Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

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 vs changing rates of growth 1:06:00- Specialization phases 1:10:00- Diminishing returns 1:13:00- Energy flux

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 split   17:30- Specialization routine  20:00- Aaron’s volume  23:00- Supplements  26:45- TRT for increasing dopamine baseline  43:30- Using PEDs early in your training career   52:30- Hyper-responders to PEDs

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- Peptides 38:30- Sleep routine 44:30- Final thoughts on life success while keeping fit

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- Being influenced by others’ training                 14:30- What led Steve to shifting away from RP style training?                31:30- Steve’s volume                44:00- Steve’s progress                48:00- Proper way to warm up                53:30- Advice for a 16 year old to progress                58:00- Given metabolic research, what’s the highest you’d push step count to?                1:01:15- MUI Goku vs Ultra Ego Vegeta                1:03:20- Neuromechanical matching and muscle leverages                1:09:30- Theory that you have to hit each region of the muscle or it atrophies within 4 days                1:10:50- Why Steve uses a limited ROM                1:14:00- Fake natties in competition                1:17:30- Thoughts on a 4 day upper/lower/push/pull split