Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

Dr. Bill Campbell, Ph.D., FISSN, CSCS, is a Professor of Exercise Science and the Director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida. His master’s and doctoral degrees were earned at Baylor University while serving as the Coordinator of the Exercise and Biochemical Nutrition Laboratory. He joined the faculty at USF in the Fall of 2007.As a researcher and author, Dr. Campbell has published more than 150 scientific papers and abstracts (in academic journals) related to sports nutrition and physique enhancement. In addition, he is a paid consultant to professional sport team organizations, sport entertainment corporations, and also is a litigation consultant and expert witness related to dietary supplementation. Dr. Campbell has published three books on sports nutrition, including the NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition and Sports Nutrition: Enhancing Athletic Performance.His research is focused on improving exercise performance and enhancing physique through the synergism of resistance exercise, nutrition, and dietary supplements. Dr. Campbell is a fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition where he also currently serves as the organization’s President.Here we delve into the following:0:00- Intro0:20- Operation Smile 0:40- Intro to Dr. Bill Campbell 5:05- Breaking into the fitness industry as a career 7:20- Refeed study 16:15- Factors that matter aside from calories 20:40- Diet break study with Menno Henselmans 23:20- How the refeed pendulum has swung 26:00- Who should incorporate refeeds / diet breaks? 29:40- Are there any negatives to refeeds? 32:20- How to fund a study 34:30- Compliance in a study 37:50- Bill’s personal training experience 40:30- What would a future study have to show?Dr. Campbell's IG: https://www.instagram.com/billcampbel...Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...

0:00- Intro 0:40- General population versus evidence based population 1:20- Tom Brady’s genetics2:30- Super supplement usage in sports4:00- Who is this book for?5:20- Pliability training7:10- “Muscle pump function”9:10- Doing pliability training at home10:10- Specificity of training12:40- Pushing hydration 15:10- Poor nutrition advice17:45- The good in this book 21:10- Like and subscribeCoaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/con...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!Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.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!Hormone testing and other panels:30% off coupon: BRAINSMale Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsFemale Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsfemaleHome Page: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsHPI do receive commissions on referrals to LetsGetChecked and of course only plan to promote brands I feel provide value.Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.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!Hormone testing and other panels:30% off coupon: BRAINSMale Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsFemale Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsfemaleHome Page: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsHPI do receive commissions on referrals to LetsGetChecked and of course only plan to promote brands I feel provide value.Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Pete Rubish is a well know powerlifter that has been in the lifting game for many years. Here we discuss the following: 0:00​- Intro 0:30​- Intro to Pete 1:40​- Charity choice of Pete 3:20​- How Pete got into powerlifting 4:50​- When Pete got into super supplements 7:30​- Getting poor quality gear from unknown sources 9:50​- What health tests Pete has had done 12:15​- CRP correlating with cancer 13:30​- Cholesterol values / carnivore diet 15:00​- Various blood work values 19:50​- Protein and kidney health 23:00​- What Pete did coming off gear 26:45​- How dramatically powerful PEDs are 30:00​- The progression to being a delusionally enhanced athlete 33:05​- Fake natties in powerlifting 36:40​- Pete’s highest doses 40:00​- Can Pete keep any gains long term? 42:20​- Sleep apnea tests and treatment 46:40​- Does Pete regret going on gear / could he have gotten here naturally? 49:50​- Heart scansPete's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PeteRubish/...​Pete's IG: https://www.instagram.com/pete.rubish/​Humane Society: https://secure.animalhumanesociety.or...​​

