After Freedom Podcast

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Broderick and I are back - What's new? by Daniel Pekic

Today Broderick Chavez returns to the After Freedom Podcast. We discuss various topics regarding: 1) The pro's and con's of front-loading with anabolic steroids 2) Health-related issues that can arise from higher dose cycles. 3) Bone health, post-surgery, and post-injury recovery with various performance-enhancing drugs. Timestamps: 01:03 - Discussing Broderick's recent troubles with insomnia and other sleep-related issues. 08:21 - Brodericks opinion on front-loading before an anabolic steroid cycle. 18:01 - Is it possible to build a tolerance from anabolic steroids the same way you can with other drugs? 31:24 - Is there a dosage range for anabolic steroids where real health problems start to occur? 37:27 - Discussing the risk to reward ratio with performance-enhancing drugs and health. 50:24 - Bone health / Does Anavar increase protein turnover in bone tissue? 57:36 - How does Human Growth Hormone (HGH) fit into a recovery program? 1:03:36 - Talking about my personal concerns with Human Growth Hormone (HGH) 1:22:02 - Discussing the first influencers on the internet in the fitness industry. Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

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Today Lyle McDonald makes a return to the podcast as we take a deeper look into the life that is Lyle. 00:04 - Has much changed in Lyle's life being a natural introvert during this COVID-19 pandemic? 00:46 - Does Lyle find that someone who produces a lot of content have similar introvert style personalities / Where do creators find the time to post so much content? 01:46 - Lyle's work routine consists of large bursts of motivation with extended periods of laziness as a content creator. 03:32 - Why does Lyle go through different phases in terms of motivation to write / produce content followed by periods of doing nothing? 09:09 - Writing one book or piece of content every so often is enough for Lyle to live a happy life and focus on what he enjoys most. 10:20 - Lyle shares his insight on his recent women's book sales numbers / Why Lyle doesn't enjoy writing 'mass-market' books. 14:05 - Why Lyle decided to self-publish his books instead of outsourcing a 'real' or mainstream publisher / The downsides to using a mainstream publisher 18:03 - Lyle discusses how he was losing money by listing his books on Amazon / Why his books aren't on Amazon anymore. 23:27 - Why Lyle doesn't have any audiobooks available for purchase / The difficulty explaining equations and formulas via audio. 27:18 - Lyle's more ethical approach to marketing himself and how it helped him draw in more customers to his specific niche / Why Lyle's audience is more loyal to him. 33:16 - How Lyle taught himself to code in the early 2000s and built his website all by himself during the era before the mainstream website builders were around. 41:27 - Lyle breaks down the bipolar condition and medicating vs not medicating / Why making life decisions during a manic episode is a terrible idea. 49:10 - The two different types of bipolar and their different side effects / Lyle informs us of his symptoms with 'light' bipolar. 56:41 - Discussing the author Robert Morris Sapolsky's book "Circling the Blanket for God" and how it relates to mental health conditions. 1:05:00 - How abusing aromatizing inhibitors tanked my estrogen and caused negative psychological effects. 1:12:56 - People who have manic episodes only seek help and medication once they hit rock bottom in their life / Lyle shares his experiences. 1:21:31 - How mood and body composition relate to each other / Lyle discusses how he self-medicated with food during his depression phase in life. 1:26:17 - Aromatisation saturation whilst using large amounts of testosterone and estrogen imbalances / Talking about the mainstream stigma that estrogen is bad. 1:34:38 - Beginner steroid cycle dosages / How much do you actually require to achieve the physique or physical goal you desire? 1:43:37 - The common anabolic steroid dosages in today's world for an elite level bodybuilder / What drugs give you that "hard" look? 1:50:36 - Discussing a long-term oxandrolone study where lower doses of oxandrolone didn't shut down HPTA at all in certain subjects / How checking testosterone once is not enough to get an accurate baseline. 1:56:19 - Taling about testosterone usage and fertility issues later on in life / How common is it / Discussing a study on testosterone for birth control. 2:01:36 - How much of a percentage of men maintain their fertility with HCG alone vs how many further required FSH? 2:09:06 - How raising TRT dosages causes some men to become symptom-free compared to a lower dosage / The overuse of aromatising inhibitors causing a permanent reduction in your ability to aromatise. 2:15:01 - Is there a long term adaptation with androgen receptors? / Discussing threshold dosages of anabolic steroids and how there is no direct linear effect. 2:24:37 - Lyle discusses neurosteroids / Other extragonadal side effects such as mood and libido from using HCG. 2:31:32 - Talking about the "post-stress depression syndrome" from Robert Morris Sapolsky's book "behave".

