
Ep. 156 - Deloads: The Science of Overload, Fatigue & Recovery
Watch the Episode Here: https://youtu.be/99e5iFWZwEQ Deloads, sometimes called unloads, light weeks, or simply incorporated as phases of a periodized plan, are frequently discussed in the evidence-bas...
31 Jan 20221h 33min

Ep. 155 - Alex Tilinca: A Self Made Man
In this episode of Iron Culture, we're joined by Alex Tilinca. Alex is a young competitive physique athlete with an already impressive amateur career thus far, seeking to get nationally qualified this...
24 Jan 20221h 20min

Ep. 154 - Intermittent Fasting & Peri-Workout Carbohydrates
In this episode of Iron Culture, we do a deep dive on the topic of pre-workout carbohydrate intake. While the data on endurance training is relatively consistent in showing a beneficial effect on perf...
17 Jan 20221h 21min

Ep. 153 - Were Ancient Warriors Actually Jacked?
Watch Episode 1 Here: https://youtu.be/VHBTMm94yeM In this episode, we lean heavily into the history and culture side of Iron Culture and discuss ancient history, specifically, ancient warfare and its...
10 Jan 20221h 31min

Ep. 152 - Effort vs Exertion, Frequency, and Qualitative Research (Q&A)
We're kicking off 2022 by listening to the people. We, your humble cult leaders, are benevolent theocratic overlords, who want your voice to be heard (so long as you say and ask things that we approve...
3 Jan 20221h 11min

Ep. 151 - Strange But True
As it's said, truth is stranger than fiction. On Iron Culture we've pointed out multiple fantastical, claims backed by pseudoscience that were just gimmicks designed to make you buy something. But som...
27 Dec 20211h 22min

Ep. 150 - Iron Culture: 3 Years Later
Can you believe it's been nearly 3 years of running the cult? By this point, most people in our shoes would have had their final Kool-Aid party, ran out of followers after inaccurately predicting the ...
20 Dec 20211h 21min

Ep. 149 - Overreaching, Overtraining and Insufficient Recovery: Everything You Need To Know
We get questions all the time like "is squatting more than twice a week overtraining?" Or, "how much volume is overtraining?" But what is the actual scientific definition of overtraining, do lifters a...
13 Dec 20211h 23min




















