2879: How to Eat Carbs for Muscle Gains and Fat Loss (The Full Breakdown)

In this episode the guys break down how to eat carbs for muscle gains and fat loss — why they're not essential but are beneficial, how to figure out if you do better higher carb or lower fat, timing carbs around workouts, choosing easy-digesting sources, and why drinking carbs is almost always a mistake. They also get into a deep dive on PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra/Cialis) and the emerging data showing 30–40% reduction in all-cause cardiovascular mortality, potential neuroprotective and anti-cancer effects, and why Sal thinks they'll be recommended to most men over 40 within a decade. Plus: side bends as a highly underrated QL exercise, the Guy Ritchie movie "In the Gray," Sal's son's gem hustle, Adam's commercial-grade mosquito killer, Google releasing 32 million lab-bred mosquitoes into California, pirates and their eye patches, cauliflower ear plastic surgery in Russia, and giant tree spiders in Malaysia. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com — Jesse from Florida on reverse dieting after a bad coach left her overtrained and underfed, Augie from Alabama on combining MAPS PPL with running for fall race prep, Kaylene from New York on sobriety from THC and getting comfortable bulking, and Vanessa from the UK on building her glutes while letting go of the step and scale obsession.

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0:00 - Intro

2:07 - How to eat carbs for muscle gains and fat loss — the full breakdown

17:29 - Bookending workouts with carbs & choosing easy-digesting sources

23:42 - PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra/Cialis) — 30–40% cardiovascular mortality reduction & longevity data

33:41 - Side bends for the QL — the most underrated exercise nobody does

39:32 - Sal's son's gem hustle, World Vision kids & the Lego birthday revelation

47:08 - Adam's commercial mosquito killer, Google releasing 32M lab mosquitoes & laser bug defense

1:08:29 - Caller: Jesse (Florida) — overtrained, underfed by bad coach, incredibly strong, gets a coach

1:17:53 - Caller: Augie (Alabama) — combining MAPS PPL with running for fall races

1:22:23 - Caller: Kaylene (New York) — THC sobriety, cannabinoid hyperemesis, bulking comfort

1:39:16 - Caller: Vanessa (UK) — building glutes, letting go of steps and scale, needs to gain weight