Broderick Chavez is a world-renowned biologist and sports performance coach. Broderick is known as “the drug guy” in the sports performance world, but he also is a book of knowledge when it comes to structuring strength and conditioning programs for elite-level athletes. We discuss more on the controversial topic that is, coronavirus. Later in the podcast, we move on to powerlifting and various complications that may arise throughout their careers. 01:04 - Just how contagious is COVID-19? 02:04 - Can you build an antibody for COVID-19? 03:42 - Has anything other information emerged as far as the deadliness or death rates of COVID-19? 05:46 - How many people are actually dying from COVID-19? 09:49 - The three potential outcomes for ending the coronavirus pandemic. 14:42 - The greedy end up with nothing. How coronavirus benefits no one in the long run. 20:00 - The problem with compounding pharmacies and their similarities to UGL companies. 27:06 - Heavy metal contamination, Fact or fiction? 30:08 - If you don't have symptoms, is it unlikely you have any chronic heavy metal accumulation? 32:18 - How valuable is testing for heavy metal contamination for someone like myself? 35:04 - Discussing my recent lab work with Broderick and the long term complications from dengue fever. 38:32 - How high of a urea value would you have to have to want a deeper look? Is there any kind of threshold? 45:40 - How long do heavy metals stay in the human body? 47:53 - What kind of clinical manifestations could this potential accumulation of heavy metals be causing? 54:01 - Thyroid. The T3 value and the symptoms are where the rubber hits the road? Broderick voices his opinion. 57:13 - Autoimmune diets and how fast they can bring down thyroid antibodies. 01:01:08 - Do females have better survival rates than males from coronavirus due to estrogen levels? 01:08:20 - Is there a difference in drug-induced LVH and a natural athlete? 01:09:51 - Why does Broderick prefer to work with powerlifters over bodybuilders? 01:11:12 - Why on average are strongmen and powerlifters chubbier than bodybuilders even on offseason? 01:28:47 - Estrogen and water retention. Does elevated estrogen directly relate to fat accumulation? 01:40:30 - Short term use of sleep meds and is it okay to use them? 01:41:29 - Increased appetite from THC use and it's common negative trade-offs. 01:42:10 - The psychoactive side effects of THC use. 01:58:50 - The mind-blowing doses of anabolic steroids that some professional athletes use. Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Today I sit down with an aspiring MMA fighter and provide him with some guidance on where to begin with nutrition, strength and conditioning and recovery. This podcast is a recorded Zoom consult I had with a client. I like to call the initial Zoom consult our “brainstorm” phase. The brainstorming phase is a general chat to gather a better emotional, psychological and physical understanding of an athlete so that I can program something more specific later depending on the client’s goals. MMA as a sport itself can already be a lot of training volume with several martial art disciplines to learn at once; so additional time focused on aerobic training and strength and conditioning can oftentimes be overwhelming for an athlete. Just how does one even begin in MMA with so many important elements to consider? Please be aware that this consult is merely one snapshot of many conversations I and the client may have had prior and after, so there may be some unanswered questions you may be wondering why I did not bother to ask them. I like to publish my Zoom consultations with clients on my channel sometimes, so that I can provide listeners with an understanding of how I begin to program for an athlete. 00:12 - Discussing Daniel's goals and finding the 'optimal' weight class for an MMA athlete. 01:58 - How do you know when you're overtrained / heart rate variability tracking devices used to measure if you're overtraining or not. 06:08 - The only true way to find out if you're overtraining or not is with an accurate tracking device such as the Oura ring. 06:28 - Eating enough calories to sustain muscle / Finding your calorie maintenance before trying to gain muscle 08:32 - Does Daniel want to be heavier, stronger or both? 10:14 - Is reach more important or your actual height as a fighter? 11:51 - Finding your body's natural 'set point' weight as a fighter. 14:11 - How many calories do high-level endurance athletes need to maintain their weight? 22:00 - Are there cases where people gain weight and improved cardio? 24:30 - Planning a home strength program for Daniel / Kettlebell programs whilst in isolation 29:54 - The importance of red meat in any diet / Daniel's current nutrition 32:53 - Liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods there is / I strongly recommend it for any athlete 34:33 - Studies that say animal-based protein is going to kill us / How true is this statement? 39:27 - Should you do weights and cardio before or after skill work / Training schedules for part-time fighters 46:03 - 40 sets per week of resistance training are all you need for strength training. 53:04 - The importance of long slow distance (LSD) cardio and the preferred heart rate ranges. 1:05:44 - How majoring in the minor isn't sustainable for most part-time MMA fighters/athletes in general 1:10:48 - Talking about crash dieting and the negative effects it can have in the long run / Burning fewer calories at rest Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Broderick Chavez is a world-renowned biologist and sports performance coach. Broderick is known as “the drug guy” in the sports performance world, but he also is a book of knowledge when it comes to structuring strength and conditioning programs for elite-level athletes. Today, Broderick and I discuss the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Later on in the podcast, we move on to talk about HRV, blood pressure and optimal heart rate thresholds at rest. Timestamps: 00:03 - Brodericks opinion on the current coronavirus pandemic / Brodericks virology background 04:02 - Why is the majority of the death rate from the coronavirus in the elderly? 05:20 - Is the COVID-19 coronavirus any more extreme than a yearly 'seasonal flu'? 06:06 - How many people does Broderick think will die from this COVID-19 pandemic? 07:52 - Discussing the horrible experience I had from dengue fever and how it attacked my poor immune system 08:33 - Potential post-infection symptoms from diseases and viruses like the COVID-19 coronavirus. 