The Smarter Sculpted Physique: Training | Nutrition | Muscle Gain | Fat Loss

By Scott Abel, Mike Forest

Health Sports & Recreation Self-Help Amateur Fitness & Nutrition

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Discussion about training and nutrition, fat loss and muscle gain, fitness, mindset and everything else you need to sculpt a better physique.

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The Smarter Sculpted Physique: Training | Nutrition | Muscle Gain | Fat Loss episodes:

11.04.2019
SSP 161. Good Mood, Healthy Food
----------------------------------- ♦︎ Good Mood, Healthy Food ♦︎ ----------------------------------- Negative mood can equal bad food choices and vice versa. But temptation can affect mood. Scott unpacks research that suggests good mood leads to healthy food choices. Grapes or M&Ms;? • A 2010 study published in the Journal...
10.14.2019
SSP 160. Scott Strikes Back (Now, It’s My Turn)
------------------------------------------- ♦ Scott Strikes Back (Now, It’s My Turn) ♦ ------------------------------------------- Social media is notorious for personal, “ad hominem” attacks. Scott asks for first impressions of pictures of himself and clients, before and after adopting a plant-based diet. ♦♦ Before and After: which looks...
09.30.2019
SSP 159. Metabolism Porn - It's Diet Fantasy
----------------------------------------- ♦︎ Metabolism Porn - It's Diet Fantasy ♦︎ ----------------------------------------- Fantasy over reality. Fad diets promise satisfaction, gratify in the short term, but disappoint in the long term. Scott compares the techniques used by the diet and diet food industry to those...
09.23.2019
SSP 158. A Trained Metabolism – Results of Overeating Experiment
---------------------------------------------------------- ♦ A Trained Metabolism – Results of Overeating Experiment ♦ ---------------------------------------------------------- Is there such a thing as a trained metabolism? What happens if you go off-diet for nearly a month? Scott intentionally overate during his recent three-week vacation, to test the resilience of his...
09.16.2019
SSP 157. Three Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage – Lessons from Clients
---------------------------------------------------------- ♦ Three Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage – Lessons from Clients ♦ ---------------------------------------------------------- Why do I keep doing this to myself? Scott outlines six approaches that consistently lead to weight loss failure, offers alternatives that work, and answers questions from his live audience. ♦♦ “A...
09.09.2019
SSP 156. Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How
-------------------------------------------------- Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How -------------------------------------------------- Scott outlines six approaches that consistently lead to weight loss failure, offers alternatives that work, and answers questions from his live audience. A Goal, or a Wish? • Achieving a goal requires following a process. •...
09.02.2019
SSP 155. Eating Disordered Diets Disguised as Healthy
--------------------------------------------------- ♦︎ Eating Disordered Diets Disguised as Healthy ♦︎ --------------------------------------------------- Deprivation diets attract people susceptible to eating disorders, and they are showing up on social media disguised as legitimate weight loss methods. The Coach discusses them and shares tips for how to spot a...
08.19.2019
SSP 154. Three Reasons Why Coaching Matters for Physique Transformation
--------------------------------------------------------- ♦ Three Reasons Why Coaching Matters for Physique Transformation ♦ --------------------------------------------------------- Why does one-on-one coaching consistently deliver sustainable results where DIY approaches fail to transform and then maintain physique? Scott expands on three reasons why. Information, with guided application. •You’ll need someone—a coach—to guide application...
08.12.2019
SSP 153. Dr. Erin Simmons - Gettin' Real on Women and Fitness
-------------------------------------------------------- ♦︎ Dr. Erin Simmons: Gettin' Real on Women and Fitness ♦︎ -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Erin Simmons earned her Ph.D. in Nutrition from Texas A&M; University, where she performed research on muscle protein synthesis and sport performance. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees...
08.05.2019
SSP 152. Krista Scott-Dixon – The Professional Coach and the Impact of Women in Fitness
------------------------------------------------------ ♦ Krista Scott-Dixon – The Professional Coach and the Impact of Women in Fitness ♦ ------------------------------------------------------ Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD., fitness and nutrition coach and author, has two decades of experience in adult education and curriculum design. Krista (“KSD” for short) is the...
07.29.2019
SSP 151. Three Diet Secrets to Long-Term Sustainable Progress
