Metalcore & Muscle

Season 5 Episode 13 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Bodybuilding Banger: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of a song perfect for fueling an intense workout. We explore the song's meaning, lyrics, instrumentals, breakdowns, vocals, etc. This week's Bodybuilding Banger is "7 Horns, 7 Eyes, 7 Seals" by Irae Ft. For Today. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we discuss science-based lifting vs. traditional "bro" lifting, highlighting past experiences engaging in both along with lessons learned. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "The Show Must Go On Prt. 3" by Famous Last Words. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the Romanian Deadlift. 

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Season 5 Episode 12 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Bodybuilding Banger: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of a song perfect for fueling an intense workout. We explore the song's meaning, lyrics, instrumentals, breakdowns, vocals, etc. This week's Bodybuilding Banger is "Animals" by August Burns Red. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we discuss steps and tips to help in getting your physique ready for the summer. We discuss methods for facilitating a caloric deficit along with some behavior modification tips. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Echo of You" by Blueshift. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the incline bench rear delt fly. 

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Season 5 Episode 11 is here and this episode continues to follow our new structure including the following segments:

1. Throwback Track Faceoff: We will be comparing and contrasting two throwback metalcore songs. This week we dove into I Am by Hands Like Houses and Psychomachia by I The Mighty. We discuss lyrics, vocals, instrumentals, song meaning, etc. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week we discuss three quick life lessons from regularly going to the gym. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Caramel" by Sleep Token. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the seated dumbbell incline curl. 

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Season 5 Episode 10 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Bodybuilding Banger: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of a song perfect for fueling an intense workout. We explore the song's meaning, lyrics, instrumentals, breakdowns, vocals, etc. This week's Bodybuilding Banger is "Insanely Illegal Cage Fight" by Jackson Rose and Dal Av. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we take on Chat GPT in an exercise programming challenge where we prompted AI to create a beginner workout routine while Evan created a separate program for this hypothetical client. We compare and contrast each routine. Do you believe AI can create an effective workout routine? 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Safehouse" by Kami Kehoe, Colorblind, and Ekoh. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the lunge. 

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Season 5 Episode 9 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Bodybuilding Banger: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of a song perfect for fueling an intense workout. We explore the song's meaning, lyrics, instrumentals, breakdowns, vocals, etc. This week's Bodybuilding Banger is "Slaughterhouse" by Motionless in White ft. Bryan Garris. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we discuss many of the common barriers to achieving fitness goals and how other barriers/mistakes within the gym can negatively impact all the expensive effort required to get to the gym in the first place. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "drown" by Shallow Truths. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the barbell back squat. 

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Season 5 Episode 8 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Sleeper Album Spotlight: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of an album that may have gone under your radar, exploring the overall sound, favorite tracks, instrumentals, vocals, etc. This week's Sleeper Album Spotlight is on the album Voyager by the band, Blueshift. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we discuss a variety of fitness topics and if they are overrated or underrated including functional fitness, training to failure, competing in physique shows, and much more. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Metanoia" by Convictions. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the half kneeling 1-arm cable lat pulldown. 

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Season 5 Episode 7 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Sleeper Album Spotlight: This segment features a spotlight/sharing of an album that may have gone under your radar, exploring the overall sound, favorite tracks, instrumentals, vocals, etc. This week's Sleeper Album Spotlight is on the album Impermanence by the band, No Eye Has Seen. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we rank some of the most popular chain gyms based on their membership price, value, accessibility, and equipment. 
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Paradise" by Straight Shot Home, Ft. Afterdusk 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the lying dumbbell skull crusher exercise. 

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Season 5 Episode 6 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Most Talented Vocalists in Metalcore: We discuss the question, who is the most talented metalcore vocalist? We address the question with specific focus on clean vocalists within the genre. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week we address body dysmorphia, unrealistic physique standards within the industry, and how greed has ruined the fitness industry.   
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Don't Let Me Get Too Low" by Silverstein which comes off their brand new album titled, Antibloom. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the preacher curl exercise for biceps. 

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Season 5 Episode 5 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Metalcore Artist Superbowl Halftime Show: We discuss the question, in a dreamworld, what metalcore artist would you pick to perform the Super Bowl halftime show?  
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week we address a variety of fitness "hot takes" generated by Chat GPT. We address each "hot take", providing helpful info, dispelling myths, etc.   
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Incomplete" by 408 ft. Rivals. 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the chest supported incline bench dumbbell row. 

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Season 5 Episode 4 is here and this episode continues to follow our new structure including the following segments:

1. Throwback Track Faceoff: We will be comparing and contrasting two throwback metalcore songs. This week we dove into Bottomfeeder by blessthefall and This Ship, A Coffin by Adestria. We discuss lyrics, vocals, instrumentals, song meaning, etc. 
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week we provide an example fitness program for busy dads, highlighting the workout split, exercises, sets, reps, cardio, and nutrition recommendations to help you be the best version of yourself of your kids.   
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Your Little Suburbia is in Ruins" by August Burns Red (off their Thrill Seeker: 20th Anniversary Edition). 
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the lateral raise exercise. 

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