Ep 344 - Sports Science In Elite Athletics (ft. Dr. Marc Lewis)
In this episode of Iron Culture, Eric Trexler interviews Dr. Marc Lewis, the director of Applied Sports Science for the Houston Texans. They discuss the role of sports scientists in maximizing athlete...
10 Sep 20251h 22min
Ep 343 - Q&A: Is Collagen Useful?
In this episode of Iron Culture, hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss recent developments in college football and powerlifting, in addition to introducing their partnership with Elite FTS. The co...
3 Sep 20251h 28min
Ep 342 - New Data: Does Growth Really Drive Strength Gains?
In this episode of Iron Culture, hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss various topics including the ongoing debate about the relationship between muscle growth and strength gains. They discuss bra...
27 Aug 20251h 29min
Ep 341 - Unpacking Individual Responses to Training Volume
In this episode of Iron Culture, hosts Eric Helms and Michael Zourdos engage with Dr. Zac Robinson to discuss his dissertation research on the effects of resistance training volume on muscle adaptatio...
20 Aug 20251h 34min
Ep 340 - Protein: Valuable, But Overvalued
In this episode, Drs Trexler and Helms discuss various topics including updates on Eric's surgery, the valuable (but very modest) effects of protein intake on muscle gains, incontinence after contest ...
13 Aug 20251h 21min
Ep 339 - ECA Stack & Yohimbine
In this episode of Iron Culture, Helms and Trex have a lengthy discussion about the ECA stack and yohimbine. The history, the mechanisms, the regulatory changes, the practical applications – you name ...
6 Aug 20251h 46min
Ep 338 – The many eras of evidence-based fitness (ft. Dr. Jim Stoppani)
Back when Trex was a 14 year old, his wrestling coach noticed his passion for training and nutrition. This coach took Trex under his wing, and they started absorbing and applying as much information a...
30 Juli 20251h 20min
Ep 337 - Is There A Crisis In Exercise Science?
Join hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms as they explore the potential "replication crisis" in exercise science, drawing parallels to the well-documented crisis in psychology. In this episode, they delv...
24 Juli 20251h 50min
