Muscle Expert Podcast | Ben Pakulski Interviews | How to Build Muscle & Dominate Life

Muscle Expert Podcast | Ben Pakulski Interviews | How to Build Muscle & Dominate Life

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  • 41 - The Best Kept Secret In The Industry, Tom Purvis

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    The most amazing thing about statistics is that its kind of like a girl in a bikini, what it shows you is great but what it hides is far more interesting. Deepak Chopra

     

    INTRO:

    The trainer of trainers and the godfather of exercise, Tom Purvis comes on the show to discuss  exercise mechanics, the current problems in education in the fitness industry and expert principles to use in your training to guide you to injury free and pain free training. 

    If you're not familiar with Tom, here's a short list:

    • he's the creator of RTS® The Resistance Training Specialist®, an advanced program where his monthly classes are sold out regularly
    • Former host for the Bowflex informercials.
    • Consulted for NASA, US Air Force, Nautilus, CYBEX International

    Despite the accolades , Tom's unique view of exercise and tendency to challenge popular beliefs about training and exercise is what makes this episode a must listen.

    Be ready to shift your paradigm about biomechanics, exercise, range of motion, functional training, sports specific training and more after this episode.

    Time Stamps:
    • 3:30 - What exercise really is? Exercise mechanics not biomechanics
    • 6:00 - Thinking vs Knowing. The dogma of tradition.
    • 9:00 - Mechanics before sets, reps, and other industry bullshit.
    • 15:20 - Where to start with mechanics, why Tom hates certifications.
    • 17:20 - Is moving through full range of motion worthless?
    • 18:00 - Assessing your available range of motion. Respecting your individual range or motion.
    • 20:00 - The experts guide on the MOST important parts of the motion to control. Having ownership throughout a range of motion. Key tips for finding and respecting your range of motion.
    • 22:40 - What it means to be extremely sore? Good or bad?
    • 24:10 - Maximum hypertrophy, Tom’s insights on building mass intelligently.
    • 26:28 - Progressing  your range of motion. How to squat deeper. Childish mistakes not to make.
    • 29:10 - If you're trying to improve your squat you should? What the great Fred Hatfield said.
    • 33:35 - Sports specific training shouldn’t be what people think it is.  Understanding the body before trying to make perform better.
    • 39:00 - The best place to start for personal trainers who want to improve their skills.
    • 40:40 - Joint combination influences. How to enhance range of motion.
    • 43:50 - The negative effects of going outside of your joint range of motion.
    • 45:20 - Tightness is not wrong. A symptom not a cause for loss of ROM.
    • 47:32 - Stability. The real definition. Joint management.
    • 50:20 - Working through injuries, optimizing joint health and tissue integrity. Have, own and tolerate.
    • 53:20 - The RTS principles. Micro progression, strategic variation and more.
    • 55:40 - Resting between reps?
    • 57:00 - Full range challenge, why you need 2 different exercises with very different resistance profiles.
    • 1:00:30 - Complimentary exercise. Why most bodybuilders have to do 30 sets of dumbbell rows.
    • 1:02:15 - The ideal exercise? Keys for picking the best exercises for hypertrophy.
    • 1:05:20 - Retraining your brain to get the most from every rep.
    • 1:07:24 - Inertia and hypertrophy, why you need to eliminate most of the time and when you should use it.
    • 1:12:15 - Crossfit. Marathons and improving quality of life.
    • 1:14:20 - Intelligent words from Ben.
    • 1:15:40 - Tom Purvis’s bodybuilding career.
    • 1:22:00 - The first step for getting into the fitness from Tom Purvis.
    Resources Mentioned:
    • RTS - Tom Purvis
    • Tom Purvis
    • Personaltraining.com
    Follow Tom:
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    • Youtube
    • Instagram

     

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    1 hr 26 min
  • 40 - Hack Your Recovery,Testosterone and ATP Production with Photobiomodulation

     

    Discover what could be the missing key to unlocking new levels of performance in your training, recovery, health and much more with todays episode.  Our guests are the creators of the ultimate in-home red light therapy solution and come with tons of medical research to back up some the of amazing benefits claimed by using this untapped recovery tool.  Today Ben is joined by the co founders of Joovv, Justin Strahan and Scott Nelson. The episode covers the ins and outs of photobiomodulation ,exact protocols for using LLLT(low light laser therapy) and how top athletes, NASA and practitioners on the cutting edge are using this new technology to completely upgrade their performance and health.

