Episodes
1:02 Nick loves the show timestamps
2:43 Be a better coach review
4:10 Under promise over deliver
10:46 Why Nick loves Chick-fil-a
12:49 Focus on high quality service
18:00 How having less clients might be better
20:30 Does capitalism screw people over
22:25 What happened to Liver King
24:54 Your promise vs level of product
34:24 How to under promise and over deliver
38:45 Dealing with rude clients
52:02 More credentials are better
Published 10/30/23
0:45 Nick was supposed to be in 300
2:13 Mike’s story about short people lying
7:22 Mike doesn’t judge people because he's weird
9:42 Mike can’t wait to get a colonoscopy
14:04 How to get started as a coach
16:55 Israetel Shaw 2024
24:55 Common sense practices
30:40 Nick’s Illuminati CEO group
36:19 Making the client happy
41:48 Don’t take things personally
44:15 Nick had to learn to “let it go”
56:30 Nick is illogical about Michigan football
1:02:03 Learning and improving skill...
Published 10/23/23
0:30 The one exercise that hurts the most
2:31 Filming at the gym
7:44 Filming in public in general
11:55 Don’t read or worry about comments
19:29 What can gyms do about filming
27:39 Filming leads to better technique
31:42 How Mike deals with being on camera
34:50 Hoggin multiple machines
42:45 Gym bags
48:45 Sweating on equipment
Published 10/16/23
0:29 Whats it like being Dr. Mike
2:43 Taylor Swift fans watching football
4:37 Conspiracy theories
10:42 Gym etiquette
13:15 Talking during sets
17:32 When Dr. Mike and Nick joked too far
20:34 Getting offended too easily
25:35 Learn to take a joke
32:14 Be okay with gym chaos
39:10 Gym after work chaos
40:38 How to work in
49:08 Music in the gym
50:23 Body odor
54:47 Overdoing cologne
56:20 Rack your weights
1:01:48 Wiping down equipment
1:10:55 Unsolicited advice
1:13:55...
Published 10/09/23
0:27 Working on vacation
2:58 Training kids recap
8:18 Smith machine throws explained
10:46 Ab training for sport
13:58 Progression for children
22:15 Technique reinforcement for kids
28:13 Growth hormone
29:19 Buying equipment for kids
32:56 Vacations, weekends, deloads
35:45 How to make kids hate exercise
42:43 Eating and sleep and soreness
44:57 Most important things teach kids
51:37 Seeing kids competitive side
Published 10/02/23
0:46 London trip and awful accents
2:46 Moose hunting in Canada
4:36 Cross country volunteering
5:34 Training kids
8:41 Weight training stunts growth?
10:51 Injury concerns
11:41 Don’t force them to train
21:03 How old to start training
26:26 Fighting with kids about nutrition
28:17 What does child programming look like
34:44 Mike’s parent censoring Forest Gump
36:56 Kids have lots of growth hormone
39:39 How to progress kids
Published 09/25/23
1:33 Working on labor day
3:06 Pain and injury recap
6:04 Pain is weakness leaving the body & motivational sayings
14:05 What to do when feeling pain
22:50 What to do when pain doesn’t subside
26:03 When to take time off
33:15 Trying to come back fast from injury is the wrong mindset
38:34 The Tren Twins and teens on drugs
42:11 Training one arm if the other is injured
45:56 Training lighter after injury and BFR training
48:00 Nick is traveling to his homeland
50:45 When to see...
Published 09/18/23
0:27 Mike is a mean YT fitness celebrity
3:42 Nick discovers Fairlife milk
6:04 Being popular in school
11:07 What is pain exactly
15:40 What is injury
21:29 Pain and injury relationship
26:22 Pain without injury
31:39 How to tell good or bad pain
41:00 Pain during work sets
46:10 What to do if you are possibly injured
59:16 Lifting lighter
1:01:15 Changing exercises
1:04:15 ROM modulation
Published 09/11/23
0:20 Nick and Mike’s rap career
2:42 Week 1 leg training
4:01 Damage vs growth
8:52 Determining growth in studies
12:53 Training while hurt or sick
17:03 Good health and body composition
20:16 Are you actually sick?
