Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro0:30- Operation Smile1:00- Dean St. Mart’s background7:15- The natural route / emotional decision making 10:15- Dosing relative to natural levels 28:00- Recovering from “addiction” to PED use 36:00- Cognitive issues with PED use 49:00- Steroids at an early age56:00- Gender of children of enhanced fathers59:55- Supplement companyDean's IG: https://www.instagram.com/deanstm/Dean's website: https://www.sneducation.co.uk/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 

Dr. Mike Israetel discusses controversies in debates, ADHD's impact on intellectual potential, psychological effects of steroid use, satisfaction vs discontent in muscle enhancements, happiness choices, mental health post-COVID, and realistic expectations in muscle gain.

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: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

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...

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...