Dr. Stephanie Estima is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. She's been featured on Thrive Global, of the Huffington Post, has over 3.5 million article reads on Medium.com, and has helped thousands of women lose weight, regulate hormones, and get off medications with her signature program, The Estima Diet. You can hear her every week on her podcast, Better! With Dr. Stephanie.

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

• What is the immune system
• Why the immune system is responsible for building muscle
• How gut health impacts the immune system
• Understanding recovery and its impact on the immune system
• How to optimize your immune system for performance

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Mike Lane is a professor at eastern Kentucky university teaching in the parks, recreation, exercise, and sports science on the graduate and undergraduate level. His phd is in exercise physiology with an emphasis in muscle physiology. Currently he works with a variety of sports and tactical athletes and performs research tracking those athletes and their performance over time.

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

• Why blood chemistry is trusted world wide
• What tests should you get when doing blood work
• What are hidden markers your doctor may not be seeing
• How often should you get bloodwork
• Performance, health, and longevity through bloodwork testing

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In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged, it’s all the homies talking about getting strong. Coach Travis Mash just wrote his one millionth training program for himself as he continues his journey to be the most well rounded ex-strongest man in the world.

We also dig into training around past injuries, finding the right exercises, setting goals, and how to use strength training to prepare for surgery.

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

1. Why the immune system matters
2. Immune system and stress
3. Immune system and fat loss
4. Immune system muscle building
5. How to Optimize Your Immune System 

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Dr. Michael T. Nelson is a research-fueled nutrition and fitness educator.

Dr. Mike spent 18 years of his university life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier.

Dr. Nelson has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics. He is also an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.

He has been called in to share his techniques with top government agencies, athletes at the top of their game, and now you.

The techniques he has developed and the results he has gotten for his clients have been featured in international magazines, in scientific publications, and on websites across the globe.

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

1. What is inflammation why does your body have it
2. How inflammation can improve performance
3. The difference between Good and Bad inflammation
4. Proper ways to reduce inflammation
5. What is Chronic vs. Acute Inflammation

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Dr. Antonio is Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, an academic nonprofit dedicated to the science and application of sports nutrition and supplementation.

In addition, he is the Co-founder and Vice President of the Society for Neurosports, an academic nonprofit with a focus on sports neuroscience. Dr. Antonio earned his PhD and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers as well as 15 books. His current areas of research include: dietary supplements (e.g., creatine, protein, etc.), sports neuroscience and human performance. He is currently a Professor at the Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida and serves on the Advisory Board of Forbes Health. - www.sportsnutritionsociety.org

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

1. Why maintaining a healthy bodyweight is so hard
2. Why health is the key ingredient to maintaining a healthy weight
3. The myth that you cannot build muscle and lose fat the same time 
4. The importance of feeding your lean body
5. The mental and emotional benefits of maintaining a health weight

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