Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 19 – "Rules, Hormones & Digital Deception"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 5/13/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. The Important Rules of Building Size - Want to build real muscle? It takes more than protein shakes and pounding creatine. We break down the often-overlooked fundamentals that actually move the needle on muscle growth.

2. The Social Effects of Testosterone - Testosterone does more than fuel gains—it can impact your confidence, motivation, and even how you show up in social situations. We explore what a healthy T level really means.

3. AI Is Turning Men Into Women - With AI-generated avatars rising in adult and content platforms, we're seeing a strange shift: men behind female-presenting digital personas. What does this mean for authenticity, identity, and the future of interaction?

4. Perimenopause - Women are reporting symptoms of menopause earlier than ever. What's going on, and can strength training help ease the transition? We break down the science and the strategy.

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Teens with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers" - "Increasing physical activity in middle age may protect against Alzheimer's Disease"

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 18 – "Sleep Hacks and Chicken Tracks"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 5/6//25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. The Best Sleep Routine Ever - If you've been struggling with sleep, this is the episode for you. We share practical, science-backed strategies to help you set a routine, fall asleep faster, and wake up actually feeling rested.

2. Why Do We Glorify Our 20s? - Everyone talks about the "glory days" of their 20s—but were they really all that? We dive into the mindset around youth obsession, and what we often miss about our present.

3. Three Unspoken Causes of Pain - Chronic back? Knee acting up again? We explore three less-talked-about causes of physical pain that often fly under the radar—and what you can do about them.

4. CHICKEN JOCKEY - You read that right. Nathaniel and Camille have chickens now. How's it going, what are the challenges, and why chickens in the first place? It's a wild (and feathery) ride

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Exercise Boosts Brain Health" - "Nudges Improve Food Choice And Cut Calories"

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 17 – "Simple Wins and Red Flags"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 4/28/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Our Favorite Supplements (and How to Actually Use Them) - We break down our go-to supplements—why we like them, when to use them, and whether they're must-haves or niche tools depending on your goals.

2. The REAL Superfoods (It's Not What You Think) - Forget the trendy buzzwords—these are the real foods that stand the test of time when it comes to boosting your health and performance.

3. The 4 Horsemen of a Bad Relationship - Want a roadmap for spotting (or fixing) relationship trouble? We talk about the four biggest red flags that can ruin any partnership—and how to check if you're stuck under one of them.

4. Are You Making Muscle Growth Harder Than It Needs to Be? - Most people overcomplicate it. We break down the simple, essential principles you need to follow to build muscle faster, smarter, and without the drama.

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🔬 Research Articles: - "New Explanation For Muscle Memory" - "Mindfulness and Step Tracking Boosts Motivation"

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🗣️ Audience Engagement: - Submit questions for future episodes through Instagram or email! - Email: [email protected]

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 16 - "The Things Nobody Talks About"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 4/21/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Most Underrated Things You Can Do - What are some of the most underrated things you can do for your health?

2. Menstrual Cycle Training - Menstrual cycle training is a new concept that has gained traction for women to optimize their training, but is it really the best thing or is it just another rebranded idea?

3. Pain-Relieving Shirt - A new shirt idea has been going around using "technology" to create a shirt that somehow relieves pain. There have been products like this in the past, but do they last, and do they work? 4. Ashley Madison - A documentary on Netflix dropped about the past Ashley Madison scandal, what happened, and how some successful people who were exposed try to get forgiveness and get past the judgment.

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Your Body May Be Shaped By The Month You Were Born" - "Brain Resorts To Myelin When Other Nutrients Are Depleted" - "Being Physically Active Even Just A Couple Days A Week May Be Key To Better Health"

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🗣️ Audience Engagement: - Submit questions for future episodes through Instagram or email! - Email: [email protected]

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 15 - "Train Like Her, Think Like Him?"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 4/14/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Men Should Train Like Women - Should men train more like women or should women train more like men? Which would benefit the other the most and what does training like a "man" or "women" even mean?

2. Pure Strength - Strength isn't only measured in the gym, sometimes its measured in the field, and is being strong during labor better than being strong in the gym?

3. Solving The Male School Crisis - Whats the best way to motivate young men into doing their best. We pose the idea of using our biology and primal drive to make young men do their best and push their limits. 4. Married My Best Friend - A women married her best friend even though by societal standards he wasn't the "best choice", how did it turn out for her and was it a good idea?

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Five Minutes A Day Could Fix Your Life" - "Older Adults Expereince Less Or Even Amounts Of Muscle Damage"

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 14 - "Socks, Science, and Sketchy Shortcuts"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 4/9/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. How To Use Each Modality and Why - There are many types of training styles but when is switching to another one a good idea and what does each modality do for you?

