
Ep. 236 - Muscle Fiber Types & Training Explained (feat Andy Galpin)
Dr. Andy Galpin, world leading muscle fiber researcher, is back on Iron Culture! Dr. Galpin is not only a researcher, but a sports scientist and coach working with some of the most prominent elite ath...
21 Aug 20231h 53min

Ep. 235 - The Bikini Division - The Good, Bad, & Ugly (feat Laurin Conlin)
Laurin Conlin is back on Iron Culture after a long hiatus! For those who missed her first appearance, Laurin Conlin, MS is a coach and high-level competitor, having competed as an IFBB Pro Bikini athl...
14 Aug 20231h 36min

Ep. 234 - The Ronnie Recap (feat. Conor Heffernan)
Last week we dropped the bombshell that we were going to have the opportunity to interview icon and 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, this week, we recap how it went. This episode was recorded while we w...
7 Aug 20231h 31min

Ep. 233 - The Road to Ronnie (feat. Conor Heffernan)
Yup, it's confirmed. We're going to interview living legend, 8-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman at the one and only Metroflex in Arlington Texas, in person, along with its founder Brian Dobson, and lon...
31 Juli 202351min

Ep. 232 - Iron Culture Documentary Update
With both hosts traveling to Texas, this is one of the rare weeks in which you get only Eric. Even more tragic (or perhaps a relief), you only get him for 10 minutes. But, it's an exciting 10 minutes ...
24 Juli 202311min

Ep. 231 - Keeping Strength While Cutting & Fiber-type Specific Hypertrophy (MASScast 6)
In this MASScast episode Dr. Helms shares his recent experience cutting down to and competing in the 83kg category - a weight class lower than his typical - in the midst of his bodybuilding contest pr...
17 Juli 20231h 43min

Ep. 230 - The Biggest Powerlifting Comeback of 2023 (feat Pana)?
We are joined by Panagiotis "Pana" Tarinidis, the now two-time 66kg IPF unequipped World Champion fresh off his win at the 2023 world championships in Malta. His story is one of redemption, as despite...
10 Juli 20231h 34min

Ep. 229 - Is Failure More Important Than Volume For Hypertrophy (MASScast 4 ft. Dr. Zourdos & Zac Robinson)
In this MASScast episode, we're joined not only by MASScast fellow host Dr. Mike Zourdos but also Ph.D. candidate Zac Robinson of Data Driven Strength, both of whom are co-authors on a pre-print that ...
3 Juli 20231h 42min




