12:55 - Is it unfair or foolish to compare other causes of death rates to the coronavirus death rate? 15:23 - The issue with no one trusting the mainstream media data and the harm it can cause 17:42 - The insane conspiracies around coronavirus and why they exist 22:22 - The problem with internet content convincing the general population with false data surrounding the coronavirus 26:35 - What would happen as far as a containment point of view if we didn't contain the borders regarding the coronavirus? 29:24 - How are people benefiting from the coronavirus pandemic financially? 35:36 - No one should be accused of anything without actual evidence to back their claims 44:58 - Discussing me and Brodericks latest training, diet & lifestyle 49:37 - Lower heart pressure when getting off anabolic steroids / Will it happen again? 54:59 - Loss of appetite after 30 days of eating and training hard / Ways to increase appetite? 58:31 - Discussing the optimal heart rate thresholds / Tracking heart rate whilst sleeping for more accurate results 01:06:18 - Consistent blood pressure levels whether I'm on TRT or not / Where is the blood pressure cut off? 01:09:11 - Does blood pressure correlate with your heart rate and HRV scores? 01:11:06 - The number one thing that has helped me with lowering my heart rate and blood pressure 01:18:52 - The 'talk test' for optimal heart rate levels whilst doing cardio 01:22:17 - Maintaining muscle from non-traditional bodybuilding resistance training 01:33:00 - Caffeine and bladder issues / Why does it happen? 01:55:22 - The learning methodology / Learning how to learn correctly Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Benoit Lapierre Ph.D. is an expert in his own category. Benoit specializes in the neurobiological sciences to help bring IFBB bodybuilders and other elite athletes into peak condition by honing in on their psyche. Benoit’s functional medicine approach not only considers neuroscience but also an integrated understanding of endocrinology, nutrition, and pharmacology for an overall result that showcases some of the best athletes on the planet. Today we dive deep on the recent COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and cryptocurrency. Timestamps: 00:04 - Benoit's general opinion of the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic 06:31 - Discussing the matter of 'the richer get richer, and the poor get poor' terminology and essential vs non-essential businesses 09:51 - The problem with cryptocurrency and how it opens up new security issues compared to normal currencies 13:22 - Humans aren't using the scientific method as the best gauge of making a decision regarding the coronavirus 15:40 - We live in a world where social media dictates peoples critical thinking instead of using the scientific methods 19:36 - Any hierarchy will have some level of corruption, but does that mean we can go accusing people without real evidence? 27:05 - The removal of cash and how cash and signatures for verification are outdated 32:59 - Talking about the 'new world order' that has been unraveling over time and why it's a good thing, not a bad thing. 38:50 - How I feel on the carnivore diet VS eating a more 'regular' balanced diet 44:30 - How clinically significant are all these other uncontrollable health factors in life? 49:06 - The Australian bushfire disasters & Australian 'greeny' culture 53:23 - The exponential curve for the COVID-19 coronavirus and is Australia following the same trajectory as Italy? 1:05:45 - Talking about women, relationships and my upbringing 1:09:46 - Why do I need to fall in love? / Is it essential to fall in love in life according to Benoit? 1:17:54 - How time and financial freedom will allow me to be a better father in the future 1:23:28 - Understanding Benoits bizarre theories and how they actually make quite a bit of sense Benoit's website: http://troma.ca/blp/ Benoit's email: spiritualkinesiologyphd@gmail.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Brian Ebersole returns for a second podcast today. We continue our discussion on all things MMA and dive a little deeper into the strength and conditioning based training for mixed martial arts athletes. Brian is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Welterweight division. Brian holds a record of 5-3 with the organization. In addition to the UFC, Ebersole has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce, the San Jose Razorclaws of the IFL and King of the Cage. We discuss Brian’s life post UFC career. Brian is now a full-time MMA coach and family man. Brian has influenced some of the top Muay Thai gyms in Thailand and is arguably one of the most well sought after MMA coaches in Australia. Timestamps: 00:02 - Discussing the peak of Brian's career and being in the developing stages of mixed martial arts as a sport 01:09 - Are MMA strength and conditioning coaches getting to in the weeds in about how specific they're getting with their exercises? 02:08 - Where does Brian sit with how significant you need to be with your strength and conditioning exercises 05:59 - Is there any time for these super-specific exercises for part-time MMA fighters who still have a day job? 11:06 - Practicing the fundamentals will eventually align with other more 'specific' techniques 17:24 - Forming bad habits to react after certain strikes whilst drilling the same techniques back to back 21:29 - Are athletes evolving over time or is technology around sports getting better and making everyone look better? 25:10 - Brian's opinion on what has changed from the beginning of the UFC to now 30:16 - Is the UFC matching the most exciting fights or the number one contender? 31:18 - Discussing drugs in the UFC and sports in general / Is it possible to achieve the same results naturally? 39:37 - Brian's diet and nutrition whilst cutting weight for his lightweight fight in the UFC 42:59 - The lack of knowledge for diet and nutrition for cutting weight in the early stages of the UFC 48:08 - The dangers of weight cuts that aren't planned out properly / Brians remarkable weight cut to 70kg at his height 56:28 - Are all coaches mixed martial arts programs different or are they all roughly the same? 59:27 - Muscle hypertrophy programs in mixed martial arts / Kettlebell programs effectiveness for training 1:08:26 - Can martial arts training programs be designed to fast track an athlete's progression in the gym? 1:15:58 - Is there a 'luck' element in BJJ the same way a striker can get a lucky strike? Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

