Barbell Machas
By Barbell Machas
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Welcome to Barbell Machas, the go-to podcast for everything related to barbell sports, muscle hypertrophy, nutritional science, and coaching philosophies. Designed for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and professionals in the field, our show offers a blend of academic rigor, practical wisdom, and real-world experience. Our mission is to break down the science, dissect the myths, and bring you insightful discussions with industry experts, all aimed at helping you unlock your full athletic potential.
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EP 147: Platelet Rich Plasma ( PRP ) - Where are we with regenerative medicine in fitness?
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May 04, 2026 |
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EP 146: How Good Juju Built a Gym for the Other 90%
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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EP 145 : Empowering women and the elderly community through strength training : This is Aina's story
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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EP 144: Never Miss Twice: The System for Real Consistency.
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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EP 143 : Why Most Fitness Businesses Fail After 3 Studios (And How MOVE Didn’t)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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EP 142 : The Darkside of Bodybuidling
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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EP 141: Padel Talk with Mr. Nigesh: The New Court Craze!
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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EP 140: The One Snack ALL Parents Should Be Eating
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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EP 139: The Painful Truth: Exercise Science Trivia with a Twist
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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EP 138: 10 Lifting Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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EP. 137: Strength Gains on 2 Workouts a Week? The Truth About Minimum Effective Dose
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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EP. 136: HYROX Hacks: 10 Game-Changing Supplements for Peak Performance
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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EP. 135: Plyometrics: The Secret Sauce for Explosive Strength
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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EP. 134: Barbell Machas Q&A - Belts, Squats, and Supplements
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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EP. 133: Runner's High – Is It Even Real?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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EP. 132 The Science Behind Exercise Selection – Unlocking Maximum Muscle Growth
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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EP.131: Special Guest - Malaysia’s Fitness OG, Mr. Jonathan Wong
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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EP. 130: Round House Table Discussion Between Dr. Arvin & Coach Luke #2
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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EP. 129: Round House Table Discussion Between Dr.Arvin & Coach Luke
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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EP. 128: Optimizing Nutrition for Active Lifestyles and Chronic Conditions with Dietitian Adele
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May 13, 2024 |
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EP. 127: Underrated or Overrated? Luke & Dr. Arvin’s Friendly Fire Debate
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May 01, 2024 |
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EP. 126: Unraveling Nutrition Myths with Nutritionist Ms. Zhiling
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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EP. 125: Is it possible to Heat Up some Gainz?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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EP. 124 Energy Essentials: Part One of the Nutrition Series with Coach Luke Lango
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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EP.123 The Fine Line: Navigating the Pitfalls of Overcoaching
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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EP. 122 Asia Classic Powerlifting Championships 2023 RECAP! by Chief Medical Officer, Dr.Arvin.
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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EP 121. Kicking Off the New Year with Coach Luke: A Bodybuilding Triumph in the Philippines
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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EP. 120 Fitness Program Fundamentals with Coach Luke: From Push Pull Legs to Stronglift Mastery
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Ep.119 Holistic Healing: Beyond Physical Injuries to Psychological & Biosocial Recovery
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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EP. 118 Carb Loading Decoded: Front Load or Back Load? Dive in with Coach Luke
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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EP. 117 Unlocking Power: Nervous System Mastery in Season 5 of Malaysia's Spiciest Lifting Podcast!
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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EP. 116 Training To Failure Pt.2 (UPDATE!)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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EP. 115 A Fat Loss Supplement Used In Body Building. Lets Talk Yohimbine!
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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EP. 114 Training To Failure Pt.1 (UPDATE!)
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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EP. 113 Coach Luke Talks About His Competion Experience
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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EP. 112 Coaches Corner Ft Q&A's: You Asked, We Answered.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ep 111 - RR#13 Squats, Glutes and Deloads. This Episode Gets Spicy With Hypertrophy Gains!
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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EP. 110 A 3000 Year Old Supplement Is Making A Comeback. Lets Talk Ashwagandha!
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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EP. 109 Optimizing Recovery: Understanding fatigue. 4 Part Series! (1/4)
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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EP. 108 RR #12 Foam Rolling and Stretching Between Sets. Do They Really Work?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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EP. 107 Crash dieting! Is It Really Worth The Trade Off To Lose Weight Fast?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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EP. 106 Comp Prep Update With Coach Luke
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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EP. 105 Lets Talk Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Do You Think You May Have it?
