Phil and Fortress talk to Jude Howe about not giving up the barbell - even

when you're really into kettlebells. Also tune in for our Vegas seminar specifics!

The Q and A seminar in Vegas will take place just a day before the ISSN meeting, so

book your flight early to catch both. ***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!***

Lonnie and Fortress (a little) talk to postdoc-trained sports nutrition

authority Joey Antonio about some of the "sacred cows" (myths and dogma) surrounding

dietary supplements. Are they truly reserved for use only after one's diet is

pristine? Does industry corrupt or enable proper research on sports supplements? Do

professional sports nutrition groups work together enough to help the public on

these issues? Time to get the skinny! ***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!***

Phil, Rob and Lonnie talk to physical therapist and strength coach Kelly

Starrett about simple things that simultaneously enhance self care AND surprisingly

add up to boost your lifts. Can you really do simple but critical things that boost

performance as soon as tomorrow or even in just a few hours? What's a common feature

of ergogenic interventions, from creatine to sodium ingestion to glycerol to carb

loading to anabolic steroids? Listen and learn! ***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!***

Rob, Phil and Jon talk to The king of the bench press, Scott Mendelson.

From support gear to accessory work to technique to some harsh words for the

Westside lifters, Scott lays it down. Tune in to hear from one of the best bench

pressers in history. ***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, like JR, Jon, and Seth, for stepping up to help us

improve Internet media for bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys!

Your mugs are on the way!***

Phil, Rob and Lonnie talk to Coach John Davies about true functional

training. How much do traditional weight room movements transfer into on-the-field

performance? What does functional training boil down to and how do you incorporate

it? Have you been bamboozled by corporate influence, causing you to miss the point?

The truth is simpler than you think! Tune in for some great education, consumer

advocacy and opinion. ***Finally, we'd like to start a new section here in our feed

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

newest supporting members, like JR, Jon, and Seth, for stepping up to help us

improve Internet media for bodybuilders and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys!

Your mugs are on the way!***

Lonnie, Rob and Phil catch up with natural pro bodybuilders Layne Norton

and Ben Hartman, despite Skype's inability to obey our commands. Then Ben educates

us on how the term -natural- differs from terms like legal, drug tested, etc. What

equals natural? How do natural bodybuilders prepare differently for a competition?

How do they make money, if any, from their sport? Tune in and find out! ***Finally,

we'd like to start a new section here in our feed notes - appreciation of deserving

listeners. Here's a hearty thanks to some of our newest supporting members, like JR,

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

and strength athletes. Fifty thanks, guys! Your mugs are on the way!***

Anyone in the iron game should listen closely to this guest for their own

sake. Rob, Phil and Lonnie talk with bodybuilding legend Bill Pearl, now 80 years

old, about how society perceives bodybuilders, whether or not the opinions are

correct, and how bodybuilders should handle themselves. Bill also touches on his

master work - a book on strength and muscle building throughout human history. Bill,

thank you sir, for being a hero to us all.

After some breaking news blurbs, Lonnie, Rob and Jon Mike nominate some of

the least legitimate and cheesiest things in the fitness industry for Iron Radio

Schincter Awards. What's the cheesiest advertisement we've seen or heard? Which

dietary supplements or pieces of exercise equipment are laughable? What embarrassing

events have happened in bodybuilding that are worthy of tounge-in-cheek derision?

Tune in and find out!

Phil fills in for us all with a special insider scoop and interview! Jesse

Burdick reveals juicy secrets behind the Get-swole 72 supplement breakthrough! Don't

be afraid of gaining four inches on your guns in a few days.

Rob (Fortress) and Lonnie answer a question specific to powerlifting...

What exactly is competitive status? From performance classifications (Elite,

Masters, Class I, II, III, IV) to drugs, to support gear, a ton of info. gets

shared. Can YOU compete and break into one of these powerlifting categories? Can you

go to the top of them without drugs OR gear? Time to get an idea. Opinions and

science fly everywhere in this episode, as usual. ***THIS IS NOT THE FLAGSHIP IRON

RADIO PODCAST, BUT A DIFFERENT SHOW THAT WILL SOMETIMES APPEAR***