I’ve been asked for my take on COVID-19 several times per day. Initially, I didn’t want to provide my thoughts; listening to experts should have been our main focus during a time where urgent intervention is critical. That’s right, mainstream media is still a fair resource when it comes to a pandemic. However, I forgot that we’re among a society that often prefers to use conspiracy theories over the scientific method as the best gauge in making major decisions regarding health outcomes. So here is me doing my bit—looking for clout in being sensible and less sexy. Timestamps: 00:04 - There's not enough data to draw accurate conclusions about coronavirus yet 00:29 - The coronavirus pandemic is a result of when mass societies do not use the scientific method as the best gauge for making a decision regarding health outcomes 00:46 - My thoughts on the outlandish coronavirus conspiracies floating around 01:42 - Wherever there is profit, there is corruption. But does that mean everyone is corrupt? 02:05 - Why you shouldn't waste your energy on conspiracy theories without solid evidence during a time like this 03:35 - Discussing my thoughts on the 'new world order' and why it would be a good thing for society 04:30 - The complexity of virology and the differences in health outcomes geographically and racially 06:11 - Why short term data for the coronavirus is incomparable to the 'common cold' or other long term studied influenzas 07:41 - What happens in a free society with people who think they know more than the experts 08:56 - Discussing 'partial lockdown' and why it's not enough to eliminate or contain this virus swiftly 10:54 - My theory of what will happen to society if this partial lockdown goes on for an extended period of time 13:16 - Why I don't think an apocalypse type scenario is inevitable - Humans are communal creatures before savages 14:12 - What is more likely to happen if the entire government collapsed and people were forced to survive without government aid 16:18 - Many people are not taking social distancing seriously enough. Why you shouldn't leave the house unless you have to 18:27 - Coronavirus is so contagious that even meeting with one extra person can jeopardize your entire family’s isolation attempts 19:28 - 'It's only the sick and frail that is dying' - There are millions of elderly and sick people 20:22 - The secondary, indirect effects of health outcomes from coronavirus Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Today I discuss a few constructive criticisms of my own strength and conditioning programming methods for MMA athletes. I also make some counterpoints about some common belief systems in the nuance of strength and conditioning for MMA athletes. With what is still a new sport in comparison to other combat sports, MMA strength and conditioning coaching is still very much in the nuances of what is “best” for an athlete. Is there really a best way to approach this area in MMA? Do we have any data to prove our points that are specific to MMA? Timestamps: 00:10 How many elite-level MMA fighters actually have an optimal strength and conditioning program? 00:31 Why mixed martial arts differ from other martial arts / sports in general 01:28 Is there such thing as 'essential' strength and conditioning exercises for MMA athletes? 01:58 Why cookie-cutter approaches don't work for a sport like MMA 02:51 Clarifying the goals for Quillan's next 90 days of training during the coronavirus outbreak 05:10 Adjustments that will be made to Quillan's training program post-coronavirus 06:59 My opinion's on why getting too specific with a training program is a hindrance to the fighter's performance 08:44 Specific exercises for power aren't always the most efficient option Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Today I speak with Brian Ebersole, a retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Welterweight division. Brian holds a record of 5-3 with the organization. In addition to the UFC, Ebersole has competed in Shooto, Strikeforce, the San Jose Razorclaws of the IFL and King of the Cage. We discuss Brian’s life post UFC career. Brian is now a full-time MMA coach and family man. Brian has influenced some of the top Muay Thai gyms in Thailand and is arguably one of the most well sought after MMA coaches in Australia. Timestamps: [00:20] Brians current training facility and schedule [01:59] Discussing Brians popularity as an MMA coach in Australia [03:08] How Brian manages his busy schedule with his work & personal life [09:49] The importance of health and lifestyle in Brian's line of work [11:28] Transitioning from competing to coaching & retiring at the right time [13:53] Discussing the permanent damage in the Usman vs Covington fight [16:01] Wrestling vs Stand-up / Finding the perfect balance [17:23] Why doesn't Brian have many UFC fighters [20:18] The rapid growth of UFC fighters from Australia / Up and comers [22:23] What it was like being trained by Brian Ebersole [26:13] The power of Wrestling / Grappling & why it's important [29:55] Discussing my podcast and fighters I am working with [32:38] Talking about the inevitable drug use in professional sports [35:00] The timeline of Brian Ebersole's fighting career [47:00] Brian's experience with Tiger Muay Thai gym in Thailand [48:35] The influence Brian had on Tiger Muay Thai as a brand [52:35] Price jumps at Muay Thai gyms in Thailand [55:00] Brian's goal of forming an MMA team / Scholarship programs [1:01:43] Where I heard about Brian & where you can contact him

