Man's Search for Muscle

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Discussing philosophical concepts that can apply to fitness and physique development

Shawn Buffington


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 227 EPISODES


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    2025 gain log #2 - May

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 7:40


    results from May

    2025 gaining log #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 8:49


    April's gaining/gaintaining log. month 1 has been a good start

    The "science" of peaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 22:20


    how I "peak" for challenges

    BFFM 2025 new years results & peak week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 6:40


    How the challenge finished off

    Final week of BFFM summer challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 9:17


    Summary of how the challenge went

    2025 lean gaining plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 19:58


    2025 training and diet plan for lean gaining

    Week 9 / 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 11:31


    Week 9 update with my new calorie cap for the 2025 BFFM new years challenge... shifting the strategy

    Week 7 update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 16:38


    Week 7 of the 2025 BFFM new years challenge... this was a strange week!!

    Frustration with bulking & recomping... what to do???

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 10:54


    When neither recomping or bulking work, what's the answer to putting on muscle?

    Week 6 of the BFFM challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 8:14


    Halfway mark update of the 2025 BFFM new years challenge

    Week 3 update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 8:56


    BFFM week 3 reaults

    Week 2 summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 2:37


    Week 2 of 2025 BFFM cut

    Week 1 summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 9:33


    week 1 done. changes being made etc

    Jan 4 - pre challenge log

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 10:13


    Jan 4 - pre challenge log

    2025 training plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 11:45


    This is my initial training plan for 2026, including doing the BFFM challenge

    2024 summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 11:11


    summary of 2024 training and initial plan for 2025

    Technique vs progressive overload

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 10:18


    Following up on the drama between GVS and Dr. Mike Israetel of renaissance periodization

    Caloric maintenance: How I measure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 7:09


    The formula I use

    Recomping - is it possible/realistic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 15:25


    Stream of conscience discussion about the holy grail of physique improvement

    2024 dietary plan for muscle gain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 13:26


    2024 training plan (for muscle gain)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 18:37


    My plan for the upcoming year

    Lengthened partials and high volume

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 17:54


    Looking at the new studies

    The muscle building triad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 22:19


    The necessary components to put on beef

    Weight training plan for gaining in 2023 - 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 41:18


    Philosophy and method for exercise to build muscle over the next year

    Diet & cardio for lean gaining

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 32:01


    My plan for nutrition and activity as well as how I'm going to track it

    How I gained 12 lbs of lean muscle in a year

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 14:02


    The diet and exercise program I used to pack on muscle this past year

    "Diet and Exercise" doesn't work for me - a response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 25:04


    This common argument holds people that we care about back. How can we respond effectively?

    Bodyweight as a measurement for progress

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 15:04


    Body composition during cuts and gaining cycles over the long term

    Lean bulking lessons - I got too fat!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 9:50


    How I cocked it up

    Fitness advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 7:44


    How to give and take advice

    Body Transformation Challenge tips and tricks to succeed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 41:06


    #fitness #exercise #bodybuilding, how to do your best in a body transformation challenge

    New training progrogram for size & strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 18:00


    #bodybuilding #exercise #gym #diet #nutrition

    Best supplements for building muscle and burning fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 9:44


    #bodybuilding #gym #training #diet

    Contest results 2022 Burn the Fat Feed The Muscle summer challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 12:11


    #fitness #summer #bodybuilding #contest #results #exercise #gym

    I was physically assaulted TWICE this week!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 53:26


    How I was assaulted by peak week and by my sister. #drama #bodybuilding #story #fitness

    2022 diet/cut lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 21:36


    What to do or not to do on a cut #health #fitness

    Peak week 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 56:32


    #bodybuilding #diet #photos

    2022 summer transformation challenge log

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 155:11


    Log of my 2022 cut from May 27 - Aug 12

    Quality or quantity for diet and exercise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 12:16


    #diet #fitness #bodybuilding discussion on what to prioritize

    Bulk or Maingain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 11:40


    Or something else??? #bodybuilding

    RIP Jerry Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 12:13


    The bodybuilding and YouTube legend has left us far too soon

    Changes when going from Gaining to Cutting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 7:34


    Changes in #philosophy, #training, #diet and #cardio

    2022 transformation challenge strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 12:19


    What I plan to do leading into the challenge

    Greg Doucette guest posing at the Atlantic Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 6:47


    Should I stay or should I go?

    Lean Gain template - building muscle with minimal fat gain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 32:14


    The variables and techniques I've found to be most important for building lean muscle

    Traps holding you back

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 13:44


    Some of the subtle things that might get in the way of success, either with fitness or other aspirations

    Lean gain log - Feb 23 - Apr 1, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 69:17


    The final leg of my gain before cutting

    5 keys to gaining muscle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 13:06


    My current top 5 keys to making gains. #fitness #muscle #bodybuilding #exercise

    Why I hated The Batman (spoilers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 22:11


    Kind of a #review of #thebatman

    Lean Gain log #3 - Feb 7 - Feb 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 63:11


    Starting the tactition program. Lots of drama with the protests in Canada

    Bulk or cut?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 9:08


    Talking about the age old question... Again! #fitness #bodybuilding #muscle #diet #exercise #health

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