30:25 What to do if you are really sick
34:24 Nick’s sick anger
39:08 Getting back to training
47:07 When to scrap a mesocycle
52:29 Recommendations on contest prep
Published 09/04/23
0:27 Diet and training updates
5:57 The best exercise
10:19 Variation factors
15:35 Context
19:04 Training changes with experience
25:55 What makes an exercise better
33:16 Program design
35:10 Stimulus To Fatigue Ratio
44:42 Fatigue factors
51:10 Fat loss vs muscle gain exercises
53:04 How to choose the exercise
59:39 Nick and Mike’s fav exercises
Published 08/28/23
0:27 Mike’s post show recovery
2:10 Nick’s kids cheat meals
4:25 Mike’s cheat meal rules
8:30 Protein powder intro
9:58 Whey protein explained
16:40 Casein vs whey before bed
18:05 Nick’s casein pudding
22:03 Casein explained
29:30 Lactose intolerance
32:00 Beef protein powder
34:40 Vegan and soy protein
38:43 Nick’s kids genetics and young bodybuilding
47:13 Protein summary
49:11 Gross eating
Published 08/21/23
0:30 Intro to deloads
1:13 How deloads were incorporated into RP
6:18 “I don’t do deloads”
8:35 Taking time off on your own terms
10:43 Technical definition of deload
15:12 Why bring down fatigue
19:33 How often to deload
23:50 Fatigue indicators
25:40 Special supplements affect on fatigue
33:05 Goggins doesn’t understand recovery
36:37 What does a deload look like
42:36 Feeling worse after deload
Published 08/14/23
0:51 Protein bar taste test video https://youtu.be/bM5EFC0Z0Ew
2:57 Protein bars ranked, snickers
6:50 MetRx
7:52 Anabar
11:52 Ways of ranking protein bars
17:30 Calorie to protein ratio
19:54 Sugar alcohols explained
25:30 Keto ice cream trend
28:24 Carb vs fat amount
32:51 Price matters
34:06 Built puff bar
39:58 How filling the bars are
43:50 More fat than protein
46:50 Gatorade protein bar
Published 08/07/23
1:20 Visiting Pittsburg
3:40 Living in Detroit
6:19 First meal after dieting
10:41 Eating at Outback in NYC
12:55 Nick and Mike are picky eaters
15:00 Nick's favorite cheat meal
22:15 Cheesecake Factory caloric insanity
30:10 Nanomachines
32:09 Motivation to train after a show
36:49 Motivation usually means adherence
40:06 Six adherence constructs
40:39 Inspiration
45:50 Types of goals
52:19 Intention
58:50 Best monopoly strategy
1:03:21 Discipline
1:07:06 Habit
1:14:54 Passion
Published 07/31/23
1:25 Mike is two weeks out from show
2:29 Post show training
5:45 Post diet rebound
14:12 Rebound hunger
17:21 Haunted house story
21:26 Sympathetic parasympathetic
25:49 How can we make the transition better
30:09 Levels to cheat foods
32:42 Protein bars explained
36:05 Fresh fruit hack
40:40 Reducing diet fatigue
46:28 Dieting gets easier with experience
51:01 Asian foods and desserts
57:27 Mesocycle length after a diet
1:01:20 Muscle rebound after a diet
Published 07/24/23
0:18 Nick is a pro!
