Poverty Prep: If you could only use testosterone plus ONE additional anabolic added just two weeks before the show, how would you get stage ready?

Coaches Skip Hill, Scott McNally, and guest coach Nelson Jones break down exactly how they'd approach this challenge, discussing compound selection, timing, and contest strategy. Plus, they answer listener questions on GH quality, first cycles beyond TRT, bringing up stubborn arms, joint pain, ulcerative colitis, contest tanning, and much more.

0:00 Welcome Coach Nelson Jones

0:40 Coaching Martin Fitzwater Before He Turned Pro

3:30 Poverty Prep Challenge: Getting Stage Lean on a Budget

6:30 Which ONE Compound Would We Choose?

19:10 Spray Tans vs DIY Contest Tan

33:30 Your First Cycle Beyond TRT

40:30 Generic GH vs Pharma GH (And Do Color Tops Matter?)

47:40 Joint Pain While Using Testosterone & Masteron

51:40 How to Bring Up Weak Arms Without Overtraining

1:02:30 What's the Minimum Carbs Needed to Build Muscle?

1:11:45 Bodybuilding with Ulcerative Colitis

1:17:40 Skip's Word of the Day

1:20:00 Beard Talk & Closing Thoughts

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Nick Walker's latest physique update has everyone talking ahead of the Tampa Pro. We break down his rivalry with Jo Palacios, discuss Patrick Moore's confidence going into the show, and then hit the whiteboard for 10 Things Only Bodybuilders Understand before some topics on training, nutrition, coaching, PEDs, and much more.

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06:30 Should We Stop Saying "Package"?

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09:00 Nick Walker vs Joe Palacios

12:50 Whiteboard Time

14:30 10 Things Only Bodybuilders Understand

40:30 Honorable Mentions

41:30 Natty or Not (in real life)

43:00 Nutrition & PEDs After 40

46:00 Who Actually Should Use Tren?

48:20 The Worst Trend in Bodybuilding Coaching

52:30 What Bodybuilders Should (and Shouldn't) Spend Money On

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Why do steroids stop producing the same gains over time? In this episode of Drugs N Stuff, Scott McNally and Dave Crosland explain why simply running more drugs for longer eventually leads to diminishing returns—and how experienced bodybuilders structure long growth phases to keep making progress. Plus, we answer your questions on testosterone isocaproate, DHB, Dutasteride, Retatrutide, NAD+, P-21, sauna use, TRT injection frequency and much more.

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3:45 How to Plan a 12-Month Growth Phase

13:40 Start Low, Build Slowly & Extend Your Cycle

20:30 Testosterone Isocaproate Half-Life Explained

24:10 Can You Re-Sensitize Yourself to Stimulants?

29:40 Scott's Experience with P-21

31:40 Selank: Scott's Honest Experience

32:50 Low-Dose Testosterone + DHB for a Specific Look

37:00 Sauna Benefits While Using PEDs

41:00 Can Retatrutide Reduce Addiction?

45:00 NAD+ Benefits & Can You Overdo Mitochondria?

48:45 Why Some Lifters Are Leaving Daily TRT Injections

49:45 Does Dutasteride Protect Against Dianabol Hair Loss?

51:50 Why Hydrochlorothiazide Is NOT Potassium Sparing

54:30 LSD as a Treatment for Depression

56:00 Uncle Dave's Wisdom

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Every bodybuilding coach has experienced it—clients leaving out important details, changing the plan, or saying they're following instructions when they aren't. Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally explain why it happens, how experienced coaches recognize it, and why honesty leads to better progress. We also answer questions on Selank, contest-day anxiety, gallbladder issues, Trenbolone Acetate, TRT injection frequency, and share stories from the NPC Universe.

00:00 Why Clients Lie to Their Coach

01:00 The Real Reason Athletes Hide the Truth

11:00 Skip Hill's Peak Week Coaching Strategy

14:30 The Psychology Behind Great Coaching

21:00 What Clients Really Expect From a Coach

23:10 Selank, Alcohol & Contest Day Anxiety

29:40 Gallbladder Problems in Bodybuilding

33:40 How Long Should You Run Trenbolone Acetate?

36:15 Daily TRT Injections vs Twice Weekly

40:40 The Craziest NPC Universe Backstage Stories

44:45 Behind the Scenes with Blood Sweat & Gear

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Bodybuilding after 40 doesn't have to mean smaller, weaker, or slower. Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw, and Scott McNally discuss how training, recovery, and nutrition evolve with age before ranking the greatest movie physiques ever put on screen—from Rambo to Reacher and beyond.

00:00 The Rambo Physique Debate (First Blood vs Part II)

00:35 Support the Show (Mutant)

03:40 Alex Hormozi's "No Snooze Button" Philosophy

17:20 What We Believe Now That We Didn't 20 Years Ago

39:45 Bodybuilding After 40: How Training Changes

1:05:00 Top 5 Most Jacked Movie Physiques Ever

1:21:00 Honorable Mention: Alan Ritchson's Reacher Physique

1:28:40 Behind the Scenes - Guy Ritchie Movies

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Dave Crosland and Scott McNally break down the real differences between Anadrol and Winstrol during a contest cut before answering rapid-fire questions on TRT, Tren, HGH, SHBG, estrogen management, Nandrolone for joint pain, cycle design, bloodwork, CGMs for bodybuilding, and much more.

