Ep. 188 - Steroids, Aesthetics & Irresponsible Influencers
What does it mean to be "aesthetic", and is it possible to have an objective or universal definition of it? Obviously, there are attempts to do so in physique sport, but in society, as they say, "beau...
12 Sep 20221h 50min
Ep. 187 - Killing It For Over A Decade: The Sigma Nutrition Story
Sigma nutrition radio has been a staple for evidence-based nutrition podcasting for the better part of a decade. But truly, even among other similar podcasts, it's in a league of its own. The guest li...
5 Sep 20221h 57min
Ep. 186 - The Resurrection of a Professional Toner
What happens when your passion becomes your career? From the outside, lifting as an occupation would be an enviable position for any lifting enthusiast. There are hidden drawbacks however as things su...
29 Aug 20221h 23min
Ep. 185 - Bodybuilding Peaking Controversy: Is Water Wet?
"Evidence-based" bodybuilding peaking is somewhat of a misnomer, at least for all aspects of peaking at this stage of the game. Being able to construct a hypothesis based on physiology, is not the sam...
22 Aug 20221h 12min
Ep. 184 - Breaking A World Record After A Catastrophic Injury (ft. Joe Sullivan)
Joe Sullivan has been powerlifting for more than half his life. Starting as a young teen, Joe has been in and amongst the culture, starting with the USAPL, and eventually migrating to the untested sid...
15 Aug 20221h 30min
Ep. 183 - Overcoming Adversity & Building Resilience
What is the difference between a lifter who takes a hit, and keeps on lifting and the lifter who "used to bench 315 in high school?" Is it always that the former is harder working, more resilient, mor...
8 Aug 20221h 49min
Ep. 182 - How to call out B.S. and Pseudoscience
Myth busting is a favorite past time of the "evidence based fitness community", and pwning noobs with copious "um actually"s is just part of the job, right? Well, yes and no. While it's more important...
1 Aug 20221h 59min
Ep. 181- Is Natural Bodybuilding Dead? (Q&A)
What started out as a Q&A episode quickly evolved into an in-depth conversation surrounding the future of natural bodybuilding. To some inside the space, there are alarming signs of stagnation within ...
25 Juli 20221h 34min
