Lifting Nerds

By Adrian Ma & Brandon Emslie

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Adrian Ma and Brandon Emslie share discussions and interviews with the fitness community's best science-based researchers and coaches. 


Episode Date
S3E20: What Changes When Coaching Moves From In-Person To Online feat. Jeremy DiPietrantonio (JD)
Dec 12, 2025
S3E19: What Separates Champions From The Rest feat. Cliff Wilson
Nov 21, 2025
S3E18: Judging, Peaking, And Post-Show Blues Shape Natural Bodybuilding
Oct 31, 2025
S3E17: The Mindset behind Bodybuilding, Contest prep, and Sustainable fitness feat. Alberto Nunez
Sep 26, 2025
S3E16: Can AI help with Progressive Overload?
Sep 12, 2025
S3E15: When You Chase Striations for 11 Months feat Sam Kaplan
Aug 29, 2025
S3E14: Why Your Next Bodybuilding Offseason Could Make or Break Your Progress
Aug 15, 2025
S3E13 - Cheekbones for Days: Path to the Natural Pro Stage feat Eric Helms
Aug 01, 2025
S3E12: Are You Fighting Your Own DNA in the Gym?
Jul 18, 2025
S3E11: Managing Your Mind When Someone Stronger Steps on Stage
Jul 04, 2025
S3E10: Navigating Recovery and Supplements in Bodybuilding
Jun 13, 2025
S3E9: From Show Reports to Training Tips: Two Coaches Talk Shop
Jun 06, 2025
S3E8: Peak Performance on the Go
Apr 25, 2025
S3E7: The Strong Mamas App: Breaking Fitness Stigmas During Pregnancy
Apr 11, 2025
S3E6 - The Hidden Truth About Visual Progress
Mar 28, 2025
S3E5: The Relationship Survival Guide for Natural Bodybuilders
Mar 14, 2025
Massage Therapy and Bodybuilding with James Wheeler
Feb 28, 2025
S3E3 - Secrets to Conquering Competition Challenges
Feb 14, 2025
S3E2: Leo King conquering the Stage in Natural Bodybuilding and the Rise of the Classic Physique Division
Jan 25, 2025
S3E1 - Return of the Lifting Nerds: Brandon's Transformative Journey in Bodybuilding
Jan 09, 2025
S2E11 - Strength Programming for Bodybuilders vs Powerlifters, Fatigue Management, Prepping for meets vs Recreational lifters feat. Brian Minor
Mar 28, 2023
S2E10 - HYPERTROPHY VARIABLES feat. DR. ERIC HELMS
Mar 14, 2023
HOW TO PREP FOR MULTIPLE SHOWS (feat. Jeff Alberts)
Feb 27, 2023
S2E7 - How to deal with Body Dysmorphia
Feb 15, 2023
S2E6 - Periodizing Nutrition
Feb 08, 2023
S2E5 - Feeling Hungry?
Feb 05, 2023
S2E4 - Hip Thrust cannot grow your glutes
Jan 26, 2023
S2E3 - Natural Or Not
Jan 20, 2023
S2E2 - You're Training Too Much
Jan 11, 2023
S2E1 - How to keep your New Years Resolution
Jan 05, 2023
Episode 50 - Age vs Metabolism
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 48 - Strength Phase
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 47 - RPE vs RIR
Sep 16, 2021
Episode 46 - Lifting for Endurance Athletes
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 45 - Working with a Personal Trainer
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 44 - Are you ready to compete?
Aug 20, 2021
Episode 43 - Making Progress with out Tracking Macros
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 42 - Couple Goals
Aug 06, 2021
Episode 41 - Rest Days aren’t effective
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 40 - Morning Lark vs Night Owl, Which is Better?
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 39 - 3 Reason Why You’re Always Tired
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 38 - Lifestyle hacks to keep your summer body
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 37 - Obesity is the NEW healthy?
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 36 - Stop it with the junk volume
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 35 - Natural Bodybuilding has become a JOKE
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 34 - Plant Based/Vegan or Vegetarian doesn't make you healthy
Jul 16, 2021
Eating clean but still not losing the stubborn body fat?
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 32 - Lifting High 🚬
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 31 - When and What Supplements to take
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 30 - The scale tells you only 1 thing
Jul 08, 2021
Episode 29 - How to Stay Lean for the summer
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 28 - 4 Tips to get back into momentum
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 27 - Wanna be a Natural Men's Physique Pro? feat. Keith Errington
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 26 - Intro to Olympic Lifting feat. Maleen Olver
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 25 - Progressive Overload for Muscle hypertrophy feat. Brian Minor
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 24 - Flat vs Full
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 23 - Stop doing hours and hours of cardio
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 22 - Advanced Strength Training Phase feat. Brandon Emslie
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 21 - What is a Caloric Deficit?
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 20 - Stop focusing on these things when you are trying to lose body fat!
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 19 - Plateauing = Calorie Increase?
May 31, 2021
Episode 18 - Intermediate Bodybuilders Programming
May 28, 2021
Episode 17 - 5 Tips to Build an Incredible Physique
May 28, 2021
Episode 16 - Distractions in the gym
May 24, 2021
Episode 15 - New Gym Members NEED to know!
May 21, 2021
Episode 14 - Recovery Diet = Reverse Diet???
May 21, 2021
Episode 13 - Gym Stereotypes
May 17, 2021
Episode 12 - Do you even lift? feat. Jeff Eadon
May 15, 2021
Episode 11 - How Does Your Work Affect Your Performance
May 10, 2021
Episode 10 - Are You Dieting for Too Long?
May 07, 2021
Episode 9 - Are you're muscles even growing?
May 03, 2021
Episode 8 - Diets That Get You Ready for Summer
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 7 - How to build bigger chest?
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 6 - Proactive Progressions vs. Reactive Progressions
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 5 - Stuck at Home
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 4 - We got the cure for COVID19
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 3 - Holidays Feasting & LETS DRINK!
Apr 04, 2021
Episode 2 - Most Asked Exercise Myths
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 1 - What is Lifting Nerds, Carbs are BAD
Mar 21, 2021