     

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    What You Will Learn:

    1. The overhyped effects of UV rays and what recent research has shown.
    2. The performance, health and aesthetic benefits of red light therapy such as accelerated injury recovery speed, increased muscle thickness and decrease stress and fatigue.
    3. The optimal protocol for hacking you recovery and performance using red light therapy.
    Time Stamps:
    • 6:40 Boosting the 4th phase of cellular respiration, ATP production and the power light.
    • 9:30 The missing 3rd leg of optimizing mitochondrial production, nutrition, exercise and ?
    • 10:05 Specific wavelengths of sunlight and need to know basics of light.
    • 11:40 The near infrared window? The most effective wavelengths for optimizing recover.
    • 16:05 The overhyped effects of UV rays.
    • 21:49 NASA research, LED’s and the breakthrough finding for Joovv.
    • 25:30 Immediate deep tissue benefits and long term benefits of low level laser therapy.
    • 26:20 Justin's personal light therapy protocol.
    • 27:37 When Dr. Mercola uses Joovv to reduce lactic acid post workout. Recommended dosage for optimizing recovery.
    • 29:00 Double blind study shows 50% more muscle thickness using low level laser therapy.
    • 31:43 Accelerating injury recovery with (LLLT)  therapy.
    • 34:30 Why NASA was studying photobiomodulation, reducing muscle loss and more.
    • 36:00 Pre and post workout light therapy.
    • 44:00 Specific benefits behind specific wavelengths used in Joovv.
    • 50:30 How long does a Joovv device last?
    Resources Mentioned:
    • Joovv 
    • Dr Michael Hamblin
    • Devon Kenard
    • Cytochrome c oxidase
    Follow Joovv Instagram Twitter Facebook Youtube Pinterest
    54 min
  • 38 - Reversing The Damaging Effects of Bodybuilding, and Optimizing Protein Digestion Pre Contest With Jordan Peters

     

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    Timestamps

    7:00  - The best approach for gaining muscle mass fast.

    11:10 - The real life sacrifices required to building an extreme amount of muscle.

    13:44 - Continuing education as a bodybuilder.

    14:30  - The damage incurred from chasing rapid muscle mass and pushing the envelope as a bodybuilder.

    16:30 - Jordan’s extensive health regimen. Reducing Kidney, and liver stress for bodybuilders. Unknown supplements for liver, plaque accumulation and more.

    19:40 - Trenbolone, creatine kinase

    33:00 - Balance is bullshit.

    33:35 - Progressive overload...pointless? Potentially dangerous? When and where this is true.

    35:30 - Earning the right to push the weights. Going till your head explodes and the crossfit mentality.

    38:55 - Building 30 lbs of muscle. Jordan’s step by step strategy.

    42:29 - Squats = No growth Why Jordan doesn’t squat anymore.

    44:35 - 9 Plate hack, the danger zone. Toeing the line and knowing when not to.

    47:40 - Mike O'Hearn, 49 and benching over 450 lbs and squatting ridiculous numbers.

    49:30 - Expert tactics for getting slimmer waist during prep. Meal size restriction, vacuums and diet and abdominal training strategy.

    52:55 - 2 Game changing tips to start doing better vacuums in less than a 72 hours.

    54:35 - Optimizing protein sources to avoid food sensitivities and Growth Hormone. Ben’s growth hormone intake while competing.

    1:00:38 - New drug PGF? Fat cell death?

    1:03:20 - DMP, fat burners and energy balance confusion.



