Ep. 291 - Who is the Male Natural Bodybuilding G.O.A.T?
In this Iron Culture episode Dr. Helms sits down with fellow 3DMJ coaches and Iron Culture veterans Brian Minor and Alberto Nunez for a spirited debate about who they each think are the top 5 natural ...
9 Sep 20241h 29min
Ep. 290 - Is Caffeine an Overrated Supplement for Lifters?
Caffeine is incredibly popular among lifters and non-lifters alike. In a variety of cultures all across the globe (including the iron culture), caffeine is a daily staple. While most people use caffei...
2 Sep 202456min
Ep. 289 - How Competitive is IPF Powerlifting? (with Panagiotis Tarinidis)
This week 2x 66kg IPF Open World Champion Panagiotis "Pana" Tarinidis joins Eric Helms on Iron Culture to discuss the state of modern powerlifting. The two of them recently joined legends, phenoms, le...
26 Aug 20241h 8min
Ep 288 - Is Exercise Variety Necessary?
The classic Iron Culture duo hosts this week's episode to discuss exercise variety. How have the views on this topic changed over the years and why? First, we need to understand how and when bodybuild...
19 Aug 20241h 4min
Ep. 287 - Do Advanced Lifters Need More Volume?
The Erics are back, and this time, they work through a mental model of how training volume, or rather, the training dose changes over time. With a rank novice, a single set to failure done once per we...
12 Aug 20241h 16min
Ep. 286 - Is Hypertrophy Training a Waste of Time for Powerlifting?
The trio is back to discuss a classic Iron Culture topic: how much does increasing muscle mass contribute to strength? But, before we can answer how much, we must acknowledge that some in the scientif...
5 Aug 20241h 9min
Ep. 285 - Are Most Omega-3 Supplements Misformulated? (Feat Ryan Anthony)
PhD candidate Ryan Anthony joins the Erics on Iron Culture to discuss the fishy business of Omega-3 supplementation. Ryan is in the final years of his PhD research at the University of Wollongong in A...
29 Jul 20241h 22min
Ep. 284 - How to Keep Progressing in Powerlifting (feat. Walter Cariazo)
Walter Cariazo joins Omar and Eric Helms on Iron Culture to discuss his decade-long journey in powerlifting. He's won the 93kg National Championship twice and the 105kg National Championship once in C...
22 Jul 20241h 14min
