RP Strength Podcast

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike 1:08 Losing football teams 9:35 Brown belt vs black belt difference 11:32 Dealing with NFL traffic 16:37 Standing when the airplane lands 25:29 Waiting at baggage claim 28:17 Mike farts everyone to death 37:24 International business class 39:19 Mike's fart taints the car 41:55 Go-to flight snacks 44:27 Mile cries during The Flash 47:11 Loud talking on plane

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike 0:50 Mike always getting recognized 9:25 How to psych up for the gym 10:45 Mike's best psych up 16:50 Nick's psych up jam 20:10 Timing the psych up 24:42 Staying calm when you must 28:30 How much did a T-Rex eat 31:16 Psych up for strength vs hypertrophy 40:21 What to do for high reps 45:45 Negative motivation 48:33 Mike's BJJ psych up 50:44 Flipping the switch 53:01 Predator mentality 1:03:23 Sportsmanship off the field 1:09:29 Mike's fav type of sports movie

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://www.versagripps.com/pages/drmike 0:13 No tangents 0:57 Productive maintenance 3:48 Bad maintenance 10:00 Weekend cheating 14:55 Low diet fatigue 22:24 Mike tries to "J" the "D" 24:19 Chronic dieting 29:31 Don't try to offset over eating

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://rpstrength.com/versagripps 0:28 Menno's squats for cardio study 7:47 People interpreted this wrong 14:49 People only reading headlines 20:15 Squatting with runners 26:10 Dealing with nuance 37:30 The real liars 43:02 Thumbnails and titles explained 46:27 "Runners are psychos" 48:57 Paleo and Crossfit

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://rpstrength.com/versagripps 0:39 Nicks pizza restaurant experience 5:11 Nick hates doordash 7:22 Nick's ice cream experience 8:34 MIke's burrito issues 12:19 Mike and Nick's fav quotes 17:32 Mike was a janitor 23:55 Challenging yourself 25:35 Coldstone creamery 29:29 Mike's weird food issues 34:56 Waiters not writing things down 38:21 Nick flipped out as a waiter

Thanks a ton for supporting RP and tuning into the 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. We only back what we use—VersaGrips are a game changer. Snag a pair and save 15%! https://rpstrength.com/versagripps 0:46 Back to school 2:48 Max the editor boy 3:47 Visiting Phoenix and Vegas 7:48 How to bump up calories after a diet 16:54 Metabolic adaptation 21:35 Gaining weight on maintenance 26:58 Semaglutide hate 31:38 Leptin 36:35 Unfair judgement on overweight people 45:51 Genetics in fat loss and strength 56:15 Weight loss drugs must be taken seriously

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:14 Mike is sick 1:49 Hunger vs cravings 5:07 What are cravings 13:19 Creating a proper food environment 15:26 Eating from boredom 20:37 What is hunger 32:29 What is food focus 34:52 Nick's Vegas buffet story 41:38 How does Nick's food focus feel

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:20 Mike's mandatory vacation 1:19 How to rate cardio in the diet app 5:12 How to rate weight training workouts 7:05 Don't sweat the minutia 16:16 Collagen protein tracking 18:04 Genetics 21:09 Falling off the wagon 25:03 Measuring with no food scale 28:04 Eating lots of veggies 30:16 Adding calories helped weight loss!? 34:48 Hypertrophy app recommending low sets

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:17 Mike and Nick in Cali 4:51 Dealing with rebound dieting 18:51 Dealing with cravings 23:50 The post-diet diet 35:17 Mike and Nick's worst rebounds

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:27 Overrated underrated 1:52 Soreness as an indicator for growth 12:05 Pump as an indicator for growth 15:23 What is pump work 20:20 Technique over anything 29:21 Steroids building muscle without weight training 36:37 Intra workout nutrition 39:11 Teriyaki madness 42:14 Cheat meals 48:15 Dr. Mike watching sports

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RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:46 Mike's life changes 6:53 How his recent show went 10:39 Bodybuilding shows don't set you up to do your best 18:42 Mike's tanning fail 22:05 What's missing 27:23 Why bodybuilding isn't good for Mike 34:31 Not reading comments on social media 46:06 Why you don't look your best at a show 50:06 Mike's going off drugs 56:28 Focusing on Youtube and BJJ

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:56 Biggest company in the world 4:16 Mike's prep diet foods 11:37 Bad boys bad boys 13:37 GLP-1s and willpower 20:48 Bodybuilder hypocrisy 24:21 Slipping up on diet without going off track 38:00 Why Mike has been dieting so long 44:41 Roller coasters getting crazy 47:49 Nick loves impractical jokers

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:25 The other Dr Mike is better looking 2:11 What its like teaching summer school 8:44 Running into students in "out" 12:40 Dealing with supportive and sabotaging spouses 18:20 Communication and transparency 20:45 Child nutrition 24:39 What kids think about bodybuilding competition 32:54 Learning how to pose 43:35 Building a proper nutrition foundation 44:45 Trouble cutting for summer with social events 48:12 Christle beats Mike up in BJJ 49:16 The grocery store question 56:26 Rapid fire questions

