Mind Muscle Project

This week the boys welcome on Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D., an internationally renowned muscle building expert and widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on body composition training. They boys discuss all the myths that circulate around growing muscle and dive into which have any proof.
Volume, genetics, negative reps and frequency are all topics of muscle building they get into.
Brad's instagram - https://www.lookgreatnaked.com/
Show Notes
- There are percentages of genetics, habits, training an different factors, but everybody has the ability to gain muscle (7:45)
- Losing body fat & losing weight comes down to energy balance (16:33)
- Multi-joint exercises aren't better than single-joint, there might work for different purposes (33:30)
- There is no point following the routines of the big body builders, you don't have their genetics. (44:44)
- I'm constantly changing my beliefs in training and nutrition (51:26)
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This week on In The Black we welcome on co-founder of NO BULL apparel company Michael Schaeffer. Michael shares the incredible story of this boot strapped start up and how they rode the highs and lows to emerge on top.
NO BULL - https://www.nobullproject.com/Michael's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michael.is.nobull/?hl=en
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We go back to great episode with Dr. Mike Israetel, one of the most experienced and knowledgeable coaches to join us on he Project. Mike works with some of the best powerlifters, weightlifters and bodybuilders on the planet using RP Method, Mike is a man of science and we use his deep knowledge to debunk some seriously popular diets floating around. Don't miss this one.

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This Week on the show Lach recounts his incredible weekend at the UFC in Melbourne and his god awful recovery score on his WHOOP. Raph catches us up on his calf development and shares some insider training tips.
The boys also dive into listener questions on carb loading, how to train without weights and when to know it is time to leave your gym.

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This week the boys welcome back Bret Contreras to shoot the shit over some very important industry topics.Outside of the glute strengthening and science chat the boys speak to more of the future of the fitness industry. Topics get heated over Physical Therapists vs personal trainers.
Show notes
- It' very important to work with people. Every exercise some people love it, some people don't and it helps give you perspective (06:08)
- Glutes are not only for aesthetics but there's health benefits, there is injury prevention aspects to it, and then there is the performance benefit (12:05)
- Before anyone ever knew who I was I read body building mags, and I always read body builders columns (18:58)
- I consider myself a sports scientist, I'm not just a personal trainer, I'm not just a train coach
- What's the optimal amount of volume you should do per week per muscle group? (29:41)
- People need labels, they need excuses (45:51)
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On this episode the boys reveal their 'Ace' card in their sales system and tell you how you can build one yourself.
Today's episode is about the Sales Deck and how you can build one for your gym or fitness business.
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Ross Edgley may just be the most savage man on the planet. Some of Ross's many accolades include an island to island 48 hour unbroken swim attempt, an olympic distance triathlon carry a 45 kg tree and a marathon towing car. We dive inside Ross-s mind to understand how he is able to achieve the simply impossible. This episode cannot be missed and will make you question everything you thought was possible.

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This week the boys discuss some awesome listeners questions around heart rate training, their supplement routine and bodybuilding accessory work.
Before they dive into that Lach talks about his recent hormone test result and Raph weighs in on Lach's new found basketball career.
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This week we welcome back Dr Stuart McGill to discuss our many unanswered questions when it comes to back pain, lifestyle posture faults and back surgery.
Dr McGill drops some amazing knowledge in this show especially around his research on surgeries you absolutely will want to hear. This again was an incredible interview.
Show notes
- When the weight i slow and the volume is low, the body will tolerate a lot of mistakes (3:10)
- Every biological system has a tipping point, if you're below that point it builds your body if you cross it it tears it down (15:19)
- My world is to enhance performance and reduce pain (22:12)
- Most power lifters could never be olympic lifters because they don't have the hip (41:50)
- You wake up in the morning, you may have a cup of coffee, and then you go for a walk, that's not negotiable (59:47)
Dr Stuart McGill - https://www.backfitpro.com/

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This week on the show the boys dive into the reality of owning a gym. They explore three ways/circumstances you should evaluate to know when to keep grinding or when to quit.
This is an important one for any gym owner on the daily grind.

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