------------------------------------------------------------ ♦ Three Diet Secrets to Long-Term Sustainable Progress ♦ ------------------------------------------------------------ Three diet constants continue to appear among Scott’s clients who’ve transformed their physiques, sustain those results, and even continue to improve. General fare • Diet and fitness trends have come and gone, even...
07.22.2019
SSP 150. Rachel Cosgrove, on Women and Fitness
----------------------------------------------- ♦ Rachel Cosgrove, on Women and Fitness ♦ ----------------------------------------------- Rachel Cosgrove is owner of Results Fitness located in Southern California, which recently completed its 19th year in business. Rachel was the 2012 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year. She’s speaks internationally at...
07.15.2019
SSP 149. Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce
----------------------------------------------- ♦ Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce ♦ ----------------------------------------------- Lee Boyce is a Toronto-based strength coach and internationally-published fitness writer, and speaker. He’s also a part-time college professor in Fitness and Health Promotion. Lee’s regularly featured in many of the largest platforms...
07.08.2019
SSP 148. The Steroid Years
---------------------- ♦︎ The Steroid Years ♦︎ ---------------------- Scott shares the inside scoop on his own history with steroids, what really goes on behind the scenes with steroids in the bodybuilding world, and why he left it all behind. His recent retrospective posted on his...
07.01.2019
SSP 147. A Conversation with the Happy Healthy Vegan
----------------------------------------------------- ♦ A Conversation with the Happy Healthy Vegan ♦ ----------------------------------------------------- Ryan Lum, the Happy Healthy Vegan, joins Scott for a friendly chat about fitness, diet and the challenges of honest debate in today’s online world. ♦♦ “Never argue with stupid people, they will...
06.17.2019
SSP 146. Three Simple Ways to Optimize Metabolism
-------------------------------------------------- ♦︎ Three Simple Ways to Optimize Metabolism ♦︎ -------------------------------------------------- Scott presents the latest clinical research into the body’s internal clock and makes practical suggestions on how to apply it for optimized metabolism and better physique. ♦︎♦︎ Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like...
06.10.2019
SSP 145. Some Basic Guidance for Healthy Nutrition, with Dr. Michael Greger
---------------------------------------------------------- ♦︎ Some Basic Guidance for Healthy Nutrition, with Dr. Michael Greger ♦︎ ---------------------------------------------------------- Physician and nutrition expert Dr. Michael Greger talks with Scott about his research and offers some basic truths about diet and nutrition. ♦︎♦︎ “Here’s the science. Do whatever you want!”...
04.22.2019
SSP 144. Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men
-------------------------------------------------- ♦ Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men ♦ -------------------------------------------------- Scott discusses the benefits of therapeutic testosterone replacement therapy, its effects, the symptoms it treats, and how it widely differs from stacked steroid usage. Coach Scott has lectured at Michigan State University on performance enhancing...
04.08.2019
SSP 143. Rattling Another Protein Myth
----------------------------------- ♦ Rattling Another Protein Myth ♦ ----------------------------------- Think protein is the macronutrient that satisfies best? Think again. Scott shares peer-reviewed scientific research that says differently. ♦♦ Recent science refutes paleo dogma ♦♦ • Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by the gut provide a...
03.26.2019
SSP Special - Remembering Andy Sinclair
--------------------------------- ♦︎ Remembering Andy Sinclair ♦︎ --------------------------------- In this special episode, Scott pays tribute to the memory of his friend and protege, cover model Andy Sinclair. ♦︎♦︎ In Loving Memory ♦︎♦︎ • Fitness and physique model Andy Sinclair passed away suddenly two weeks ago. ...
03.18.2019
SSP 142. Live Q&A with JC Santana
---------------------------------- ♦︎ Live Q&A; with JC Santana ♦︎ ---------------------------------- Scott and JC host a Live Q&A; session, fielding audience questions about exercise methods, biomechanics, the pros and cons of combining training methods, and the importance of recovery. ♦︎♦︎ If you’re not taking care of...
03.04.2019
SSP 141. Gettin' Real with JC Santana
--------------------------------- ♦︎ Gettin' Real with JC Santana ♦︎ --------------------------------- Scott and JC discuss how an expert coach can adjust and succeed--without selling out--in today’s oft-unfair world of social media marketing. • JC begins by sharing some perspective on the magnitude of people’s problems with...
02.25.2019
SSP 140. Gut Health and Fitness with Dr. Angie Sadeghi
---------------------------------------------------- ♦︎ Gut Health and Fitness with Dr. Angie Sadeghi ♦︎ ---------------------------------------------------- Gastroenterologist Angie Sadeghi, MD, joins Scott to talk about gut health and fitness-related topics ranging from digestive and metabolic consequences of physique competition, fad diets, body image, to strategies for getting...