    Resources mentioned

    Curcumin

    Tudca

    Citrus Bergamot

    Ubiquinol

    Super K

     

    Follow Jordan

    • TrainedbyJP.com

    • Instagram

     

     

     

     

    1 hr 12 min
  • 39 - Deconstructing The "Titan" Mike O Hearn Testosterone Hacking, Daily Routines and Refusing To Be Outworked.



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    I may not have the best genetics, but I can’t be outworked. - Mike O Hearn

     

    Intro:

    One of Ben’s favorite training partners from Venice Beach, the Titan, Mike O Hearn joins the list of legendary names to come on the podcast. Ben and Mike dissect his early beginnings, being the youngest of 9 children, training with strength legends at age 14, the daily routines, rituals, supplements and meals Mike use to stay photo shoot ready 365 days a year and much much more.

     

    Be sure to say hi to Mike on instagram and share this episode with your training partners, friends, and family!



    TIME STAMPS

    5:10 Why Mike train at 4am everyday.

    9:10 - Mike O Hearn’s breakfast at 3am.

    10:00 - Does Mike O'Hearn track calories? Intuitive eating?

    10:45 - Eat 5000 cals at 48.

    11:45 - Training with legends at 11 years old. Doyle Kennedy, Ed Coan and others.

    13:30 - Admitting to overtraining.

    16:30 - How Mike’s training has changed.

    17:15 - Wolf’s Law

    18:50 - What’s happening behind 500lb incline bench press that 99% of people don’t see.

    19:50 - Training connective tissue not for just pushing heavier weights

    22:34 - Experiments with average Joe’s over 40.

    24:20 - Mike O'Hearn's current training regimen.

    26:20 - Ownership, making your muscle work not dumping tension on the joints

    29:30 - Leveraging weak positions to better your physique.

    32:40 - 17 sets of dumbbell rows, doing what you suck as 10x more.

    37:30 - Nutrition, testosterone, biohacking and more.

    44:10 - A 1 year experiment for growth.

    50:31 - Mike’s testosterone biohacking advice.

    54:10 - Advice the every 20 something year old.

    59:05 - Mike’s nutrition meal by meal Mike never

    1:00:00 - Sleep the one question Mike never answers. 6hrs V 10hrs ?

    1:06:20 - Vitamins, BCAA’s, Collagen

    1:08:40 - The mental damage from injuries.

    1:10:50 - Not running away from food.

    1:13:40 - Living to 120

    1:15:50 - The hardest working training partners on the planet.

    1:18:40 - Commercial real estate, restaurants and Mike O'Hearn's new supplement line.

    1:21:40 - Full squat v half squat. A small rant and an intelligent answer.

    1:24:00 - Superleague? The new blend of strength v physique



    Resources Mentioned

    • Wolf’s Law

    • MikeOHearn.com

    • Innov8

    • Gavin Murphy

    • Heath Evans



    Follow Mike O Hearn

    • Facebook

    • Instagram

    • Twitter: @MikeOHearn

    • Youtube







     

    1 hr 26 min
  • 37 - Bret Contreras Bigger Stronger Faster with Better Glute Training

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    Intro:

    Bio mechanics expert and glute specialist, Bret Contreras PhD joins Ben on the podcast to dig into the details on enhancing speed, strength and building powerful glutes. Bret, and Ben cover controversial studies that have recently been published, internal vs external cueing and when to effectively use each plus three of the biggest paradigm shifting truths about hypertrophy from Bret.



    Timestamp

    5:45 Beyond skinny, Bret’s early days of being weight less than most girls.

    19:50 Barbells V Plate loaded for athletes? And Muscle architecture.

    21:30 Force velocity profiles, the shotgun approach vs just focusing on weaknesses. Which brings about better performance results ?

    22:20 Quarter squats better for jumps and sprints.

    29:40 The huge pendulum swing in the research community.

    31:42 The Force vector theory.

    36:05 Where research needs to go to deliver useful info for coaches and athletes.

