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    SSP 161. Good Mood, Healthy Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 11:08


    Negative mood can equal bad food choices and vice versa. But temptation can affect mood. Scott unpacks research that suggests good mood leads to healthy food choices.

    SSP 160. Scott Strikes Back (Now, It's My Turn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 22:55


    Would you call a lean 5'9”, 208-lb. man frail? Someone did. Scott got trolled online after publishing his overeating experiment results and now takes his turn responding.

    SSP 159. Metabolism Porn - It's Diet Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 47:28


    Fantasy over reality. Fad diets promise satisfaction, gratify in the short term, but disappoint in the long term. Scott compares the techniques used by the diet and diet food industry to those used by the porn industry.

    SSP 158. A Trained Metabolism – Results of Overeating Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 57:33


    Is there such a thing as a trained metabolism? What happens if you go off-diet for nearly a month? Scott intentionally overate during his recent three-week vacation, to test the resilience of his own metabolism. He reports the results back from this experiment.

    SSP 157. Three Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage – Lessons from Clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 64:44


    Why do I keep doing this to myself? Scott shares three practical keys to stopping the cycle of failure in weight loss and physique transformation.

    SSP 156. Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 57:36


    Scott outlines six approaches that consistently lead to weight loss failure, offers alternatives that work, and answers questions from his live audience.

    SSP 155. Eating Disordered Diets Disguised as Healthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 34:59


    Deprivation diets attract people susceptible to eating disorders, and they are showing up on social media disguised as legitimate weight loss methods. The Coach discusses them and shares tips for how to spot a dangerous diet.

    SSP 154. Three Reasons Why Coaching Matters for Physique Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 59:30


    Why does one-on-one coaching consistently deliver sustainable results where DIY approaches fail to transform and then maintain physique? Scott expands on three reasons why.

    SSP 153. Dr. Erin Simmons - Gettin' Real on Women and Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 59:12


    Special guest Erin Simmons joins Scott for a free-flowing chat about her own past in collegiate athletics, academia, and why she chose to abandon fitness modeling.

    SSP 152. Krista Scott-Dixon – The Professional Coach and the Impact of Women in Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 69:14


    Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD., fitness and nutrition coach and author, shares wisdom on professional coaching, and how women and women's athletics are reshaping the industry and world.

    SSP 151. Three Diet Secrets to Long-Term Sustainable Progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 51:48


    Three diet constants continue to appear among Scott's clients who've transformed their physiques, sustain those results, and even continue to improve.

    SSP 150. Rachel Cosgrove, on Women and Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 61:42


    Internationally-renown coach, gym owner, and fitness author Rachel Cosgrove joins Scott in a free-flowing conversation about women and fitness: the industry, issues, goals and transformations.

    SSP 149. Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 64:15


    Coach Lee Boyce joins Coach Scott for an hour-long chat about the ins-and-outs, ups-and-downs of being an expert fitness professional today.

    SSP 148. The Steroid Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 58:24


    Scott shares the inside scoop on his own history with steroids, what really goes on behind the scenes with steroids in the bodybuilding world, and why he left it all behind.

    SSP 147. A Conversation with the Happy Healthy Vegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 53:25


    Ryan Lum, the Happy Healthy Vegan, joins Scott for a friendly chat about fitness, diet and the challenges of honest debate in today's online world.

    SSP 146. Three Simple Ways to Optimize Metabolism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 21:01


    Scott presents the latest clinical research into the body's internal clock and makes practical suggestions on how to apply it for optimized metabolism and better physique.

    SSP 145. Some Basic Guidance for Healthy Nutrition, with Dr. Michael Greger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 24:46


    Physician and nutrition expert Dr. Michael Greger talks with Scott about his research and offers some basic truths about diet and nutrition.

    SSP 144. Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 37:55


    Scott discusses the benefits of therapeutic testosterone replacement therapy, its effects, the symptoms it treats, and how it widely differs from stacked steroid usage.

    SSP 143. Rattling Another Protein Myth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 20:13


    Think protein is the macronutrient that satisfies best? Think again. Scott shares peer-reviewed scientific research that says differently.

    SSP Special - Remembering Andy Sinclair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 18:32


    In this special episode, Scott pays tribute to the memory of his friend and protege, cover model Andy Sinclair.

    SSP 142. Live Q&A with JC Santana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 62:05


    Scott and JC host a live Q&A session, fielding audience questions about exercise methods, biomechanics, the pros and cons of combining training methods, and the importance of recovery.

    SSP 141. Gettin' Real with JC Santana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 59:53


    Scott and JC discuss how an expert coach can adjust and succeed in today's oft-unfair world of social media marketing without selling out.

    SSP 140. Gut Health and Fitness with Dr. Angie Sadeghi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 59:49


    Gastroenterologist Angie Sadeghi, MD, joins Scott to talk about gut health and fitness-related topics ranging from digestive and metabolic consequences of physique competition, fad diets, body image, to strategies for getting and staying lean.

    SSP 139. More Biomechanics with JC Santana

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 53:28


    JC Santana and Scott continue their conversation on biomechanics and functional training. In this episode, they examine how training methods and intensities should be re-examined to preserve joint health and athletic performance.

    SSP 138. Biomechanics with JC Santana

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 66:13


    Functional fitness trailblazer and biomechanics expert JC Santana joins Scott for a spirited conversation about biomechanics, training methodology, and the challenges of marketing real expertise in today's fitness environment.

