RP Strength Podcast

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Eric Trexler's Links: RP article: Caffeine, The Double-Edged Sword Stronger by Science: The Lifter's Guide to Caffeine Instagram: @trexlerfitness ResearchGate: Eric Trexler publications Twitter/X: @EricTrexler Timestamps: 00:00 Eric and Nick's BEEF 🥩 06:53 Caffeine's prevalence in fitness 09:10 Eric's caffeine research background 11:04 Daily caffeine intake (1g/day of caffiene safe?) 17:30 Effective dosing by bodyweight and when high doses backfire 22:30 Tolerance and habituation: why your caffeine stops working 30:15 Caffeine withdrawal: symptoms, timeline, and how bad it actually gets 41:30 Caffeine sensitivity and genetics 44:00 Practical upper limits and sleep tradeoffs 48:00 Strategic caffeine use, deloads, and re-sensitizing 50:15 Different delivery forms: drinks, food, pills, and gum 53:45 Does caffeine Dehydrate you? Wrap-up and where to read more

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Mike T. Nelson's Links: Website: https://miketnelson.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmiketnelson/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - What brings Dr. Mike back? 01:20 Dr. Mike's background and how he landed in HRV research 05:45 What HRV is in plain language 09:06 How training stress changes HRV acutely and across recovery 16:00 Deload timing: proactive blocks vs reactive adjustments 26:55 Athlete vs lifestyle stress: using HRV to decide when to push or pull back 39:30 Aerobic base, breathing rate, and resilience 43:45 Supplements and what actually matters 49:00 Device accuracy, nightly measurements, and low resting HR caveats

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Milo Wolf's Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrMiloWolf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmilowolf/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Milo-Wolf Timestamps 00:00 Intro,Wolf call, s**ty weather 02:35 Why training close to failure generally improves hypertrophy 05:05 Reactive vs planned deloads and fatigue trade-offs 12:29 Injury risk perspective: failure training in context 15:42 Study breakdown: failure vs past-failure training 33:53 Three ways to train past failure: partials, drop sets, and cheat reps 38:45 More stimulus > less volume 47:09 Minimal training dose: how little time can still work 53:36 Escaping all-or-nothing thinking in fitness 59:12 How to track progress when using failure and beyond-failure methods

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Pak's Links: https://www.instagram.com/dr__pak/ https://www.youtube.com/@Dr__Pak 00:00:00 - "The Pakman's" Greek heritage 00:06:25 - Myth 1: Can you actually measure body fat accurately? 00:10:45 - Why body fat tests vary so much (Dexa, Bod Pod, BIA) 00:15:30 - Waist circumference as a better health predictor 00:21:10 - Myth 2: Does high body fat prevent muscle gain? 00:27:30 - The challenge of maintenance 00:33:00 - Defining a healthy body fat range for men and women 00:37:45 - Visual body fat charts and why they are unreliable 00:44:00 - How lighting and social media distort our expectations

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Mike T. Nelson's Links: https://www.instagram.com/drmiketnelson/ miketnelson.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:45 - Dr. Mike T. Nelson's background 00:07:20 - Defining metabolic flexibility and fuel switching 00:09:00 - Genetic components of metabolism and the Pima Indian studies 00:15:30 - Training your body to become more efficient at burning fat 00:20:15 - Why carbohydrates are the preferred fuel for high-intensity power 00:29:48 - The truth about fasted cardio for physique athletes 00:39:21 - Using HRV to gauge recovery and cardio volume 00:41:28 - High protein diets (1.5g+ per lb) and hunger management 00:53:37 - NEAT and the subconscious reduction of movement during dieting 01:04:07 - The importance of VO2 Max for recovery in the offseason

Ethan's Links: Podcast + More Weekly Lives: https://2way.tv/ethansuplee/ Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Intro & Welcome Back (5.5 years since last episode) 06:16 - Ethan's Backstory: First Diet at Age 5 09:00 - Hitting 536 lbs: The Freight Scale Story 15:50 - "Just Don't Eat Bread" 22:55 - Discovering Dr. Mike's TEDx Talk: Ethan hates it 😂 40:10 - The Maintenance Revelation: Harder Than Dieting? 51:15 - GLP-1 Discussion: Why Ethan Hasn't Tried Them 52:30 - Treating Weight Like a Chronic Condition (Sobriety Parallel) 59:15 - The Future of Dieting: Hunger as a "Solved Problem" 01:05:45 - Closing: "Life is Not Really a Struggle Anymore"

00:00 - Intro: Is Milo Batman or Robin? 01:00 - How he finished a PhD young (23 YO BABY 💥) 06:30 - Why Milo chose to study exercise physiology 11:49 - What got Milo into lifting? 16:30 - Bulking mistakes: why big surpluses usually mean mostly fat gain 26:30 - How Milo started studying ROM as it's related to hypertrophy 38:45 - Not all partials are equal: stretch-position vs squeeze-position 44:30 - How Milo feels being assigned "The Stretch Guy" 49:50 - Milo's principled protocol for max hypertrophy 56:00 - Rep standardization: partials vs full ROM; Tempo and injury prevention

00:00 - Intro 00:00:51 - Will has cerebral palsy: what it actually looks like day to day 00:02:57 - Growing up with CP, how Will started lifting, and what early training looked like 00:15:08 - Gym confidence, feeling judged, and pushing past the "new guy" phase 00:19:11 - Exercise selection: why barbell squats are tough (and what he does instead) 00:33:24 - Machines, imbalances, and unilateral work 00:38:20 - Should you compete? Dieting realities and expectations 00:40:50 - Bulking: eating enough, high protein, and making it work in real life 00:54:49 - Advice for lifters with disabilities

