The Sustainable Self-Development Podcast

I'm so sorry for the lame title.

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timestamps are comin soon!

Time-stamps coming real soon!

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Bryan Minor is back on the podcast, everybody!

0:00 - intro

3:00 - Bryan became a member of 3DMJ

5:40 - have you changed your thinking about progressive overload?

15:15 - at what rate is it reasonable to expect progress and how do you break through plateaus?

21:55 - how do you tell apart a plateau from acute fatigue masking gains

29:10 - Bryan’s thoughts on high RIR training

39:22 - why volume produces so much gains in studies (but maybe not in real life)?

55:00 - a bunch more failure talk

1:09:11 - where you can find Bryan

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Brian's resources:

https://www.youtube.com/@Team3DMJ

https://myojournal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bdminor/

Another Q&A with Dave Maconi!

0:00- Keep dieting or begin to lean bulk?

6:15- What bulking protocol would you recommend after 25yr of lifting experience?

20:30- Best way to deload

26:00- Specialization phases

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Timestamps coming soon!

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Should you train them abs or just get lean? Let's talk about it!!

0:00 - NH impression attempt

0:15 - abs intro

3:10 - we need more ab transformation case studies

6:57 - more developed abs = more visible abs?

8:57 - other muscles of the core should also help with visible abs

9:29 - case study examples

14:07 - compound lifts might not be enough

17:03 - why you shouldnt worry about "thickening the waist"

19:33 - realistic expectations

23:01 - I shave my abs on camera

23:47 - ab exercises

24:20 - why not a fan of decline situps and why crunches are king

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In this video I'll reflect on my recent bulk/letting loose process, during which I went up to body-fat levels where I haven't been in years. It was educational for sure..

0:00 intro

0:28 my book is out!

0:58 - my new perspectives on body-fat percentages

2:35 - My body-fat levels for the last 2 years

6:16 - Most of the differences of being fatter/leaner you will notice during transtion

11:29 - having no restrictions with food turned out to be surprisingly underwhelming

16:03 - gym performance

19:00 - mood and energy levels

22:45 - logistical convenience

26:24 - sex drive

27:23 - shitty food choices - a weiird thing

299:52 - losing perspective on body-fat levels, fat gain and what it takes to get lean again

31:29 - positive body-dysmorphia?

32:26 - the way others see you: a surprising positive

34:45 - dimiinishing returns effects of either being lean and being fatter

37:20 - With my 20% lifestyle, I could actually maintain a 10% physique as well (not with the 25%!!)

40:38 - Pick up my book!

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0:00 - intro latino

2:51 - Mike Israetel's lockouts, why are they scary?

4:05 - Mike's response

4:50 - What actually freaks you out about these videos? (its not the lockout)

6:40 - Is locking out a "natural" thing?

11:03 - Mike's lockouts on squats vs on leg presses and hack squats

12:31 - The 3 options you have at the top of the rep and which you should choose

13:56 - Steve Hall's hack squat is also locked out, but doesn't look freaky

14:26 - Decelerating before locking out vs locking out forcefully

16:16 - What you see on videos vs what's happening in real life

19:20 - My most valuable lesson and how that can help us here

21:35 - conclusion - just don't be so f***in smart

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This is not a call-out video, just the (hopefully) beginning of a respectful discussion.

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Be sure to check out the video of Basement Bodybuilding, he has a cool channel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Teg4O12VU&t=204s&ab_channel=BasementBodybuilding

Today we nerd out about training plateaus quite a bit! Timestamps are coming soon, just at the moment I need to disassemble something in the apatment before midnight.

0:00 - mainly talking about George Michael, you might wanna skip it

1:44 - actual intro of the topics

2:54 - training plateaus

4:00 - plateau breakers

5:51 - your rate of progress is intertwined with the increments you have for your lifts

9:51 - some interesting calculations

16:35 - the unquantifiable aspects of progress

23:24 - periodiztion and why it works?

29:17 - microloading

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