Quillan Salkilld allowed me to record a consult he scheduled in with me. Quillan Salkilld is a young mixed martial arts fighter with a very bright future ahead of him. The consult begins where me and Quillan last left off—after me and him already had several discussions prior to this recording, so I apologise if you’re confused at all during this podcast. This consult was scheduled after his most recent win with new goals in mind. Quillan’s new goal is to increase his power to weight ratio by getting as lean and as large as possible for his chosen weight category of 70 kg. Timestamps: 00:14 What are Quillan's goals for his MMA career 01:27 Discussing body fat percentage and finding maintenance calories 05:18 Cardio changes for off-camp schedules 10:05 Heart rate and sleep tracking devices 15:37 Off-camp weight goals and Target fight weight 18:33 Hypertrophy program for Quillan's training schedule 22:26 Discussing reps in reserve and defining a working set 28:18 Resting times and why it's important to wait longer during sets 29:41 Push training regime for strength and performance 33:42 Rep range cycling for performance 37:06 Pull training regime for strength and performance 45:08 Overall working sets for the week and managing fatigue 47:01 Protein distribution throughout the day and sources of nutrition 52:39 Salt-fix / hydration levels in high-level athletes 54:18 How long it takes for these adaptations to become apparent

Timestamps: [0:23] Lyle talks about his current occupation [1:47] Lyle answers whether he believes there is a genetic limit for muscle hypertrophy, and why he believes so. [6:16] Lyle talks about the drug tests in bodybuilding [7:18] Why large scale blood tests for sports are not possible? Lyle answers [10:00] Whether athletes failing WADA or USADA drug tests be banned for life? Lyle shares his opinion [12:12] Power-lifting federations in the USA and how their attitude towards drug tests differs [15:18] Lyle answers the first primary question of the podcast [29:00] Lyle talks about Dante Trudel and his coaching technique [31:12] What makes some modern research studies into building muscles more methodologically sound? [33:55] Does carb-loading increase muscle size? [37:38] When it comes to muscle hypertrophy, how important are sleep and nutrition for muscle growth, Lyle answers [39:23] The limitations of epidemiological studies on nutrition [42:42] What’s the biggest confound for Lyle by looking at the biggest guys [45:40] How bodybuilding training is an exception to performance sports training? [46:20] The lack of objective endpoint in bodybuilding [50:00] Why some modern research studies into bodybuilding have the potential to make all the previous research redundant? [55:00] Lyle discusses Eric Hyden, and why his coach never produced another successful athlete [59:51] Lyle talks about Glen Penn and his research into Olympic training for athletes in endurance running [1:05:19] Lyle shares what was his reaction after watching the very first UFC fight in the early 90s [1:06:14] The proximity bias in sports [1:07:12] Lyle and Daniel discuss deadlifting [1:10:26] Lift for sport or sport for the lift? Lyle answers [1:11:28] Daniel and Lyle discuss ring fitness for boxers [1:15:54] Lyle talks about Ben Johnson and his books [1:19:07] How relevant are the modern studies? [1:23:13] Lyle reveals his most insane training schedule (for relatively short periods of time) he got away with [1:24:00] Volume for the sake of volume: Where are most sports headed? [1:24:40] If someone wants to be successful at an activity and only have 8 hours a week, what to do? Lyle answers [1:26:58] Lyle answers the third primary question of the podcast (again) [1:29:23] why are guys so much bigger now? [1:35:00] Training at pro levels becomes less important [1:35:34] Lyle shares what led to the failure of Vince McMahon’s bodybuilding federation [1:36:56] Tension is the key to muscle growth [1:38:48] Lyle explains “progressive tension overload” in detail [1:42:17] Lyle discusses the Warren Baum analysis [1:43:05] Lyle discusses some more recent research papers and what he will like to see research on in the future [1:46:15] Lyle answers whether he gets contacted by researchers for a study design [1:47:30] Lyle discusses the limitations of some modern workout study designs [1:50:20] For modern research studies, do we always need to take away the compound exercises (and just use isolated movements) to get things right? Lyle answers [1:55:42] How do we count sets in modern research studies into workouts. Is counting one to one wrong? Lyle shares his opinion [1:57:40] How Lyle counts sets [2:02:26] Lyle talks about squats and why they’re not a good move [2:03:30] Is more compound training better? [2:05:35] Daniel and Lyle share their plans for the future podcast [2:06:51] Lyle shares his coach’s idea that they never got to apply in the real world [2:02:50] Lyle discusses some variables in Muscle Hypertrophy based on the specifics needs of an athlete Lyle's Website: https://www.bodyrecomposition.com Lyle's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mcdonaldlyle?ig Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielpekic Twitter - https://twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - https://facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - https://danielpekic.com/podcast