    SSP 137. 17 Must-Have Principles for Physique Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 26:58


    Scott opens up and shares his list of 17 foundational conditions and habits necessary for anyone who's truly serious about transforming their physique.

    SSP 136. A Conversation with Coach Dan Garner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 61:20


    Strength coach and nutrition specialist Dan Garner joins Scott for a conversation about the fitness and nutrition industry, coaching, and what differentiates true experts from the pretenders.

    SSP 135. How to Never Fail at a Diet Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 29:25


    It's no secret that dieting is a popular New Year's resolution. It's also no secret that many people fail to achieve their diet goals. Scott shares a proven approach to dieting that leads to long-term success.

    SSP 134. The Value of Mono-Meals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 13:38


    One food. All meals. Several days. The Coach outlines the benefits and guidelines of “mono-meals”: a single food eaten as an entire meal for a few days as a healthy, convenience, gimmick-free weight-control method.

    SSP 133. The Self-Sabotaging Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 52:53


    Why and how can some people achieve then maintain physique transformation when others can't? Coach Scott covers characteristics of two opposite mindsets: those doomed to fail and those destined to achieve.

    SSP 132. Food, Diet and the Holiday Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 14:27


    It's the Holiday season and time to start fretting about diet and weight gain, right? Not so fast. Healthy diet psychology celebrates and embraces food during the Holidays.

    SSP 131. Research and Support for Hardgainer Solution 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 27:55


    A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 2017 found that training to failure slows down recovery, supporting the key tenet of recovery emphasized in Hardgainer Solution 2.0.

    SSP 130. Metabolism First_How Diets Make You Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 31:40


    Scott's said for years that calorie restriction diets set in motion a metabolic cascade that make a person fatter over the long term. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011 comes to a similar conclusion.

    SSP 129. Reflections on my Discussion with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 25:08


    Scott makes some high-level observations about health, longevity and integrity following his interview with Dr. Thomas Colin Campbell.

    SSP 128. Magic Tricks and Photo Shoots

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 45:32


    Scott shares personal stories from his bodybuilding past to illustrate techniques the fitness and supplement industries use to create the illusion that their products work.

    SSP 127. Engaged to be Divorced

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 45:33


    Scott compares repeated diet failures common with fad dieting to the cycle of unhealthy romantic relationships.

    SSP 126. Nutrition Research Lies and Deception

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 22:47


    Scott reacts to a recent podcast featuring a debate between plant-based diet advocate Dr. Joel Kahn, and alternative medicine practitioner Chris Kresser who promotes paleo and a line of supplements.

    SSP 125. If Seeing is Believing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 35:35


    Coach Scott shares the specifics of his own recent medical lab results to demonstrate how his body has responded to a vegan diet.

    SSP 124. A Dialog with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 64:16


    Best-selling author and nutrition scientist Dr. T. Colin Campbell joins Coach Scott Abel for a conversation about whole food-plant based diet, as well as commentary on the myths, business, and politics of nutrition.

    SSP 123. I Wish I Could Eat Carbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 12:54


    Scott's clients are frequently asked what they eat to get so lean and stay that way. Their “high-carb diet” answer often surprises people. Scientific research exposes that fat makes you fat, not carbs.

    SSP 122. Struggling with Fitness or Diet Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 14:13


    Perspective helps frame an individual's definition of struggle. Some report “struggles” with diet or fitness goals, while others deal with life issues of sickness or the death of a loved one. Scott doesn't think they compare.

    SSP 121. How to Build a Great Physique, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 15:26


    Surf's up!! As a follow up episode, Scott applies a surfing analogy to explain program design and mastery for muscle hypertrophy and physique development.

    SSP 120. The Precept of Occam's Razor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 14:59


    Achieving and maintaining a lean physique is much simpler than the diet and fitness industries might want you to believe. Scott applies the principle of Occam's Razor to illustrate the point.

    SSP 119. How to Build a Great Physique

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 27:09


    What's the best training strategy to build a bigger, more muscular physique? Recent research supports what Scott learned and preached in the real world of bodybuilding: training for strength isn't the quickest path to a more muscular physique.

    SSP 118. Superheroes and Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 16:39


    Every superhero needs a super-villain, even in nutrition dogma. Pop science portrays protein as the hero nutritional macro, with carbs playing the bad guy. Research suggests protein may be the real villain.

    SSP 117. Keto Diet is an Epic Fail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 30:29


    Lose weight short term on keto…but at what cost? Clinical research highlights the long-term health and cosmetic downsides of the popular low carb, ketogenic diet approach.

    SSP 116. Let's Get Nuts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 49:17


    We go nuts for nuts in this episode, discussing how nuts deliver a nutritional punch and contribute to metabolism in a way that few other foods do.

    SSP 115. A Journey Into Food Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 48:18


    This episode explores how our perceptions shape reality; how personal and cultural expectations shape the standard of perfection and influence our own body images.

    SSP 114. Hardgainer Solution 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 50:31


    HGS 2.0! BOOM! Check out the new tweaks that coach Scott Abel has added to his bestselling workout program, the Hardgainer Solution.

    SSP 113. Breaking Vegan: Client Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 49:49


    Straight from the Inbox, Scott shares emails from clients around the world, received during only a two-day period, raving about their own "breaking vegan" experiences and success stories.

    SSP 112. Let's Talk About SEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 38:12


    Research shows that diet affects reproductive health. More than a dozen published clinical studies results support plant-based solutions to sexual health issues faced by both men and women.

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