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:16 Dr. Robert Santana 0:48 Why Mike has no hair 3:36 Advanced dog training 13:15 How hiking cured Roberts knees 17:00 The Phoenix food scene 21:07 Vegas food scene and degeneracy 27:31 How to be the best coaching client 34:40 Dealing with know-it-all clients 39:30 Robert's form checks 44:31 Clients think weight room should feel like cardio 48:26 The grocery store question 52:19 Rapid Fire questions

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RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:29 Being on the podcast isn't an honor 2:50 What is there to do in Athens Georgia 6:05 How Jen got into fitness and coaching 10:54 Dealing with gastroparesis as a teen 14:06 When is the last time you had McDonald's 16:32 Moderation vs abstaining on diets 21:26 Dealing with guilt on a diet 29:12 Can you help really difficult clients 34:04 Early signs of falling off the wagon 36:57 When and how to change your goals 47:50 When spouses aren't supportive of a diet 53:44 RD's perspective on Ozempic 1:02:17 Rapid fire questions

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:40 Dr. Derek needs witness protection 4:31 Mike doesn't recommend jujitsu 7:43 Best order for lifting and jujitsu training 16:36 Proper periodization for lifting and jujitsu 19:29 What makes a good training client 24:04 The Highland Games 26:50 What is the life of a true competitor 32:32 Participant vs competitor 42:27 What it feels like to have 1000lbs on your back 52:25 Powerlifting meet strategy 57:15 Rapid fire questions

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 1:18 What's Mikes fav Lambo 3:51 Where do babies come from 10:36 The best way to get abs for stage 16:20 Nick took his kids to Vegas 27:35 How to get a pump if you have trouble 37:10 How to train differently if you're older 47:40 Training for longevity 56:11 More anti aging tips 58:52 How much do cold plunge etc affect muscle grow

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:24 Mike is getting too rich 2:23 Huge mistake after diet 13:26 Keeping an eye on the scale post diet 15:33 Physical activity levels after diet 19:35 Worlds first trillionaire 26:11 Costco chicken bake 27:24 Physical activity during a diet 35:17 Preparing for fat loss

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:27 Coach Dr. Trevor Pfaendtner's name problems 4:35 Mike's IG algorithm quirks 7:27 Mukbang client and eating challenges 16:25 Force feeding football players 21:07 Trevor's weight GAIN journey 23:23 Drinking insane carbs during workout 26:44 Go to meals for insane weight gain 30:24 Best sleeping temperature 37:45 Trevor is a nerd gamer 43:07 Mercilessly beating your family at games 50:11 Amazing client stories 56:36 Approaching diet with kids 1:00:23 How long Trevor has been coaching

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:18 The other Dr. Mike 1:02 The eclipse 4:21 Nick's pull-up video controversy, grip talk 11:44 Ray Kurzweil prediction 17:07 Training To Failure Intro 19:02 What is true failure 25:48 The three types of failure 30:20 Volume vs intensity 32:24 Results vs enjoyment 36:57 How to find real failure 42:37 Flirting with failure 47:51 Nick makes his son run 400s

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:42 Dr. Jen has too many animals 2:46 Jen's insane credentials 9:22 Jen's martial arts background 13:33 Ego in BJJ 21:45 Jen Is a glass blower 26:51 What Nick MUST do when he visits Italy 31:08 Asking Jen the famous grocery store question 35:05 Planning is the most important for clients 39:42 Clients want to drink alcohol and lose fat 45:08 Preparing a client for wedding weight loss 49:33 Dealing with unrealistic goals 54:28 Characteristics of the most successful clients

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 1:07 Born on the 4th of July 2:42 How to be successful 10:30 Helping others financially 12:55 Finding out what you're good at 18:48 Finding out what you like 24:15 Do it for a long time 33:34 Setting time horizons 30:33 Leaning in to your strengths

RP Diet Coach app RP Hypertrophy App 0:50 Watching inappropriate movies w your parents 4:23 Dr. Nathan Jenkins smokes meats 8:10 Balancing alcohol and a healthy life 11:20 Working out with no music 15:22 Motivation in training 20:19 Pacing yourself 27:07 Long term thinking 29:55 Coaching is teaching 38:33 Meeting people where they are in their health journey 49:21 What makes a successful client 52:44 Rapid fire questions

0:27 Mike's biggest adversary in middle School 1:30 Mike is starting prep 9:22 How do you know when its time to diet 10:45 High diet fatigue 15:29 extreme fatigue 16:36 Sleep troubles 24:41 Aversion to junk food 29:53 Momentum 33:36 Don't like how you look after a mass 39:15 Health markers are bad 41:50 Don't cut when beginning your fitness journey 46:05 Don't cut around major life events

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

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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 squawk 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

RP 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

RP 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 Olympia 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