    39:30 Internal v external cueing? When to use which?

    47:30 The greatest advantage of training like a bodybuilder that everyone can benefit from.

    50:40 Autoregulation, tempo for reducing injury and training around them.




    Resources mentioned



    Follow Bret

    • Bret Contreras

    • Facebook

    • Instagram

    • Twitter







    1 hr 6 min
  • 36 - The Holy Grail of Hypertrophy, Naked Meditation, Cortisol Resistance and Mastering Life By Changing Your Perceptions with MindPump and Alvin Brown

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    If you thought round one was great, then round two is like winning the Olympia. Join The MindPump crew, Alvin Brown and B Pak on at very in depth conversation about everything. Ben, Adam, Sal, Alvin and Justin cover the mental, physical and recovery techniques, tactics and mindsets for building extreme muscle, 10xing your sleep,  modulating your stress response for better training results, reducing cortisol and mastering your life and happiness. Timestamps 4:30 - Ben’s training with Haney Rambod 7:00 - Why Ben hired Haney. Overtraining and changing the stimulus. 9:31 - Adrenal fatigue, overtraining and the symptoms. Pushing the gas pedal too much. 11:50 - Cortisol resistance? Testosterone resistance?   14:11 - The common patterns and types of clients every train runs into. 15:40 - The biochemistry of cortisol resistance. Periodizing your stimulus. Cryotherapy and the constant stimulation of cortisol. 16:50 - Why you wake up at night between 1 AM - 3 AM. What ancient chinese medicine, blood sugar spikes and more. 18: 32 - How to naturally reduce cortisol. 19:41 - Alvin Brown, Ben’s former life coach, managing perceptions, The Upside of Stress. 22: 20 - Manipulating your stimulus for greater strength and hypertrophy training.   23:50 - When to transition, from strength to hypertrophy? The key factors. 29: 30 - Why you shouldn’t do cardio after weights. How to better arrange your training. 30:30 - Controlling your breathing patterns intra set. How to control your heart rate and increase output per set. 33:15 - Intra workout stretching is stupid. Do this instead. A tested and proven protocol for advanced hypertrophy gains. 37: 07 - The holy grail of hypertrophy.. 41: 15 - Losing muscle, Creatine kinase decrease, Ben’s testosterone lab results. 50:20 - Sleep hacking 1on1, the toxins effects of your mattress. 54:18 - Social lag, A possible 12% increase in heart disease and other disease. 56:20 - Meditating naked at 4:30 AM 58:34 - The silent epidemic, anxiety. Learning the coping mechanisms for managing and mastering your life. 1:04:30 - Meditation, energy, Being the observer. 1:06:30 - The Power of Now 1:09:10 - The concept of time. Shame guilt and resentment. 1:15:20 - Why you should fast more and do more “ball builder” workouts and stoicism. 1:19:30 - A great way to bond with your spouse pre and post sex. 1:22 20 - The greatest life hack period for bodybuilders, competitors and anyone looking to achieve more in life.

     

    Resources mentioned

    The Upside of Stress

    The Power of Now

    The New Earth

     

    Follow Mindpump Media & Alvin Brown

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Youtube

    Mindpump Media

    Podcast

     

    Alvin Brown

    Facebook

    Instagram

    Center for Healing and Peak Personal Performance

    1 hr 33 min
  • 35 - Engineering The Ultimate Modern Man, Understanding What Women Want, Not Losing Muscle While Fasting and Morning Routines with Paul Carter

     http://www.benpakulski.com/podcasts/paul/

     


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    1:02:25 What you eat before training often has a more dramatic effect on your post training nutrients and just eating after - Paul Carter

    Author, coach, speaker, awesome dad and good friend Paul Carter joins Ben on the Muscle Expert Podcast today! The conversations goes into much more than just your typical fitness podcast episode, Paul and Ben cover all the major areas every man needs to master to live the ultimate life. Become their version of the ultimate modern man. Build better relationships with your partner and much more. 