Excited to bring you this roundtable with Shannon Beer, Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, Elizabeth Rohde, and Jessica Terrier. All of these women have great yet varied experience in the industry so I wanted to get each of them on to discuss the prevalence of disordered eating and body image issues among women in the health and fitness sphere. 0:00​- Intro 0:30​- Shannon Beer’s background3:30​- The prevalence of eating disorders in women8:00​- Noticing the difference between men and women’s goals and expectations10:00​- How to help clients who keep repeating the same issue13:40​- How important is willpower? 15:15​- Are there times to be more stern as a coach? 20:00​- How to begin with a coach in this area  22:45​- Why are eating disorders and body image issues more prevalent in women? 27:00​- Do we think there will ever be less pressure on women to look a certain way? 36:20​- Are clients with a history of eating disorders getting a different approach with coaching?42:00​- Seeking out professional help46:10​- Ways to determine the start of the slippery slope into disordered eating and body image issues49:00​- Resources for more info by Dr. Fundaro50:00​- Intro to Elizabeth Rohde52:00​- Routines given to new lifters without context55:00​- New women’s divisions in competition57:00​- Plastic surgery in bikini competitions59:00​- More on Elizabeth’s background1:03:00​- The ethics of surgery1:06:10​- Does surgery exacerbate or help self confidence issues?1:08:00​- Advice to women looking to be highly achieving with good psychological health 1:16:25​- Jess’s background1:18:10​- Women embracing weight and strength gain 1:22:20​- Is bulking or cutting easier? 1:26:00​- The difficulty in staying lean all of the time 1:28:00​- Is it better to discuss starting with a gaining phase with a history of disordered eating 1:31:00​- How to handle clients who are starting off both overweight and with disorde

Greg Nuckols and Eric Trexler are back on the podcast to discuss the following:0:30​- Anberlin1:20​- The P-Ratio debate6:00​- Defining P-Ratio 8:00​- Can you diet down to improve P-Ratios?16:00​- When will Greg Nuckols cut down?20:00​- Benefits of taking extended time off24:00​- Benefits of pushing yourself too hard at times30:00​- Do you need to ever train to failure to progressively overload?38:40​- Effective reps / number of intense reps44:00​- Focusing on factors that generally don’t matter52:15​- Ischemic preconditioning, acute changes translating to long term changesGreg's IG: https://www.instagram.com/gregnuckols/​Eric's IG: https://www.instagram.com/trexlerfitn...​Stronger by Science: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/​MASS: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/​Website and Coaching: Email Maconid91@gmail.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/​

Joey Szatmary is a strongman competitor, owner of Lion's Den Elite Training Facility, and YouTuber. He has competed at a high level and trains with some unbelievably strong lifters. Part 1:0:00​- Meeting up with Joe4:05​- Some of Joe’s background9:30​- Intro to strongman exercises12:30​- Training with Mike Israetel24:00​- Injuries in Strongman27:00​- Variation in strongman competitionsJoe's YouTube for part 2: https://www.youtube.com/c/SzatStrengt...​Joe's IG: https://www.instagram.com/szatstrength/​Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.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!Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/​Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...​

We're back with John Meadows! Very glad to hear John has been recovering well from his heart attack and today we dive into the following:0:20​- Our leg sessions that morning 2:00​- Update to John’s heart condition 6:30​- Ubiquinol / CoQ107:30​- John’s medications 8:00​- John’s family history9:10​- Training intensity post heart attack10:35​- Marvel / movies12:40​- Muscle rounds / cluster sets / rest pauses16:30​- My previously insane leg workouts18:30​- John’s opinion of 2-3+ RIR27:00​- How a sports / competitive background effects mindset 33:00​- Needing less volume as you become more advanced / volumetrics John uses38:30​- What actually causes muscle growth?40:00​- Reference to my “How Pro Bodybuilders Actually Train” video43:30​- Does having a lot of years away from natural lifting lead an enhanced coach to lose touch with what works for naturals?45:30​- Discussion on PEDs being thrown at problems too often48:30​- Does John have any regrets about his bodybuilding experience?57:00​- Bodybuilding compared to other sportsWebsite and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/​Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/​Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...​

Abel and I are back with our 3rd round of Q&As! Make sure to check out his channel for the other part5:00​- Specific strength phases for a bodybuilder25:00​ TRT discussion36:00​ Cut or bulk after a layoff? [herniated disc]Second Part: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGV...​Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.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!Hormone testing and other panels:30% off coupon: BRAINSMale Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgains​Female Hormone Panels: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsfemale​Home Page: https://trylgc.com/brainsandgainsHP​Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/​Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...​I do receive commissions on referrals to LetsGetChecked and of course I only plan to promote brands I feel provide value.