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00:00 - We've got PhDs at home - the PhDs at home: Dr. Pak 00:02:00 - Dr. Pak's educational background 00:06:04 - Starting out for free: building experience in research and coaching 00:10:04 - Minimum effective dose and "volume tribalism" 00:20:45 - The "3-5 must-haves" for training: effort, enough volume, long-term consistency 00:23:30 - Setting realistic physique expectations 00:27:50 - The illusion of optimal 00:34:10 - Exercise selection flexibility + why titles/thumbnails look "absolute" but content is nuanced 00:42:10 - The "52 sets" misconception: specialization phases, tradeoffs, bad extrapolations 00:50:00 - Dr. Pak's current training, strength numbers, and bulking history

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Intro 03:20 - Is the 10,000-hour rule a myth? 07:15 - Specializing too early 13:43 - Why Doing Multiple Sports Can Make You Learn Faster (and Win More Later) 24:29 - The Hidden Cost of Early Specialization: Burnout, Injuries, and Quitting the Game 28:08 - What Makes Kids "Great" Often Fails at the World-Class Level 31:13 - Youth Stars Rarely Become Adult Legends: The 90% Turnover Reality Check 35:32 - How Sticking With It Paid Off for Nick and Eric 48:00 - When It's Appropriate to Specialize | Limitations of Specializing 59:35 - Practical Playbook: The 4 Takeaways You Can Apply to Training, Parenting, and Progress

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - How Milo and Pak found RP 05:10 - Milo and Pak's lifting > research arc 18:30 - How "evidence based" fitness has changed over the last 10 years 23:35 - What does "evidence based" actually mean 37:30 - How science is being misrepresented 49:15 - Looks ≠ Expertise 52:50 - Upcoming research and projects

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Christmas magic ✨ 04:10 - Dr. Mike's distain for modern Batman 06:05 - Bodybuilders ≠ Hollywood 12:20 - Muscle loss isn't one-size-fits-all 24:30 - Does diet duration effect muscle loss? 28:30 - Do men lose more muscle when dieting? 34:40 - Are people losing excess muscle on Ozempic? 40:40 - Organ size shifts when gaining and losing fat 44:00 - Factors that make muscle loss worse in a deficit 50:15 - Setting realistic body fat targets 1:00:00 - Best rate of loss / Protein intake / Cardio for muscle retention 1:06:00 - Objections to modern weight loss drugs 1:12:45 - Carb/macro intake for muscle retention

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Intro - kids are ruthless 14:45 - Dr. Mike's full arc: time off > contest prep 28:30 - Cutting setup: pharm, Calories, steps, diet breaks 38:20 - How Mike found the "sweet spot" for his dieting setup 47:15 - Mike's split 53:45 - GLP-1 stack talk (Tirzepatide/RETA) + "future of bodybuilding" take Happy New Year!

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Its our Black Friday Sale! Huge discount on the RP Hypertrophy App: https://rpstrength.com/bfcmhype and on the RP Diet Coach App: https://rpstrength.com/bfcmdiet 00:00 - Dr. Willcox - Dollar General Dr. Mike? (he's stronger) 02:50 - What are the Highland Games? 07:20 - How to balance training for multiple sports 17:40 - How to approach nutrition during the holidays 26:40 - How to approach training during the holidays 34:30 - Why we adjust fluids and carbs while peaking 41:50 - …Back to training during the holidays 46:30 - How did you find a support system when trying to be the best in the world? 01:03:00 - Closing advice - What story would you want to tell people? Dr. Derek's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilcoxstrengthinc/

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 – How many PhDs (1.5-2.5)? +/- Medical Dr. 02:30 - CPR & broken ribs 04:30 - How Mike's cheeks were shot off 15:54 - How fast does creatine start working? 23:30 - Top end dosage of caffeine 28:20 - Best form of creatine/dose 31:10 - Should you cycle creatine? 33:30 - Lower vs higher dosing 37:45 - Does creatine negatively affect kidney function? 44:00 - Does creatine help with brain function? 47:45 - What kind of results should you expect from creatine? 56:15 - Downsides of creatine supplementation 01:02:00 - Wrap up

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Addressing the controversy 07:00 - GLP-1/weight-loss meds & food noise: Success stories 14:00 - Back to Halloween candy (descends into nonsense) 19:20 - Genetics & appetite differences, contest-prep parallels 23:00 - How your physiology influences your psychology when dieting 28:20 - Sports talk 37:30 - Getting back on track after Halloween (& holidays)

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 00:00 - Intro / maternal relations / Nick's prison name 01:57 - Lower training intensity vs. higher training intensity fatigue 08:50 - Different types of nervous system fatigue 13:45 - Beginners vs advanced lifters: why low reps hit different 29:59 - Practical takeaways: SFR, why 10–15 reps is the sweet spot 41:50 - Olympia recap & divisions 59:30 - Closing thoughts & consistency going forward

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3 hour video interview w Eric- https://youtu.be/mQ5xPrGqtLg We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. 0:45 Eric Trexler intro 7:33 Pontzers paradox 14:15 Why this might happen 18:24 Your brains insane efficiency 26:52 MORE steps won't help 31:06 How legit is this research 34:42 Practical takeaways 40:53 How to calculate diet calories 48:36 Is super low calories unsafe 59:17 BMR vs RMR

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