02.18.2019
SSP 139. More Biomechanics with JC Santana
------------------------------------------ ♦︎ More Biomechanics with JC Santana ♦︎ ------------------------------------------ JC Santana and Scott continue their conversation on biomechanics and functional training. In this episode, they examine how training methods and intensities should be re-examined to preserve joint health and athletic performance. JC just released...
02.11.2019
SSP 138. Biomechanics with JC Santana
------------------------------------ ♦︎ Biomechanics with JC Santana ♦︎ ------------------------------------ Functional fitness trailblazer and biomechanics expert JC Santana joins Scott for a spirited conversation about biomechanics, training methodology, and the challenges of marketing real expertise in today’s fitness environment. ♦︎♦︎“The race is not in the gym.”...
02.04.2019
SSP 137. 17 Must-Have Principles for Physique Transformation
--------------------------------------------------------- 17 Must-Have Principles for Physique Transformation --------------------------------------------------------- Scott opens up and shares his list of 17 foundational conditions and habits necessary for anyone who’s truly serious about transforming their physique. Too many people major in minor details. Don’t focus on incidentals; principles...
01.28.2019
SSP 136. A Conversation with Coach Dan Garner
-------------------------------------------- ♦ A Converation with Coach Dan Garner ♦ -------------------------------------------- Strength coach and nutrition specialist Dan Garner joins Scott for a conversation about the fitness and nutrition industry, coaching, and what differentiates true experts from the pretenders. ♦♦ "A great coach aligns talents with...
01.21.2019
SSP 135. How to Never Fail at a Diet Again
--------------------------------------- ♦︎ How to Never Fail on a Diet Again ♦︎ --------------------------------------- It’s no secret that dieting is a popular New Year’s resolution. It’s also no secret that many people fail to achieve their diet goals. Scott shares a proven approach to dieting...
01.14.2019
SSP 134. The Value of Mono-Meals
-------------------------------- ♦︎ The Value of Mono-Meals ♦︎ -------------------------------- One food. All meals. Several days. The Coach outlines the benefits and guidelines of “mono-meals”: a single food eaten as an entire meal for a few days as a healthy, convenience, gimmick-free weight-control...
12.17.2018
SSP 133. The Self-Sabotaging Mindset
---------------------------------- ♦ The Self-Sabotaging Mindset ♦ ---------------------------------- Why and how can some people achieve then maintain physique transformation when others can’t? Scott covers characteristics of two opposite mindsets: those doomed to fail and those destined to achieve. This subject is addressed in Scott’s book...
12.10.2018
SSP 132. Food, Diet and the Holiday Season
---------------------------------------- ♦ Food, Diet and the Holiday Season ♦ ---------------------------------------- It’s the Holiday season and time to start fretting about diet and weight gain, right? Not so fast. Healthy diet psychology celebrates and embraces food during the Holidays. ♦♦ “What you resist, persists.” ♦♦ •...
12.03.2018
SSP 131. Research and Support for Hardgainer Solution 2.0
-------------------------------------------------------- ♦ Research and Support for Hardgainer Solution 2.0 ♦ -------------------------------------------------------- A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 2017 found that training to failure slows down recovery, supporting the key tenet of recovery emphasized in Hardgainer Solution 2.0. ♦♦ Train...
11.26.2018
SSP 130. Metabolism First_How Diets Make You Fat
------------------------------------------------- ♦ Metabolism First: How Diets Make You Fat ♦ ------------------------------------------------- Scott’s said for years that calorie restriction diets set in motion a metabolic cascade that make a person fatter over the long term. A study published in the New England Journal of...
11.19.2018
SSP 129. Reflections on my Discussion with Dr. T. Colin Campbell
---------------------------------------------------- ♦ Reflections on my Discussion with Dr. T. Colin Campbell ♦ ---------------------------------------------------- Scott makes some high-level observations about health, longevity and integrity following his interview with Dr. Thomas Colin Campbell. ♦♦ Live until you die. ♦♦ • If you’re in your 40s or 50s,...
11.12.2018
SSP 128. Magic Tricks and Photo Shoots
------------------------------------- ♦ Magic Tricks and Photo Shoots ♦ ------------------------------------- Scott shares personal stories from his bodybuilding past to illustrate techniques the fitness and supplement industries use to create the illusion that their products work. ♦♦ The Story Behind the Story ♦♦ • To prep for...
11.05.2018
SSP 127. Engaged to be Divorced
----------------------------- ♦ Engaged to be Divorced ♦ ----------------------------- Scott compares repeated diet failures common with fad dieting to the cycle of unhealthy romantic relationships. Remember: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result.” ♦♦ People who don’t learn from...