6:13 Jumping in an extra show
12:42 Nicks show experience
15:11 900 grams carbs eating
17:41 How did Nick relax
20:57 Friday carbs and fluids
24:30 The tanning experience
31:45 Show day
36:38 Pump up and on stage
41:50 Finals
47:54 Results
56:00 Post show
59:23 Post show cheat meal
1:01:57 Plan moving forward
Published 07/17/23
0:20 Nick's upcoming show
0:40 Cumulative fatigue
5:08 Steroids aren't a shortcut
7:29 Mike's first drug experience
11:51 Nick thought drugs were only for degenerates
18:39 Defining steroids
21:08 How steroids work
26:15 Likely results
31:19 Females and steroids
34:34 Side effects
40:17 Psychological side effects
46:06 Why steroids are awful
48:52 "The burden"
1:00:00 Genetics role in steroids
Published 07/10/23
1:09 Semaglutide intro
3:16 Nick's first impressions
5:45 Hunger levels
9:50 GLP-1 science explained
16:20 How it works
18:21 Cravings solved
20:57 Why/how should you take it
28:25 Hunger after coming off the drug
32:56 Individual response differences
36:10 How does it feel
38:00 Possible downsides
44:42 Potential abuse issues
47:47 Getting sick on certain food choices
49:50 Alcohol use on Semaglutide
53:03 Sleep Effects
58:48 Gen 5 and Gen 6 drugs
1:05:30 Obesity epidemic is...
Published 07/03/23
0:50 Megan transformation winner
3:34 What did she learn from her first challenge
6:41 Holding back for better results
10:25 Pontzer paradox
14:47 Why Megan likes lifting now better than running
19:21 Managing diet with her lifestyle
23:35 What are her "secrets" to winning
32:25 Her lifting and steps
34:35 Go to foods and meal prep
37:35 Nick is a casein pudding fiend
39:45 Did she struggle with hunger
42:13 Any cheating?
46:24 How is maintenance going
50:51 How to deal with...
Published 06/26/23
0:30 Bodybuilding sucks
3:18 Nutrition For Muscle Growth
4:24 Defining Your Goal
8:10 Gaining fat problem
10:10 Gaintaining
14:41 Rate of weight gain
19:00 How to deal with looking fat
26:50 New RP products for gaining muscle
28:42 What should your surplus be
30:10 Cheat meals
35:55 Reframing your thinking
40:37 Increasing calories after dieting
45:16 How do you decide what macros to add
48:16 Mass season
51:18 Can you mini cut forever
54:00 Semiglutide
Published 06/19/23
0:33 Would you make love to your clone
2:01 Jetsons vision of the future
4:23 Last podcast recap
5:35 Only train what you want to get bigger
9:37 What should females train
17:32 Training frequencies
26:56 How to arrange your muscle groups in your training
34:50 Nick's genetics gifts
36:20 Is an arm day worth it
39:29 Children's sports getting intense
43:45 Why compound lifts are so great
46:46 Exercise choice within the week
49:46 Mesocycle length
54:19 When to deload
Published 06/12/23
0:34 Dr. Mike's degree
3:15 Best way to combine diet and training
4:55 Why you should do a needs analysis
11:44 Establishing time horizons
14:55 How much muscle can you gain in a year
20:35 Nick's 25lb high school weight gain
23:44 How much fat vs muscle gain
25:47 How often should you be lifting
30:07 Chose your plan correctly
40:16 Pick the sure thing
Published 06/05/23
1:15 Nick gets a ticket
4:31 RP hypertrophy app
6:43 Why its not strength training
9:00 Who the app is for
14:27 App works on computer too
16:29 How the app was tested
19:06 Beta release
26:22 The movie "Air"
29:21 Why are athletes paid so much
37:27 How to make a program in the app
44:45 Figuring out Reps in Reserve
50:20 Nick's app experience
52:52 Rest timers
1:06:05 Mike's fav part of the app
Published 05/29/23
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Hypertrophy 101 recap
3:05 Hypertrophy app release
4:18 How to pick exercises
5:45 What's good technique
8:43 How much load
14:55 How to judge reps in reserve
19:11 Recovering for the next workout
23:23 Heavy compound lifts or machines
25:03 How do you progress
28:37 Why do we deload
Published 05/22/23
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0:00 Intro
1:02 Simplifying muscle building
3:27 SRA explained
4:36 Stimulators of hypertrophy explained
11:01 Tension
15:25 Lifting too light or heavy
20:28 Repetition Ranges
23:46 Using bands on machines
25:48 Lengthen Partials explained
30:38 Metabolites
32:52 The pump
34:47 Jacked guys not using full ROM
38:10 Damage
Published 05/15/23