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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EP. 104 Research Review #11 - Creatine & Squats! It Does't Get Any Better Than This.
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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EP. 103 - The Good Dr's Meet Recap. Road To Nationals!
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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EP. 102 The Influence Of Analgesics Consumption On Hypertrophy
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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EP 101: RIR Accuracy Prediction Of A Coach And How It Affects The Athletes
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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EP. 100 Coaches Corner Ft Coach Hisham. We Talk Shop On RPE For Strength & Hypertrophy!
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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EP. 99 Research Review #10 - Does RT Improve ROM? & The Power Of The Placebo Effect.
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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EP. 98 How Much Protein Do We Actually Need To Build Muscle? [New Study Update]
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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EP. 97 The 20 Golden Nuggets To Starting Your Fitness Journey in 2023!
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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EP. 96 Coaches Corner Ft Kevin Oo - The Liver King!
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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EP. 95 Research Review #9 - BCAA's & Training Frequency.
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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EP. 94 Find Out What The Latest 'Super Drug' Is. Safe? Dangerous? Find out more..
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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EP. 93 Do Enhanced Athletes Train Differently Compared To Natural Athletes?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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EP. 92 The Machas Take On Some Q&A's From The Followers
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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EP. 91 The Return Of The Machas !
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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EP. 90 Barbell Machas Q&A: You Spoke We Heard You.
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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EP. 89 Research Review #8 - Tempo, Love and Peace!
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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EP. 88 Lets Talk Managing Nutrition!
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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EP. 87 Inner Chest Development. Building That Arnold Sized Chest.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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EP. 86 Coaches Corner: What It Takes To Be A Good Personal Trainer.
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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EP. 85 Research Review #7 - Soy Protein & Cuppy Therapy
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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EP. 84 An Industry Worth 150 Billion Dollars. Lets Talk Supplements. Are All Supps Legit?
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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EP. 83 Basic Guide To Understanding Periodization. Can Or Should Beginners Utilize This Concept?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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EP. 82 Coaches Corner: Answering Q&A's !
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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EP. 81 Research Review #6 - Making Gains In A Caloric Deficit & Naturalistic Decision Making
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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EP. 80 A Secret Gem Amongst Supplements? Let's Talk Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA)
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May 29, 2022 |
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EP. 79 Training For Strength VS Training For Hypertrophy. Why They Aren't Quite The Same Fruit?
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May 23, 2022 |
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EP. 78 Coaches Corner: What Are The Common Errors In The Weight Room
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May 08, 2022 |
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EP. 77 Research Review #5 - Pursuing Mastery In Coaching & PRP Injections For Elbow Pain
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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EP. 76 Talking Shop With Special Guest Sebastian Tan AKA The Malaysian Glute Guy
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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EP. 75 The Holy Month Of Ramadhan Is Upon Us. Lets Talk Fasting! Ft. Coach Azim
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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EP. 74 Lets Talk About The Optimal Rep Ranges For Hypertrophy!
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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EP. 73 Coaches Corner: Talking Shop With Returning Guest Kevin Oo
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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EP. 72 Research Review #4 - How Volume Affects Hypertrophy
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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EP. 71 Fats! Does Consuming Fats Actually Make You Fatter?
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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EP. 70 Isometric training in rehabilitation, strength and hypertrophy. Possible new gains?
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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EP. 69 Coaches Corner: Our Take On Virtual Coaching/Training. Is It The Future?
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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EP. 68 Special Episode: The Good Doctors First Meet Recap!
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Special Announcement From The Machas!
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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EP. 67 Coaches Corner. The Dr Competes For The First Time!
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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EP. 66 Resistance Training In Youth: Is It Safe?
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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EP. 65 How to go about your nutrition when it comes to counting Macronutrients.
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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EP. 64 Women's Health: Pre & Post Natal ft Special Guest Lavinia Chew
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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EP. 63 Coaches Corner. Let's talk expectations!
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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EP. 62 Cryotherapy. Legit recovery modality or some hocus pocus?
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 61 The struggle of weight loss when it comes to dieting Ft Will Khor (Nutrition Coach)
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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EP. 60 Ever heard of a Superset? What about Rest Pause? Lets talk training modalities!
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 59 Research review #3
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 58 Testosterone boosters. Effective or just pure hype?