    Key Insights:

    • Tactics for better focus and practicing meditation during training and being present all the time.
    • How to retrain your body to eat intuitive eating and not eating just because of old belief and fear of losing muscle.
    • mTOR and cancer, fasted training, decreasing protein intake for the longevity,
    • Recovery protocols for life,
    • Parenting,
    • Pauls his latest book with Christian Thibaudeau, the maximum muscle bible and much more.
    Timestamps 
    • 12:40 Feeling like a man, be sexy, “I am statements” for you and your partner. Avoiding comparisons, appreciating the process.
    • 13:00 Are you afraid to express emotion?
    • 14:30 The negative impacts of suppressing emotions, Paul’s recovery protocols, responding and coping with stress.
    • 18:00 How to mitigate stress and optimize your day.
    • 19:45 The benefits of creating “Whitespace” Why you need to create white space in your day for brain recovery.
    • 23:00 Paul’s trick for immediately bringing you out of your head and back to the present moment. A trick for avoiding fights with your significant other.
    • 26:10 How to meditate during your training, slowing the breath during sets, reducing perceived exertion and maximizing output.
    • 27:33 Breathing into the muscle you're working, Quality vs quantity? What Dorian Yates got right early on. The optimal amount of sets to perform when training
    • 34:31 The real reason why Ben got into bodybuilding and why Ben left it.
    • 38:20 Re- learning your intuitive eating, how to reprogramming your body to not eat like a bodybuilder.
    • 39:04 The Dove Bar Story.
    • 41:30 mTOR and cancer. How much protein should you eat?
    1 hr 19 min
  • 34 - Christian Thibaudeau Overcoming Depression, Mastering Insulin Sensitivity & Neurotransmitter Balance Through Nutrition & Supplementation

     

    Take your body, brain and life to the next level with Christian Thibaudeau and Ben as they go into detail behind what's holding a vast majority of people back from reaching more muscle, less stress and more success in life. World class strength and conditioning lecturer, elite coach and author, Christian Thibaudeau joins Ben to unpack the key areas of health that move the needle and how to optimize them through nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle. Christian holds nothing back as he talks about his past struggles and personal battles with depression and how has grown and overcome them.

    Quotes from the Episode:

    “Take Control of Your Brain, Your Body and Your BALLS” - Ben Pakulski

    Nobody fucking cares about what you lift in the gym - Christian Thibaudeau

    http://www.benpakulski.com/podcasts/christian/
    1 hr 48 min
  • 33 - The Keys To Creating An Unbeatable Mind with Mark Divine, Former Navy SEAL and Founder of SEALFIT

     

