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* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:48 Endurance expert Alex Harrison 1:55 His app for endurance athletes 4:15 What is a “long” endurance activity 7:48 Do you need nutrients in endurance activities 11:07 What should you be intaking 14:43 What do people get wrong 20:21 Anti water people exist 25:44 Dealing with pain in endurance sports 29:17 Endurance athlete diets 33:57 The 1500m race is the hardest thing to do 37:55 Why you might want to try endurance sport 44:09 Nutrition dogma among runners 52:08 Fan culture in running 54:50 Power to weight ratio 56:30 310 mile bike race horror story
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:18 Nick has a good joke 1:14 When Nick and Mike got fat 2:28 Body fat role in health 5:22 25 Percent body fat (males) 9:04 20 Percent body fat 9:55 10 to 20 Percent body fat 13:30 Sub 10 perecent 19:42 Nick’s competition history 21:44 40 percent body fat (females) 22:41 30- 40 percent body fat 25:45 20-20 percent 27:37 Discussions of body fat in media 29:20 15 -20 perecent 35:53 Contest prep effects on women 41:25 Next gen obesity drugs
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 1:13 Mike starting contest prep 2:53 Should you stretch 12:17 What supplements are worth it 26:18 General health supplements 27:28 Why are deloads on maintenance calories 36:51 Why bother thinking so much about training
Grab a set of Versa Gripps today! For 15% off use coupon code: DrMike15 https://www.versagripps.com/products/pro-dr-mike?utm_source=event&utm_medium=other&utm_campaign=dr_mike_march_2024 0:16 Mike’s Arnold experience 5:57 Mike’s Versa Gripp stash 9:22 How Mike was rejected by Versa Gripps 11:30 The new deal with Versa 14:56 What Versa Gripps are made of 18:59 FAQs- Best time to train? 32:28 Mikes fav pre workout meal 35:15 Pre workout caffeine late in the day 39:20 Chris Williamson’s new drink 47:06 Training while sore 1:01:28 Getting one star reviews
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 0:28 Mike got sick in Vegas “working” * 2:10 Why the podcast missed episodes * 5:45 Training hard with bad technique * 8:38 Relative Effort * 14:15 Teasing our 1 set leg workout video * 16:55 How to tell if you’re training hard * 24:24 The bar feeling heavy * 26:32 Harder than last time * 32:50 How to tell if you’re pushing yourself * 42:58 Rep Fall-Off Between Sets * 46:19 How can you tell if some one else is going hard * 51:47 Its what you give not what you receive * 58:17 How to treat clients
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:37 Still in Vegas 2:45 Nick got crushed from our YT filming 3:49 Nick gets massing questions from his furnace guy 5:45 Training an NFL athlete for bodybuilding 9:10 Working out vs training 11:57 The ideal team player 13:52 Working out defined 16:42 Training defined 21:58 What training requires 27:01 Progression and adjustment 28:34 Fatigue management 33:43 Optimization 34:45 Grit 47:03 Which one should you be doing 53:33 The Michael Jordan story
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:25 Dr. Mike gamblin’ in Vegas 1:50 Jim Harbaugh leaving MI 7:13 Not training while traveling 13:25 Using Intensity techniques 15:37 Maintenance Training 21:36 Planet B-Boy film 25:30 How to make gains during travel 31:25 Weights and reps 35:55 Increasing volume 39:20 Going lighter for safety 43:39 Drinking mass gainer in high school 47:35 Using pre exhaust
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:20 Reunited and it feels so good 1:15 Mike’s Australia seminars 4:57 Nick’s trip to see the sports ball championship 12:19 How to travel and stick to your diet 14:28 Choosing diet phases for travel 29:55 What is fitness dieting actually 32:38 Knowing where your protein is coming from 40:15 Diet drinks 42:45 Clean carbs 44:36 Fats 49:20 Getting steps in 50:26 Meal timing 52:49 Eyeballing macros
* * * * * * * * * * * * 5RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:15 1M Youtube subscribers 2:00 Social support circle 4:55 Self efficacy 14:25 You are entitled to no support 16:09 Friction with a spouse 27:55 Support from family 37:46 Support from friends 45:35 Support from coworkers 53:08 Social media support 1:01:47 Types of people in comment sections 1:11:13 Mike reads negative comments video idea
* * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App 0:28 Holiday food is too much 5:08 Casein pudding is gross 7:35 Active rest can be difficult 11:01 Don’t schedule too many training sessions 15:41 Appropriate workout length 25:04 Don’t pick gyms and activities that are far 33:18 Don’t depend on training partners 45:02 Avoid excessive warmups 50:52 Cool downs are BS 55:47 Don’t be afraid to replace exercises 57:49 Starting with too much volume 1:02:42 Have a plan for the next step
* * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 1:51 How to change eating habits * 9:35 Starting easy * 12:25 Cutting out food groups * 17:13 Gum, diet soda, coffee * 24:17 Changing your schedule * 31:19 Pairing diet and lifestyle changes * 37:08 How would Mike spend $1MIL * 41:05 Your diet won’t fix everything * 44:38 Planning for maintenance * 48:00 Don’t think this is your last diet * 51:18 It’s not life or death
* * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 0:38 Mike’s Home Ec class experiences * 3:20 Fav moments of 2023 * 7:05 Mike’s Hubermanesque morning routine * 8:30 Diet new years resolution do’s and donuts * 9:13 Rate of weight loss * 12:57 Starting exactly on Jan 1 is silly * 19:17 Eat filling foods * 24:57 Add steps before lowering calories * 31:01 Supportive social circle * 43:19 Multi part podcasts are too much * 45:30 People that give one star reviews
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 0:30 No one is sponsoring the podcast * 5:01 Functional overreaching explained * 14:21 How does super compensation work * 19:53 Pulling all nighters * 24:35 Speeding up overreaching * 26:36 Matching rep ranges to exercises * 31:50 Exercise replacement * 37:01 Estimating RIR * 39:29 High rep bent rows * 41:30 Getting back after time off * 46:46 Choosing loads when coming back * 51:18 Christle asks for money * 55:22 Buying a new computer high on drugs * 59:50 Mike runs into the whole Michigan football team
* * * * * * * * * * * * * 5RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 0:22 Mike isn’t sleeping well * 2:02 Mike is coming to Australia * 3:27 Minimum training to maintain muscle * 9:55 Days per week of training vs gains * 13:05 How much can you reduce sets by * 15:42 Looking deflated vs losing muscle * 19:43 Cutting training in half or more * 22:06 Beginners can actually gain on very low volume * 24:10 MEV, MV, MRV defined * 28:35 Systemic MRV defined * 31:50 How do you figure out volume landmarks for YOU * 36:25 Neural adaptations * 39:05 Actually losing muscle * 43:40 Stress contributing to muscle loss
* * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * 0:16 Mike sing carols, hes a piece of garbage * 4:08 How to train over the holidays * 6:50 Mike loves my 600lb life * 9:03 Nick has an unhealthy relationship with Michigan football * 15:42 WIll you lose muscle with less training * 23:11 Using the holidays for active rest * 26:21 1 percent better everyday is BS * 33:06 Taking two weeks off * 37:37 Nick’s a libra * 41:30 Not getting too hyped for lifts * 45:18 Nick skips leg day * 47:38 What to do and not do on active rest * 56:40 The most important concept of recovery * 1:00:30 Mike masters monopoly * 1:03:45 How to come back after a break
* 0:28 Mike’s Thanksgiving plans * 3:01 Nick’s Thanksgiving plans * 5:31 Holiday eating rules from RP * 10:05 Timing holidays for a mass gain phase * 14:40 "All in" holiday eating * 18:50 Lori used to make wayyyy too many cookies * 23:51 Maintenance eating through the holidays * 33:58 Fat loss diets fail during holidays * 37:45 How to diet during holidays if you must * 47:25 Food palatability reward hypothesis * 57:18 Trying to fit “normal" food into a diet
* 0:27 Why pro athletes are bad at weight training * 10:06 Building your brand recap * 15:13 In person conduct and networking * 30:51 Working with big names * 43:37 Cheap is better than free * 44:43 Podcast opportunities * 52:28 "Public speaking” practice
* 0:30 Oylmpia thoughts * 8:02 Recap of how to start as a coach * 9:01 Michigan football controversy * 12:03 Building your reputation * 21:35 Mike’s new posing song * 22:50 Def Jam’s “How To Be A Player” * 24:31 Demonstrating knowledge * 27:15 Types of content to post * 38:46 Scheduling posts and content consistency * 44:00 Making genuine content * 45:50 How Nick wrote his book *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Diet Coach app * * * * * * * * * * * * * RP Hypertrophy App * * * 0:21 Night time leg training * 1:45 Nick solved his hack squat problem * 4:26 Dealing with pain in warm ups * 6:23 Mentoring vs coaching * 10:52 Keep your client documents professional * 17:17 What Mike was doing in 1998 * 19:27 Get good results for your clients * 27:10 Word of mouth is still king * 31:35 Focusing on struggling clients * 34:45 Sharing client results * 41:48 Before and afters don’t work on IG anymore
* 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
* 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 sets * 1:08:18 How to prioritise your time
* 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
* 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 Shirtlessness at the gym * 1:18:10 Vacation gym training * 1:20:10 Inappropriate Outfits
* 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
* 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
* 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 a doctor * 58:47 What can doctors actually do for you * 1:03:00 Sports medicine doctors * 1:11:54 Mike asks chat gpt about injury recovery
* 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
* 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
* 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
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
