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“The Least Effort Method of Maintaining Your Physique After Dieting”
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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“I Quit My Job to Finally Get in Shape”
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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“He Lost 41 lbs on 1,000 Calories a Day: Now What?”
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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“I ate only 5 foods to get lean.”
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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“What Should You Do When Progress Stalls?” - with Matt and Sam
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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“I’m 42 and wondering: Can I still grow?”
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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“Should You Cut Through the Holidays? — with Andy and Matt”
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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“I've been from 140 to 280 and back… But why can’t I bulk?”
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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“Set Your Expectations in Reality — Not Fantasy”
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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"Skills Aren’t Your Problem — Mindset Is"
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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“The Most Common Diet Mistakes – with Matt & Sam”
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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''I lost 80 lbs and kept it off for 10 years — Now I’m afraid to bulk''
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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#91 Training Through Injuries, Deloads, and Cuts — Q&A with Coach Matt
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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"I thought I had to push, but I realize now I had to pull back"
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Coach Sam’s photo shoot prep
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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"From 360 lbs to 173 — and I'm still not done"
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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I broke my arm and tore three shoulder ligaments. Here’s my recovery plan.
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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"I promised my family I'd come back bigger and stronger."
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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"Someone asked if I still work out..."
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Why the Carnivore and Anti-Seed Oil Movement Scares Me
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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"I just want to see my abs — once."
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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"I used to be 250. Now I want to be Captain America."
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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"What worked before isn’t working now."
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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"I just want to look like I train."
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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"I was always the fat twin."
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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"I gained 30 lbs — because I finally let myself grow."
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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"Weekdays I’m perfect. Weekends, I spiral."
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May 27, 2025 |
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"I want to bulk — but I’m afraid of undoing everything"
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May 20, 2025 |
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"I’m trying to become the role model my daughters deserve"
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May 13, 2025 |
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Introducing our new coach: Sam Edwards — “I’ll never let a client go through what I did!"
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May 06, 2025 |
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S4E22: Danny Lennon on Spotting Misrepresentations in Nutrition Research
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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S4E21: Eric Trexler on the Metabolic Changes When Dieting
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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S4E20: Sohee Carpenter's Story and How to Spot Loved Ones Struggling With Disordered Eating
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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S4E19: Greg Nuckols’s Backstory and Whether Kids Should Lift
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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S4E18: Eric Helms's Story
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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S4E17: From Death’s Door to Bodybuilding Coach | Steve Hall’s Story
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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S4E16: Reaching a 1,000 Pound Lifting Total | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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S4E15: Finding Motivation After Losing 50 Pounds | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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S4E14: Are There Bulking vs. Cutting Programs? | Q&A Friday
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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S4E13: Is Tyler’s Goal of 230 pounds at 10% Body Fat Realistic? | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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S4E12: How Much Volume Do I Need To Maintain My Physique? | Q&A Friday
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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S4E11: I Lost 25 Pounds, Now What? | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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S4E10: Who Would You Throw On the Fire? | Q&A Friday
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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S4E09: Program Hopping Purgatory | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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S4E08: Should We Tackle Fat Loss in Phases? | Q&A Friday
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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S4E07: "My Girlfriend is Mystified by My Relationship With Alcohol" | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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S4E06: How Can We Train Around Injuries? | Q&A Friday
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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S4E05: Helping Mark Reveal His Six-pack at 49 | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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S4E04: Why Has My Initial Weight Loss Stalled? | Q&A Friday
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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S4E03: Troubleshooting Nick's Fat Loss Plateau | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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S4E02: Helping Stephen Overcome His Fear of Weight Gain | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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S4E01: Troubleshooting Greg's Bulk | Troubleshooting Tuesday
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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S03E20: Ben Carpenter Q&A
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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S03E19: Ben Carpenter on Everything Fat Loss
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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S03E18: Jordan Harbinger on Losing 40 Pounds of Fat
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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S03E17: Itamar Marani, Israel's Jason Bourne, on How Your Mindset is Holding You Back
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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S03E16: The Biggest Fitness Mistakes We've Made
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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S03E15: Should We Use Calorie Calculators?
