Abel joins 9:30- Performance loss results 38:00- Biased exercises 45 :20- Could Kassem improve Ronnie Coleman’s physique?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/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...Stop Drinking and Start Living PodcastPractical tools and strategies that help you get alcohol out of your way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Eye-Opening Moments PodcastEye-Opening Moments are storie

0:00- Intro1:00- Roundtable1:30- Concerns with IG3:10- Liver King15:30- The importance of callout culture23:30- Arm training29:00- Loose vs strict form51:00- Geoff’s volume              1:03:20- Timing of workouts1:06:30- Coaching

Today we're back with Eric Helms, PHD, for another podcast with the following topics:0:00- Intro 1:30- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2:55- Increases volume when dieting 9:40- Measuring volume 14:00- Efficacy of training to failure 26:00- Unilateral experiments 27:00- Mike Israetel’s views on lifting 34:00- Training with relatively light loads all of the time 38:30- My training experiment with Steve Hall 42:00- Eric’s experimentation with low volume / high intensity 48:00- Jeff Albert’s experiment with high volume 53:00- “What works best for me?” 56:00- What gets Eric excited at this point?American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/about-afsp/3DMJ Website: https://3dmusclejourney.com/Eric's IG: https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

0:00- Intro1:00- Is there a benefit to varying rep ranges4:00- Is it necessary to have a structured program?12:00- Why aren’t hormonal issues addressed much in medicine17:00- Losing muscle with extreme intermittent fasting 25:20- Natural Hypertrophy’s genetics

Today we have Steve Hall back on the podcast to discuss our 6 months of coaching together as well as a few other topics 0:00- Intro1:00- The importance of a routine2:00- Force feeding calories 7:20- Is gaining a lot of weight necessary 11:00- Are appetite stimulants natural?12:00- 6 months coaching with Steve23:20- Should Steve still put everything into bodybuilding? 28:00- Progress at an advanced level34:50- Positivity as a coach and belief36:00- Hard stalls as an advanced lifter44:00- What would Steve have changed if we continued working together48:00- Mindset and placebo 58:30- Comparisons to others 1:02:40- Partitioning at higher body fat 1:06:10- Can naturals learn from enhanced lifters?1:11:00- Setting up one’s life to compete1:12:00- Other YouTubers1:14:20- Other sports1:17:00- Data collectionSteve's IG: https://www.instagram.com/revivestron...Steve's website: https://revivestronger.com/Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

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/