Timestamps: [04:00] Benoit gives a short brief explaining who he is and how he became the person he is today [07:24] Why Benoit got into bodybuilding and coaching? [10:38] What actually happened when Benoit was living the life of parties and drugs – the epiphany [10:10] Benoit at the peak of bodybuilding [12:50] what kind of stats did he step on stage for his best competition? [14:42] Benoit talks about the best steroid cycle he ever did and what did he gain [16:33] Benoit explains the neurobiosocial model [19:20] How do you breathe when you sleep? Sleep apnea and how to cure it. [26:16] Benoit explains why he looks at the history of a bodybuilder as a child [28:17] Genetics or Craziness – what do you need more to achieve big muscles? [29:57] Daniel shares his experience with GH [34:07] What differentiates the real GH from generic GH? [39:20] Daniel and Benoit discuss steroid regulations in various countries [41:45] Daniel and Benoit discuss PharmaCom [43:22] The cultural paradigms of drug use around the world [46:27] Benoit Lapierre shares his plan as a coach [53:53] Benoit answers whether he understands the intricacies of action at play from a neurological standpoint [55:50] What intrigues Benoit about Broderick Chavez [58:04] Benoit discusses Roid Rage and whether anabolic steroids affect mood [1:01:24] Monogamy vs. Polygamy: Benoit shares his opinion [1:02:15] What’s the best age to go in bodybuilding [1:04:19] Why Benoit doesn’t like Arimidex [1:08:35] What will happen if you take 2mg of Primotestone per week? [1:10:42] In case someone wants to use 500mg of testosterone, will Benoit advise to proactively use an aromatizing inhibitor or wait? [1:11:48] Is 500mg a week too much? [1:13:05] Daniel and Benoit discuss bloodwork in Canada, USA, and Australia [1:20:37] Daniel and Benoit discuss what makes bodybuilding different from other sports [1:22:05] Benoit advises Daniel about injecting 1000mg of testosterone per week [1:28:37] Can a 1000 mg of testosterone increase ambition in a person? Benoit answers [1:30:35] What happens when someone takes extremely high doses of testosterone [1:34:27] How does Benoit view Bodybuilders using psychedelics [1:37:31] What if Benoit hadn’t done drugs? [1:38:27] Daniel shares a story from his past when he came close to losing his mind [1:42:49] Benoit’s opinion about addiction [1:44:40] Benoit shares his expert opinion about whether some dose of aromatizing inhibition will be required with 500 mg of testosterone [1:48:42] why can't Daniel stick to a carnivore diet? [1:50:27] Benoit explains how surfing has indirectly helped Daniel [1:52:58] Benoit sheds some light on Chronobiology [1:54:37] Is eating close to the bed, bad for bodybuilders? [1:55:30] Why Benoit is a fan of prenatal psychology? [1:58:16] Why relationships don’t work out for Daniel? [2:01:36] What makes coaching a win-win relationship for Benoit [2:06:09] Why vegan arguments against eating meat are absurd [2:06:09] Benoit elucidates why the mentality of vegans is anti-human [2:12:02] Benoit explains his "speculative realism." [2:14:02] What to expect from the next podcast with Benoit [2:15:05] Benoit shares why he likes Daniel [2:16:10] What Benoit is expecting from his podcast with Broderick Chavez [2:18:18] What kind of people may get along well with Benoit’s ideology [2:19:15] What type of clients Benoit likes to work with [2:24:47] Daniel talks about well-known people contacting him on email [2:26:34] Benoit shares the kind of audience his podcasts attract