10.29.2018
SSP 126. Nutrition Research Lies and Deception
-------------------------------------------- ♦ Nutrition Research Lies and Deception ♦ -------------------------------------------- Scott reacts to a recent podcast featuring a debate between plant-based diet advocate Dr. Joel Kahn, and alternative medicine practitioner Chris Kresser who promotes paleo and a line of supplements. ♦ “A lie will go...
10.22.2018
SSP 125. If Seeing is Believing
------------------------- ♦ If Seeing is Believing ♦ ------------------------- Coach Scott shares the specifics of his own recent medical lab results to demonstrate how his body has responded to a vegan diet. ♦♦ Feeling good is as important as positive health measures ♦♦ • Scott goes...
10.15.2018
SSP 124. A Dialog with Dr. T. Colin Campbell
----------------------------------------- ♦ A Dialog with Dr. T. Colin Campbell ♦ ----------------------------------------- Best-selling author and nutrition scientist Dr. Thomas Colin Campbell joins Coach Scott Abel for a conversation about whole food-plant based diet, as well as commentary on the myths, business, and politics of...
10.08.2018
SSP 123. I Wish I Could Eat Carbs
----------------------------- ♦ I Wish I Could Eat Carbs ♦ ----------------------------- Scott’s clients are frequently asked what they eat to get so lean and stay that way. Their “high-carb diet” answer often surprises people. Scott provides scientific research in attempts to expose that fat...
10.01.2018
SSP 122. Struggling with Fitness or Diet Goals
------------------------------------------ ♦ Struggling with Fitness or Diet Goals ♦ ------------------------------------------ Perspective helps frame an individual’s definition of struggle. Some report “struggles” with diet or fitness goals, while others deal with life issues of sickness or the death of a loved one. Scott doesn’t...
09.24.2018
SSP 121. How to Build a Great Physique, Part 2
------------------------------------------- ♦ How to Build a Great Physique, Part 2 ♦ ------------------------------------------- Surf’s up!! Scott applies a surfing analogy to explain program design and mastery for muscle hypertrophy and physique development. ♦ Surf the curve, then ride the wave ♦ • Optimum muscle development...
09.17.2018
SSP 120. The Precept of Occam's Razor
------------------------------------ ♦ The Precept of Occam's Razor ♦ ------------------------------------ Achieving and maintaining a lean physique is much simpler than the diet and fitness industries might want you to believe. Scott applies the principle of Occam’s Razor to illustrate the point. ♦ “Everything...
09.03.2018
SSP 119. How to Build a Great Physique
------------------------------------ ♦ How to Build a Great Physique ♦ ------------------------------------ What’s the best training strategy to build a bigger, more muscular physique? Recent research supports what Scott learned and preached in the real world of bodybuilding: training for strength isn’t the quickest path to...
08.20.2018
SSP 118. Superheroes and Villains
----------------------------- ♦ Superheroes and Villains ♦ ----------------------------- Every superhero needs a super-villain, even in nutrition dogma. Pop science portrays protein as the hero nutritional macro, with carbs playing the bad guy. Research suggests protein may be the real villain. ♦ There’s a difference between...
08.13.2018
SSP 117. Keto Diet is an Epic Fail
---------------------------- ♦ Keto Diet is an Epic Fail ♦ ---------------------------- Lose weight short term on keto…but at what cost? Scott presents clinical research that highlights the long-term health and cosmetic downsides of the popular low carb, ketogenic diet approach. ♦ “Man prefers to...
08.06.2018
SSP 116. Let's Get Nuts!
------------------- ♦ Let's Get Nuts! ♦ ------------------- We go nuts for nuts in this episode, discussing how nuts deliver a nutritional punch and contribute to metabolism in a way that few other foods do. Scott shares scientific research about their physique, health and disease...
07.30.2018
SSP 115. A Journey Into Food Freedom
----------------------------------- ♦ A Journey into Food Freedom ♦ ----------------------------------- This episode explores how our perceptions shape reality. Scott illustrates how personal and cultural expectations shape the standard of perfection and influence our own body images. ♦ We nurture what we love and we love...
07.23.2018
SSP 114. Hardgainer Solution 2.0
---------------------------- ♦ Hardgainer Solution 2.0 ♦ ---------------------------- Coach Scott Abel introduces subtle tweaks to his bestselling workout program, the Hardgainer Solution. Fitness model Andy Sinclair—himself a hardgainer—joins Scott to discuss the program’s evolution and applications. The Hardgainer Solution (HGS) became a bestseller and later...
07.16.2018
SSP 113. Breaking Vegan: Client Edition
------------------------------------ ♦ Breaking Vegan: Client Edition ♦ ------------------------------------ Straight from the Inbox, Scott shares emails from clients around the world, received during only a two-day period, raving about their own "breaking vegan" experiences and success stories. ♦ Even Better for Us Than We...