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5:00 Anadrol vs Winstrol in a Contest Cut

8:30 Steroid Cycles Around a Rotation Job

13:50 Can P5P Reduce Tren Side Effects?

15:25 What Causes High SHBG?

19:40 CGMs for Bodybuilding: Worth It?

23:30 DIM & Calcium-D-Glucarate for Estrogen

25:45 When TRT Changes Your Life

27:35 Is a 50-Pound Second Cycle Realistic?

32:30 Painful Pharma Testosterone Injections

33:30 Should You Bulk with Tren?

35:00 Kenalog, Allergies & Muscle Growth

37:10 Managing Low Estrogen on Cycle

38:00 Nandrolone for Joint Pain

40:29 ApoB vs HDL: Which Matters More?

43:15 HGH Raw Supply Update

48:00 Switching from NPP to Tren

49:30 Is TRT Microdosing Dying?

51:20 Keeping Testosterone High Off TRT

54:00 When to Kickstart a Cycle

59:25 Bloodwork Options in Canada

1:02:00 Uncle Dave's Wisdom

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Looking for a simple, effective PED approach without unnecessary complexity? Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry and Scott McNally break down three of the easiest anabolic cycles to manage, why they chose them, and why Primobolan didn't make the cut for us. Plus, they answer listener questions on TRT backloading, training around knee pain, breaking through plateaus, cycling strategies, reverse dieting and more

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00:51 Skip Tries to Derail the Show

02:25 NPC Universe Recap

04:15 Why Blood Sweat & Gear Has No Drama

05:30 3 Easy-to-Manage Steroid Cycles

12:40 Why Primobolan Didn't Make the List

14:15 Leg Training Around Knee Pain

30:50 Breaking Through a Muscle Growth Plateau

40:00 TRT Backloading Explained

43:50 One Long Cycle vs Multiple 12-Week Cycles

55:00 Coaching Ethics: Where Do You Draw the Line?

1:03:30 Reverse Diet Gone Wrong: Too Much Fat Gain

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Jordan Hutchinson takes the win at the Portugal Pro, but did James Hollingshead bring the best physique of his career? We break down the top two, talk Olympia implications, answer training questions, and wrap things up with a fun countdown of the 10 best jobs for bodybuilders.

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00:00 James Hollingshead's Best Look Ever?

00:30 Presented by Mutant

02:30 Fourth of July & Bodybuilding Culture

06:30 Jordan Hutchinson Wins the Portugal Pro

08:30 2026 Olympia Is Heating Up

10:00 Tim Budesheim Is Built Different

12:20 James Hollingshead's Career Evolution

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On this episode of DNS, Dave Crosland and Scott McNally answer listener questions covering Testosterone Isocaproate, injection frequency, cycle design, HGH, peptides, heart health, Clenbuterol, TRT, and much more.

0:00 Dave is a Ray of F’ing Sunshine

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2:00 Scott’s frustration talking about the PED market

7:00 More Horn Talk

17:00 Heart Health Tests for Steroid Users

19:00 Testosterone Isocaproate Explained

19:40 Daily vs Weekly Injections for Long Esters

24:00 Best Testosterone, Deca & Masteron Ratio

25:40 Planning Your Second Steroid Cycle

30:00 Domestic Source Package Seized

33:00 HGH Secretagogues for Older Lifters

35:00 Best Time to Take HGH Before Bed?

37:00 Coming Off PPI Medications Safely

41:15 Peptide-Only Cycle: Does It Work?

42:50 Depression After Long-Term Steroid Use

44:45 Clenbuterol: Split Doses or All at Once?

47:10 Testosterone-Induced Folliculitis

50:00 Using Pharma Testosterone Ampules

56:45 German Autobahn vs Detroit Freeways

1:01:10 Omnadren vs Sustanon

1:05:00 Dave the Felon: Life After Prison

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FOR EDUCATION ONLY : From testosterone to trenbolone and everything in between, coaches Andrew Berry and Scott McNally rank the most well-known anabolic steroids from S Tier to F Tier based on their experience, discussing their characteristics, limitations, side effects, and role in bodybuilding. This educational conversation is intended to compare compounds—not to encourage their use—and is designed to help viewers better understand the differences between them.

0:00 Tren Ace - The main character compound

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1:00 Rate Every Steroid - How the rating system works

2:20 Testosterone

4:00 Masteron Prop and Mast E

9:40 Primobolan

11:55 Nandrolone - Deca

13:50 Nandrolone - NPP

16:25 Trenbolone - Tren Ace

19:50 Trenbolone - Tren E

24:20 Trenbolone - Tren Hex

25:49 Equipoise - Boldenone

31:25 DHB - Dihydroboldenone AKA 1- Test Cyp

33:30 Anavar - Oxandrolone

36:25 Winstrol - Stanozolol

37:50 Anadrol, Superdrol, Halotestin

38:50 Dianabol

41:10 Oral Turinabol

47:45 Listener Critique

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