After some brief news from the muscle world and from nutritional geekdom,

Fortress and Dr. Lowery interview natural pro bodybuilder Doug Miller and his

colleague and coathor Glen Ellmers. How does one go about writing a book on

something as broad as biology for the bodybuilding audience? Considering genetic

differences, how does a successful bodybuilder share his secrets in any useful way?

What are these guys' suggestions for using biology to get huge and lean out? Find

out! Plus tons more on choosing a natural league in which to compete, length and

severity of contest dieting, and various training splits.

Dr. L and Rob veer all over the place with news blurbs, then get an insider

look at muscle research from a lab rat that studies ways to prevent muscle loss. Dr.

Josh Cotter is not only a bodybuilder but a post-doctoral researcher in a

NASA-related lab that looks at ways to reduce muscle atrophy, among other things we

might borrow for our own ends. What's different about the soleus muscle of the calf

and how does one best train it? What causes the muscle loss in space and how does it

relate to bodybuilding or powerlifting? Find out! Also listen-in for fresh from the

oven science updates on protein and vitamin D from the recent American College of

Sports Medicine event!

Fortress, Phil and Rock Solid share news on everything from new government

nutrition recommendations to suffocation training to an upcoming Kansas City

Highland Games event. Then the guys talk to Karsten Jensen, a Danish exercise

physiologist and strength coach. What are the types of training periodization? How

can YOU tweak them? What are advanced ways to make one of these systems almost

guarantee your progress? Listen-in for both academic and no-BS pragmatic advice. You

know you want to learn how to get huge from a Dane!

Fortress, Phil and Dr. L share some news - both scientific and athletic in

nature - then wax philosophical about the ebb and flow of training and competition.

When do these guys make a pit stop for repairs? Do they drive forward with the

initial goal no matter what? What can one do to stay motivated when in a training

valley or slump? Tune in for controversial chat on drugs, politics, sexual ambiguity

and more!

Phil, Fortress and Dr. L get the inside scoop on what salesmen do to sell

cheesy strength and fitness equipment to a quick-fix public. What should you ask a

sales person? What do they do when they know their product is bunk? We take you

behind the scenes with the help of a sales insider! ***Finally, we'd like to

continue a new section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving listeners.

Here's a hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members and donors, like

Kenneth, Joel, and Randy, for stepping up to help us improve Internet media for

bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! And supporting listeners,

your mugs are on the way!***

Lonnie, Phil and Fortress talk about how the general public perceives

hypermuscular or extremely large and strong individuals. Where did the double

standard come from? What kind of tales and anecdotes illustrate the stigmas and

stereotypes? Is there anything wrong with having a fire in your belly to be more

than average? Tune in and get a perspective! ***Finally, we'd like to continue a new

section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving listeners. Here's a

hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members and donors, like Kenneth,

Joel, and Randy, for stepping up to help us improve Internet media for bodybuilders

and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! And supporting listeners, your mugs are

on the way!***

Lonnie and Fortress get the inside track from doc student Mike T Nelson on

the very recent Experimental Biology conference in Washington DC. What's up with the

new testosterone boosters? Which dietary proteins can actually create a simultaneous

fat loss and muscle gain home run? How light can one train and still make gains?

What genetic tweaks are now invading broccoli? Get in on this! ***Finally, we'd like

to continue a new section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving

listeners. Here's a hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members and

donors, like Kenneth, Joel, and Randy, for stepping up to help us improve Internet

media for bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! And supporting

listeners, your mugs are on the way!***

Phil and Fortress talk with powerlifting great Jim Wendler about everything

from the absurdity of being illegal if you're excess man, to tatoos on Phil's

private areas to training less while gaining maximally! ***Finally, we'd like to

continue a new section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving listeners.

Here's a hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members and donors, like

Kenneth, Joel, and Randy, for stepping up to help us improve Internet media for

bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! And supporting listeners,

your mugs are on the way!***

Lonnie, Phil and Fortress talk with bodybuilding contest promoters

Christine Bongiovanni - also an IFBB Pro - and Tom Kemper. Both have success in

marketing and running bodybuilding events AND have competitive cred in mutiple

strength sports. Should you try to host such an event to support your sport? What

can you do to set it apart? Will you make any money? Also, tune in to hear the

discussion on whether bodybuilding is a sport, an art form, a spectacle, or

something else! ***Finally, we'd like to continue a new section here in our feed

notes - appreciation of deserving listeners. Here's a hearty thanks to some of our

newest supporting members and donors, like Kenneth, Joel, and Randy, for stepping up

to help us improve Internet media for bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty

thanks, guys! And supporting listeners, your mugs are on the way!***

Lonnie, Phil and a hacked-off Fortress talk shop about recent gym stuff and

both social and competitive experiences. How will Phil climb out of a performance

hole? Who's wrestling down deer and eating them like a T-Rex? What the heck is a

crotch sock? Why do guys back stage at bodybuilding shows have glowy red-hot faces?

Do you REALLY want to hear the answers? ***Finally, we'd like to continue a new

section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving listeners. Here's a

hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members and donors, like Jill, Marc,

Joseph, and Seth, for stepping up to help us improve Internet media for bodybuilders

and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! And supporting listeners, your mugs are

on the way!***