What's The Smarter Sculpted Physique: Training | Nutrition | Muscle Gain | Fat Loss about?

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The Smarter Sculpted Physique: Training | Nutrition | Muscle Gain | Fat Loss episodes:

SSP 161. Good Mood, Healthy Food

SSP 160. Scott Strikes Back (Now, It’s My Turn)

SSP 159. Metabolism Porn - It's Diet Fantasy

SSP 158. A Trained Metabolism – Results of Overeating Experiment

SSP 157. Three Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage – Lessons from Clients

SSP 156. Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How

SSP 155. Eating Disordered Diets Disguised as Healthy

SSP 154. Three Reasons Why Coaching Matters for Physique Transformation

SSP 153. Dr. Erin Simmons - Gettin' Real on Women and Fitness

SSP 152. Krista Scott-Dixon – The Professional Coach and the Impact of Women in Fitness

SSP 151. Three Diet Secrets to Long-Term Sustainable Progress

SSP 150. Rachel Cosgrove, on Women and Fitness

SSP 149. Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce

SSP 148. The Steroid Years

SSP 147. A Conversation with the Happy Healthy Vegan

SSP 146. Three Simple Ways to Optimize Metabolism

SSP 145. Some Basic Guidance for Healthy Nutrition, with Dr. Michael Greger

SSP 144. Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men

SSP 143. Rattling Another Protein Myth

SSP Special - Remembering Andy Sinclair

SSP 142. Live Q&A with JC Santana

SSP 141. Gettin' Real with JC Santana

SSP 140. Gut Health and Fitness with Dr. Angie Sadeghi

SSP 139. More Biomechanics with JC Santana

SSP 138. Biomechanics with JC Santana

SSP 137. 17 Must-Have Principles for Physique Transformation

SSP 136. A Conversation with Coach Dan Garner

SSP 135. How to Never Fail at a Diet Again

SSP 134. The Value of Mono-Meals

SSP 133. The Self-Sabotaging Mindset

SSP 132. Food, Diet and the Holiday Season

SSP 131. Research and Support for Hardgainer Solution 2.0

SSP 130. Metabolism First_How Diets Make You Fat

SSP 129. Reflections on my Discussion with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

SSP 128. Magic Tricks and Photo Shoots

SSP 127. Engaged to be Divorced

SSP 126. Nutrition Research Lies and Deception

SSP 125. If Seeing is Believing

SSP 124. A Dialog with Dr. T. Colin Campbell

SSP 123. I Wish I Could Eat Carbs

SSP 122. Struggling with Fitness or Diet Goals

SSP 121. How to Build a Great Physique, Part 2

SSP 120. The Precept of Occam's Razor

SSP 119. How to Build a Great Physique

SSP 118. Superheroes and Villains

SSP 117. Keto Diet is an Epic Fail

SSP 116. Let's Get Nuts!

SSP 115. A Journey Into Food Freedom

SSP 114. Hardgainer Solution 2.0

SSP 113. Breaking Vegan: Client Edition