
Ep. 140 - Squats Are Bad For You (The Origin of this Fitness Myth)
We've had medical doctors and physical therapists who specialize in lifting to dispel exercise-specific fears and myths around risk, outdated treatments, and reductionist narratives multiple times on ...
11 Okt 20211h 39min

Ep. 139 - Why Try Harder Fails
Hard work is undeniably an essential element of success in the iron game and life. Yet, while that is true, just like telling someone who is depressed to "cheer up", telling someone struggling with th...
4 Okt 20211h 21min

Ep. 138 - Metabolism Myths (Age, Sex & Individual Differences)
It's all downhill when you hit years old!" is one of the most heard phrases by not yet middle-aged lifters at family events. But is that true? In this episode we address "metabolic myths" related to ...
27 Sep 20211h 28min

Ep. 137 - Exercise Selection & Execution for Strength & Hypertrophy (Q&A #5)
We are back with another question and answer episode! This one includes a deep dive into exercise selection, execution, and ways to maximize time efficiency as it relates to exercise selection, coveri...
20 Sep 20211h 20min

Ep. 136 - All About Testosterone & TRT (Yeah We Go There)
Testosterone. The obsession of the lifting world. Previously on Iron Culture, we've had Roundtables on PEDs (taking supraphysiological levels of testosterone, synthetic testosterone, and other perform...
13 Sep 20211h 34min

Ep. 135 - Lifting For Endurance Athletes
For better or worse we committed to the Iron Culture mission statement of being "for all lifters"…even for endurance athletes who lift. Yes, you heard that right, endurance athletes. In this episode w...
6 Sep 20211h 35min

Ep. 134 - You Don't Understand Genetic Limits
Natty limits, genetic potential, everyone talks about these concepts, but most people truly get it wrong. You've heard the tropes, "you reach 80% of your muscular potential in your first X years of ef...
30 Aug 20211h 20min

Ep. 133 - The Shady History of Supplements (ft. Dr. Conor Heffernan)
Dr. Conor Heffernan, the Strength historian, and Ben Esgro, the dual-masters degreed sports nutrition/pharmaceutical chemistry formulation artiste are both back on Iron Culture for this monster episod...
23 Aug 20211h 36min




