2. Science Deniers - Are you a science denier? Or do you live and die by the new article coming out? Often in fitness its hard to keep up with new information but, is it really needed?

3. Socks Can Fix Everything - Take off your shoes and use your socks better yet let those dogs out! It could fix everything about your lifiting! 4. Plan B To Lower T - Teens and young men have been taking plan B to lower their testosterone counts when going to get checked in order to be prescirbed medication with out actually having a low T count.

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Reduced Neuroactivity During Sleep Associated With Alzhemiers Disease" - "Omega 6 Fatty Acids Promote Aggressive Types Of Breast Cancer"

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🗣️ Audience Engagement: - Submit questions for future episodes through Instagram or email! - Email: [email protected]

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 13 - "The Influencer Trap, Skipping Arm Day & The Decline in Fitness"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 3/31/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Why You Should Stop Following Influencers - From 3 am wake-up routines to sparkling water face baths, what do we really get from following fitness influencers, and is their life actually feasible or all constructed for social media?

2. No Arm Days - Never do an arm day! Are doing days purely for arms actually needed to maximize growth or is there another way around it if programmed properly?

3. 90 Sec Increase - Children today take 90 seconds longer to run a mile than they did years ago. Why is this, and what does it mean? 4. Feeding People Today - If Jesus had to feed people today with bread and fish would he actually be able to or are we not the same humans we were thousands of years ago?

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Physical Activity Linked To Lower Risk Of Dementia and More" - "Obesity Starts In The Brain"

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💪 Fitness Q&A: Addressing viewer fitness questions! - "What does it mean when people say they want to be toned?" - "What really happens when you lose fat?" - "What is a goal that you like that people don't talk about much?" - "How fast can you lose 50lbs?"

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 12 - "Unilateral Gains, AI Dating & The Future of Fitness"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 3/24/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Why You Should Train Unilaterally - Training compound lifts is important, but training unilaterally can have its benefits too. If you don't do it now, it might be a good time to change phases!

2. F45 Ozempic - F45 is now selling ozempic right out of the gym. How will this affect the future of weight loss, gyms, and pharmaceutical companies working together?

3. AI Wingman - Hinge and Tinder are now adding in AI Wingmen to help people create inciting profiles and help in conversations. Is this good or bad for dating? 4. New Religion - Therapy is now taking over as people search for ways to improve their own mental health. But has it gone too far?

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Exercise and healthy eating together provide the best protection against cardiovascular disease." - "Exercise reduced falls in elderly women with polypharmacy."

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💪 Fitness Q&A: Addressing viewer fitness questions! - "What is creatine?" - "Where is fitness headed?" - "When you have kids, how do you make the time to work out?" - "Do you have to push to failure for gains?"

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🗣️ Audience Engagement: - Submit questions for future episodes through Instagram or email! - Email: [email protected]

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 11 - "Squat Hacks, Ozempic Loopholes & The Strangest Manhood Test"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 3/17/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. How To Improve Your Back Squat Indirectly - What are ways to improve your back squat without actually just squatting? We talk about some of our top ways to build that squat

2. How Foods Are Hacking Ozempic - Food companies are finding ways to get around Ozepmic. But, why shouldn't they be working with it?

3. What's The Weirdest Reason You Aren't A Man - A recent social media post had men telling us the reasons they were told they weren't a man. Have you ever been told this and what was the reason? 4. Bring The Gym To Church - A pastor deadlifts 200 lbs online to prove a point about the gym, life, and religion.

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🔬 Research Articles: - "Scientists ID Genes That Make Humans And Labradors More Likely To Be Obese" - "Do You Get Better Muscles Training Around Your Cycle?"

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💪 Fitness Q&A: Addressing viewer fitness questions! - "Does having an injury affect the way I lift forever?" - "What is the greatest performance goal?" - "How do I build my butt without building my legs?" - "How to get my partner to work out with me!"

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🗣️ Audience Engagement: - Submit questions for future episodes through Instagram or email! - Email: [email protected]

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Strength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 10 - "Edwin's Eye-Opening Trip, Food Myths & The Best Way To Measure Progress"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 3/10/25

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🚀 Episode Highlights:

1. Edwin's Return From Madrid - Edwin just got back from a fun trip! Learn what he did and some thoughts he had on the long plane ride home! 2. Body Fat Percentage and Weight - What is the best metric and which one works right for you? Do they both have their place for certain things or is one just better than the other? 3. Food Around The World - We talk about how food differs around the world, Edwin has traveled a bit lately and had a chance to experience different things. How does food differ and what are the ways people survived before that still transfers into today? 4. Long Term Goals - Setting goals is very helpful but not all are achievable by tomorrow no matter how much we want it, what are the ways to get this going and work toward a goal even if it will take a while to succeed in?

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