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 57 Does training until failure result in more gains? Let's find out!
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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EP. 56 When & how should I return to training after getting COVID/VACCINATED.
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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EP. 55 How do you know when you've trained too much? Lets talk Overtraining!
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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EP.54 Research review #2
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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EP.53 What it takes to become a bikini competitor ft Pan Per Li
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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EP. 52 Hypertrophy series #9: Rest intervals & fatigue management
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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EP.51 The minimum amount needed to maintain your physical endurance and strength gains.
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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EP. 50 Research review #1
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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EP.49 The famously known sleeping aid called Melatonin!
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May 31, 2021 |
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EP.48 Hypertrophy Series #8: Volume
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May 24, 2021 |
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EP. 47 Barbell Machas talk Vaccination and future plans!
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May 12, 2021 |
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EP. 46 The Barbell Machas Q&A #2
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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EP. 45 Let's talk compression wear. Specifically knee sleeves!
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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EP. 44 Let's talk Steroids. Specifically Testosterone! Ft guest speaker Dr.Dmytro Klokol
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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EP.43 Resistance Training In The Elderly
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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EP.42 Return Of The Gains 2.1
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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EP.41 Why you aren't actually gaining weight. Let's talk hardgainers!
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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EP.40 Hypertrophy Series #7: Training Frequency
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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EP.39 MCO 2.0
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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EP. 38 The Barbell Machas Q&A #1
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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EP. 37 Machines VS Free Weights. Which is better? Lets get sciency
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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EP. 36 Anti-Oxidants? No, we're just ANTI BS!
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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EP.35 No Pain No Gain, Lets talk Muscle Damage!
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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EP. 34 Hypertrophy Series #6: Metabolic Stress
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 33 Hypertrophy series #5: Time Under Tension (TUT)
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 32 Hypertrophy series #4: Mechanical Tension
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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EP. 31 Understanding the Ketogenic diet Ft. Kedric Kwan Msc
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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EP. 30 Hypertrophy series #3: Anatomy and physiology of skeletal muscles
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 29 Hypertrophy series #2: The Fitness Fatigue Model
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 28 Hypertrophy series #1: The Intro
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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EP 27. 10 MYTHS about losing fat! Lets talk about the myths surrounding fat loss.
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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EP. 26 Need more pumps? Let's talk Citrulline malate!
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 25 Are you really serious about training if you're not taking this? Lets talk Beta Alanine!
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 24 Detox teas and waist trainers. Legit or bullsh*t? Let's get controversial.
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 23 Taking breaks are killing my gains! Lets Talk Deload.
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 Talking shop with the Strongman ft Zarol Alfiyan
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 21 The myths surrounding squats!
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 20 Kinesiology tape. Does it really work or is it just for aesthetics?
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 10 Mistakes that are killing your GAINS!
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 18 Things have just gotten extra spicy this week. Lets talk SARMS!
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 Cancer survivor and all round BADASS! Ft Dr. Syazana Alia
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 Keep on rolling baby you know what time it is! Lets talk Foam Rolling.
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 15 Worth the money or just all hype and no results? Lets talk Fat Burners!
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Ep.14 Talking with one of the Body Building OG's of Malaysia. Ft Kumareswarren
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 13 Return of the gains! Lets talk coming back to training post MCO.
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 12 What does it take to be a competitive Physique athlete Ft. Kevin Oo
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 11 KAATSU! The story behind blood flow restriction/occlusion training.
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 10 Juggling between work, training and commitments!
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May 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 9 The one drug that is legal and safe to consume. Lets talk Caffeine!
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May 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 8 Will doing cardio and strength training kill our gains? Lets talk Concurrent training!
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May 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 7 The importance of Progressive overloading. Lets talk Gains!
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May 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 6 The most expensive water in the fitness industry. Lets talk BCAA!
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 5 Let's talk about Rotator Cuff injuries!
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 4 Let the Machas show you the whey! Lets talk Whey Protein.
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 3 10 Mistakes most beginners make when joining their first Powerlifting meet.
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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MCO SPECIAL - Lets talk staying active!
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 2 - All aboard the Strain Train! Lets talk hamstring strain.
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 1 - Lets talk Creatine AKA The Cocaine of Fitness!
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 0 - The Machas!
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Mar 15, 2020 |