Timestamps: [01:58] Broderick talks about the type of clientele he attracts [03:00] - [05:00] Daniel and Broderick talk about similarities in their character [08:20] Daniel shares his insight about whether eating at premium restaurants in South East Asia means you can avoid food contamination issues? [08:20] Broderick shares a joke about Mexico [09:03] Daniel gives a quick review of his blood work experience [11:42] Broderick shares his insight about liver health and situations that can lead to liver shutting someone down [14:15] Is testosterone comparatively safer even at 10x TRT dose, Broderick answers [14:15] Broderick talks about why he stopped Daniel from getting a retest in 30 days [21:25] why a 7 to 10 days course of antibiotics once a year can actually be good for your health? Broderick shares a story from his past [26:08] Broderick shares trivia behind why the British created Gin [27:58] Broderick shares trivia behind why the British started putting hops in beer [34:32] Daniel and Broderick talk about how genetics impact the physical conditions in both men and women [39:46] Broderick pours his heart out about taking a high dose of testosterone [41:17] Broderick talks about the mood (any behavioral changes) of subjects taking a higher dose of testosterone without any aromatizing inhibition [45:06] Daniel reads an excerpt from Dr. Michael Scully’s research paper about Testosterone saturation [48:20] Brodsee people going more gyno on a 1000mg of testosterone versus the 600mg – which is where saturable limit [according to Dr. Michael Scully] is? Broderick answers [53:30] What is clusterball? [55:45] what is methyltrienolone? [58:30] what is fluoxymesterone? [1:01:29] Roid Rage: Fact or just a myth? What is happening to the body from a neurobiological standpoint [1:04:05] Broderick shares his personal experience with various drugs [1:08:00] What obesity experts think about testosterone? [1:08:50] Daniel and Broderick talk about Dr. Michael Scully’s unofficial study with obese individuals in Anadrol [1:08:50] How Dr. Michael Scally got his medical license revoked [1:12:27] Broderick explains his blindspot (field in which he feels not really confident to give an opinion like an MD [1:14:24] Broderick talks about his childhood [1:18:09] Broderick explains the four-finger ratio and how it plays into a personality [1:19:58] Broderick talks about Phrenology [1:22:38] The God Gene, What is it? [1:24:40] Genetic predisposition Vs. Predeterminant behavior: Broderick shares his views [1:28:27] what’s the most ruthless thing Broderick saw one human being do to another [1:30:10] Daniel’s experience of taking a high dose of marijuana [1:31:02] Broderick’s experience with psychedelics [1: 36:34] Meat or no meat? [1:38:02] what’s the biochemistry behind the psychedelics? [1:40:25] some more discussion about the excess of Anabolic agents [1:41:42] Gata Inhibitors [1:44:39] What Broderick thinks of LGD 4033 [1:47:17] SARMs are more detectable than Anabolics [1:48:19] Are Anabolics safer than SARMs? Broderick shares his opinion [1:50:33] The future of SARMs [1:50:46] Broderick discusses the future of Painkillers [1:53:00] Broderick’s experience with CBD/THC edibles for pain management [1: 54:55] Steven shares his experience of Gummy Bears [1:57:42] Steven and Bell discuss Kratom [1:59:25] Broderick talks about the hypocrisy of USADA

Lyle McDonald needs no introduction. In this podcast, me and Lyle discuss: Cheat days or binge days? Do they actually speed up fat loss? Does Lyle approve of the carnivore diet? Drugs in sports. The dark side of female contraception. And more. And no, I don’t do time stamps yet. Feel free to offer. I just don’t have the time. This was a great chat! Looking forward to another with Lyle.

Broderick Chavez is a world renowned biologist and sports performance coach. His list of clientele is impressive. From Olympians, UFC fighters, IFBB pro bodybuilders, boxers and other elite athletes—Broderick is known as the drug guy. Today, me and Broderick discuss common supplementation and medications used in endurance sports. Me and Broderick also discuss his definition of recoverability when coaching his athletes. As always guys, this is not medical advice. I don’t condone the use of any of the medications discussed as they are illegal in many regions around the world.

Broderick Chavez is a world renowned biologist and sports performance coach. Broderick is known for his openness about the necessity for drug use in elite sports. Broderick has helped IFBB pro bodybuilders, combat sports athletes and even Olympic athletes achieve their goal through training, nutrition, recovery and smart drug use. Today me and Broderick sit down and discuss what to do when the only drug you have access to is testosterone. We also discuss strength and conditioning programming for a kickboxer preparing themselves for a fight.

In my second solocast I discuss: - Why I stopped my anabolic steroids cycle after 8 weeks. - Back to TRT. What is my current TRT regime? - What about HCG with TRT? - Why Stan Efferding’s Vertical diet did not work for me. - What about blood work during this time? What bio-markers do I check? - What about blood pressure for heavy guys or anabolic steroids users? - Carnivore diet + dextrose experiment for sports performance for sufferers of IBS-C. - Experimenting with finding my true MV (maintenance volume) to maintain muscle mass while I focus more time on other sports such as kickboxing and bodyboarding.

Broderick Chavez is a world renowned biologist and sports performance coach. Broderick is known as “the drug guy” in the sports performance world, but he also is a book of knowledge when it comes to structuring strength and conditioning programs for elite level athletes. Today, me and Broderick discuss the beginnings on how he would go about structuring a strength and conditioning program for an MMA fighter that resembles the size and traits of someone like myself.

Broderick Chavez is a biologist and expert on all things sports performance. Broderick Chavez is renowned for his expertise on the darker side of professional sports. Today, me and Broderick discuss an array of miscellaneous topics, including female bodybuilding, contest preparation pharmacology and the biochemistry surrounding popular compounds used in elite level sports. Broderick Chavez - youtube.com/user/EvilGSP Twitter - twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - danielpekic.com

n my first solocast I discuss my recent experiment with anabolic steroids after many years of no use. I quit the experiment after 40 days due to side effects that were increasing the incidence of sleep apnoea episodes. I discuss my bizarre metabolism that required an average of 62 calories per kilogram per day in order for me to gain even a pound. For me, that was approximately 6200 calories per day, everyday. I also discuss my training volume throughout this bulk and some other things about where I’m headed in my life next.