    Joining Ben today is Former Navy SEAL, NYT and WSJ Best Selling Author, SEALFIT founder and CEO, Mark Divine. Not a muscle expert but an expert of the mind, developing mental toughness and discipline.  Mark and Ben cover strategies and practices for mastering your mind, developing focus, overcoming ego and much more in this episode. Both Mark and Ben also share some details on their current projects to help upgrade the next generation of men. Mark was also kind enough to extend a special limited time offer for listeners of the the Muscle Expert Podcast for the ultimate resource for achieving amazing results in your life be sure to take capitalize on this opportunity!!!!   Mark is offering  a FREE 30 day trial to join Unbeatable Mind Online Academy. The Unbeatable Mind Online Academy is where Mark teaches about his life work including all the secrets he has discovered that helped him become Honor Man of BUD/S Class 170, Navy SEAL Commander, and ultimately on to start five successful multi-million dollar businesses, write four best selling books all while balancing family and optimal health.   You will learn all the daily practices and philosophies you can adopt to develop a truly UNBEATABLE MIND.   Go to https://unbeatablemind.securechkout.com/30day. Time Stamps:
    • 13:10 The pussification of parenting in 2017. The everybody gets a medal mentality. 
    • 16:40 The real answer to raising the best children as humanly possible.
    • 17:35 Marks earliest memories.
    • 18:50 Zen meditation, slowing your thinking. Training karate.
    • 24:20 The unbeatable mind for kids and the encyclopedia of bodybuilding for kids. Bringing science and proven methods to build the ultimate young adult.
    • 32:00 Zen meditation with monks in Woodstock.
    • 37:25 The 3 dominate stages of development.  Where respect begins and influencing your development.
    • 45:48 Tapping into your whole mind, gaining access to the entire brain.
    • 47:20 Overcoming ego, emotion and what makes elite performers produce results in real life.
    • 54:05 Feeding the courage wolf. Going through the hardest events in life and finding the discipline to push through.
    • 1:02:00 Never arriving but always becoming, the daily process of self mastery in all areas of life.
    • 1:06:18 Winning your mind and winning your day. The Step by step path to mastery and where it starts. The mental and physical tools to start developing self mastery.
    • 1:09:00 The burning the boats mentality and where it begins
    • 1:12:50 One day one lifetime. Everyday counts.
    • 1:13:35 Entering the flow state, developing deep awareness. Activating the flow state with your environment.  
      Resources Mentioned: The Unbeatable Mind Podcast The Unbeatable Mind Book Unbeatable Mind Academy 8 Weeks To Seal Fit Seal Fit Academy Kokoro Camp The Way of The Seal  
    1 hr 26 min
  • 32 - 10x Your Deep Sleep, Brain Wave Training and the Perfect 3 Step Post Training Recovery Protocol with Serial Entrepreneur & BioHacker Matt Gallant

     

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    On the podcast today is highly successful serial entrepreneur, master bio hacker and sleep optimization expert, Matt Gallant. Matt’s co founder of  Bioptimizers, the creators of Masszymes one of the Muscle Expert sponsors, in this episode Ben and Matt cover exactly how Matt is moving the needle in his sleep, recovery and brain performance. 

    Matt, shares his latest tools, strategies and techniques for upgrading his sleep, training recovery and brain for peak performance, Matt also breaks down the 5 disrupters of sleep and several of his best tools he is using to maximize every minute shut eye,  how he's training his ability to slow brain waves at will, the perfect three step recovery protocol for turning the parasympathetic nervous system and the little known skill every fitness professional must learn to get better results with their clients. 

     

    Time Stamps:

    • 8:00 Getting uncomfortable they key to adaptation. How humanity has gotten weak.
    • 12:12 Getting into flow, creating flow states, intense squats for getting uncomfortable.
    • 15:20 Wim Hof breathing and one trick to activate your parasympathetic faster.
    • 16:40 Hacking Recovery with this 3 pronged approach after every workout. The best possible way to hack your recovery from training.
    • 18:07 The Bemer, opening blood capillaries for 2x recovery.
    • 20:53 The most important skill everyone needs to learn to get better in every area of life.
    • 25:43 Neurofeedback, learning how to change your brainwaves at will. Energy psychology and deleting things out of the limbic system.
    • 31:10 EFT and Tapping, Digging deep and deleting defects.
    • 41:00 The ultimate secret weapon every fitness professional should master.
    • 54:15 Letting go and staying with emotions, Tapping try this and share your experience with us on Facebook. An ask from Matt.
    • 1:03:00 Hacking the biggest area that can 10x your life. A long list of biohacking sleep tools from the master.
    • 1:01:00 The 5 disrupters of  sleep.
    • 1:04:50 Optimizing sleep by optimizing  temperature before and during sleep.
    • 1:09:55 How to block ALL wifi signals and EMFs to unlock your best sleep.
    • 1:12:15 Getting into alpha for deeper sleep. Supplements and strategies.

    Resources Mentioned:

    • Accu Pen
    • La Vela Lavender Supplement
    • http://lessemf.com/
    • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
    • The Gene in Your Genes
    • The Rise of Superman
    • Letting Go
    • EarthPulse
    • Faraday Cage
    • Delta Sleeper
    • Oura Ring

    Follow Matt:

    Masszymes

    MattGallant.tv

    Facebook

    Instagram

    1 hr 25 min

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