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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S03E14: How Often Should We Change Our Training Programs?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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S03E13: Dr. Idz on the Problems with Nutrition Research, the Carnivore Diet, Artificial Sweeteners, and... Does Fasting Cure Cancer?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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S03E12: Should I Be Dieting if I'm Stressed or Sleep-Deprived?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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S03E11: How to Travel and Maintain Your Physique
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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S03E10: How to Spot a Charlatan
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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S03E09: Stop Letting the Scale Ruin Your Life
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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S03E08: Food Intolerances, Gluten, and Should I Avoid Sugar?
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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S03E07: Should I Bulk or Cut?
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May 26, 2022 |
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S03E06: Is It Dangerous to Go Below 1200 Calories?
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May 19, 2022 |
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S03E05: Crafting a Winning Mindset - Coach James’ Story
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May 12, 2022 |
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S03E04: Lessons from a Decade in the Fitness Industry - Coach Matt's Story
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May 05, 2022 |
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S03E03: Bullied into Anorexia, Saved by Bodybuilding — Coach Reid’s Story
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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S03E02: Losing 150 pounds in 8 months - Alberto’s Story
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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S03E01: Where the hell have you been, Andy?
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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S02E01 James Clear on How Small Changes Can Lead to Remarkable Results
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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S1E29: Hypertrophy Researcher, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld, Answers Your Questions
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Dec 26, 2017 |
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S1E28: Joseph Agu on the Nutrition Challenges of Elite Athletes
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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S1E27 Pt2: Menno Henselmans on Steroid Use, HMB & Ketogenic Study Fraud
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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S1E27 Pt1: Menno Henselmans on Physique Maintenance While Traveling
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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S1E26: Patrick Umphrey on the Power of Empathy for Building a 13,000+ Member Facebook Community
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Oct 31, 2017 |
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S1E25: Community Trumps Marketing: How Luka Hocevar Built a 7-figure Gym
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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S1E24: Second Special Reader Q&A with Coach Andy Morgan
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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S1E23: Mike Tuchscherer on Building World Champions With Better Recovery
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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S1E22 Pt3: Greg Nuckols Answers your Questions on Squats, Progressive Overload, and Muscle Gain
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Aug 22, 2017 |
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S1E22 Pt2: Greg Nuckols on Benching, Blueberries, and Protein
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Aug 08, 2017 |
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S1E22 Pt1: Greg Nuckols on the Science of Strength
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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S1E21: Ben Carpenter on Overcoming His Emaciating Chron's Disease, Twice
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Jul 18, 2017 |
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S1E20: Eric Helms Answers Your Most Popular Questions
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Jul 05, 2017 |
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S1E19: Eric Helms on Interpreting and Using Training Research, for Gainz ;)
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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S1E18: How to Factor in Individual Differences for Physique Progress
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Jun 07, 2017 |
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S1E17: Chad Landers on Becoming One of LA's Top Celebrity Trainers
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May 30, 2017 |
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S1E16: Martin Macdonald on Calling Out Fitness Industry Charlatans, With Integrity
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May 16, 2017 |
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S1E15: Special Q&A with Andy Morgan
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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S1E14: Alan Aragon on Turning His Career Failures into Success
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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S1E13: James Krieger on the Issues of Tracking Body Fat Percentage
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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S1E12: Tony Gentilcore on the Importance of Training With Purpose for Motivation
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Mar 14, 2017 |
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S1E11: Andrea Valdez on Building Awesome Coach-Client Relationships
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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S1E10: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky on How You Can Win the Battle with Obesity
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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S1E09: Mark Fisher on Embracing Weirdness to Build NYC’s Most Profitable Gym
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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S1E08: Jordan Syatt on What It's Like to Train Gary Vaynerchuk Every Day
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Nov 10, 2016 |
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S1E07: Sol Orwell on Building Examine.com into a 7-Figure Business
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Nov 03, 2016 |
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S1E06: JC Deen On Conquering The Mental Game When Dieting
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Dec 03, 2015 |
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S1E05: Eric Helms on Making Adjustments for Bodybuilders and Powerlifters
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Aug 05, 2015 |
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S1E04: Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition on the Art of Online Coaching
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Jun 24, 2015 |
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S1E03: Greg Nuckols on Lifting Heavy Things, Beer, & Business Ethics
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Mar 30, 2015 |
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S1E02: Chase Erwin on Overcoming the Skinny Trap
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Mar 12, 2015 |
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S1E01: Welcome
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Dec 22, 2014 |