Damian Porter is an ex New Zealand Special Forces Veteran and one of the world’s first personal trainers on record. At 46, Damian is still extremely fit, mobile and healthy. Damian works as a fireman and health coach now. He focuses his time on optimising how to eat, sleep and manage stress for himself and his clients. Damian is living proof that age is no excuse to perform well and manage work-life balance.

Broderick Chavez is a biologist and expert on all things sports performance. Broderick Chavez is renowned for his expertise on the darker side of professional sports. Today, me and Broderick discuss an array of miscellaneous topics, including female bodybuilding, contest preparation pharmacology and the biochemistry surrounding popular compounds used in elite level sports. Broderick Chavez - youtube.com/user/EvilGSP Twitter - twitter.com/daniel_pekic Facebook - facebook.com/daniel.pekic.96 My Website - danielpekic.com

Brendon is perhaps one of a small handful of Personal Trainers in Australia with 20 years of on-the-gym-floor experience. He has worked as a PT in five different countries and has interesting insights being inside the fast moving fitness industry over this time span. His professional passion is developing PT's influence and emotional intelligence skills. His personal passion is fly fishing for trout. He now has his own PT education and recruitment business www.fit2recruit.com.au

Nelson Vergel is a chemical engineer who started his search for cutting-edge health knowledge when he was diagnosed with HIV over 30 years ago. Instead of giving into the hopelessness of the deadly diagnosis, he pushed himself to explore therapies to combat wasting syndrome to save his life and those of his peers. He reviewed medical literature and attended numerous health conferences, eventually becoming an advocate member in the National Health Institute (NIH), pharmaceutical research committees, and FDA review panels. To spread survival knowledge, he has given health-related lectures, providing over 700 of them since 1987. Nelson has created popular health forums with over 55,000 members and has networked with many progressive clinicians. He has been a speaker for 14 pharmaceutical companies on hormones, side effect management, and healthy aging. He is the author of the books “Testosterone: A Man’s Guide” and “HCG Manual for Men”, and co-author of the book “Built to Survive”; the founder of the nonprofit organizations Body Positive Wellness Clinic and Program for Wellness Restoration in Houston; and the aging expert at TheBody.com. ExcelMale.com, one of his latest projects, is quickly becoming a leader among information exchange platforms for men’s health. To remove barriers for self-monitoring, Nelson created DiscountedLabs.com to provide low-cost blood tests to people in most cities of the United States. He is the co-founder of Clinic Optimizers, an integrative medicine educational company that provides reference-backed information to physicians about compounded formulations used in hormone replacement, weight loss, sexual health, dermatology, and other uses.

Broderick Chavez is a biologist and expert on all things sports performance. Broderick Chavez is renowned for his expertise on the darker side of professional sports. Today, me and Broderick discuss an array of miscellaneous topics, including female bodybuilding, contest preparation pharmacology and the biochemistry surrounding popular compounds used in elite level sports.

Broderick Chavez is a biologist and expert on all things sports performance. Broderick reveals all in this podcast. I ask him questions about exactly what IFBB pro bodybuilders take, move and eat to get to the size they do in the off season. Broderick has cared for several big names in the IFBB scene and continues to do so today.

Aidan Salmon from Bali Bodyboarding joins me to chat about his journey into starting his own business as the owner of a successful bodyboard coaching camp in Bali. Aidan also shares his own experiences with bodyboarding and living in Bali.

Professor Bill Von Hippel is a psychologist, lecturer and researcher outside of the University of Queensland. He is also the author of The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy. Professor Bill answers my questions on the “darker side” of human nature. These questions include human’s fascination with violence, gang warfare, mate guarding, lying and cheating. We also discuss why our genes don’t define our net behaviors and how we can live a successful and happy life by understanding where we came from and how we got here.

I speak with Mitchell Vickridge about how to achieve optimal health in 2019.

Dr Paul Saladino and I discuss how a nose to tail carnivore diet has helped me resolve my IBS-C and other auto-immune symptoms.

Michael Tremblay and I discuss the philosophy of stoicism and how these teachings have helped me “toughen up” through a recent trauma. Michael Tremblay is a PHD student at Queen’s University, Kingston. Michael is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt, Varsity wrestler and a pro MMA fighter.

Me and Broderick go deeper on drug use in professional sports. We also talk about nutrition and my experience helping a fighter come in tip top shape for his fight last month. And yes, he kicked ass!

Dr Paul Saladino consults with me as a patient as I attempt to heal my chronic health conditions with a nose to tail carnivore diet.

Broderick Chavez and I dive deep into the world of performance enhancing drugs.