RP Strength Podcast

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00:00 - Intro
03:20 - Is the 10,000-hour rule a myth?
07:15 - Specializing too early
13:43 - Why Doing Multiple Sports Can Make You Learn Faster (and Win More Later)
24:29 - The Hidden Cost of Early Specialization: Burnout, Injuries, and Quitting the Game
28:08 - What Makes Kids "Great" Often Fails at the World-Class Level
31:13 - Youth Stars Rarely Become Adult Legends: The 90% Turnover Reality Check
35:32 - How Sticking With It Paid Off for Nick and Eric
48:00 - When It's Appropriate to Specialize | Limitations of Specializing
59:35 - Practical Playbook: The 4 Takeaways You Can Apply to Training, Parenting, and Progress

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00:00 - Intro
01:15 - How Milo and Pak found RP
05:10 - Milo and Pak's lifting > research arc
18:30 - How "evidence based" fitness has changed over the last 10 years
23:35 - What does "evidence based" actually mean
37:30 - How science is being misrepresented
49:15 - Looks ≠ Expertise
52:50 - Upcoming research and projects

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00:00 - Christmas magic ✨
04:10 - Dr. Mike's distain for modern Batman
06:05 - Bodybuilders ≠ Hollywood
12:20 - Muscle loss isn't one-size-fits-all
24:30 - Does diet duration effect muscle loss?
28:30 - Do men lose more muscle when dieting?
34:40 - Are people losing excess muscle on Ozempic?
40:40 - Organ size shifts when gaining and losing fat
44:00 - Factors that make muscle loss worse in a deficit
50:15 - Setting realistic body fat targets
1:00:00 - Best rate of loss / Protein intake / Cardio for muscle retention
1:06:00 - Objections to modern weight loss drugs
1:12:45 - Carb/macro intake for muscle retention

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00:00 - Intro - kids are ruthless
14:45 - Dr. Mike's full arc: time off > contest prep
28:30 - Cutting setup: pharm, Calories, steps, diet breaks
38:20 - How Mike found the "sweet spot" for his dieting setup
47:15 - Mike's split
53:45 - GLP-1 stack talk (Tirzepatide/RETA) + "future of bodybuilding" take
Happy New Year!

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition.
 
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Five Nights at Freddy's chaos
03:30 - Mike's "performance" issues
04:44 - Cialis/Viagra as "pre-workout pump," what it does/doesn't do
08:30 - Post-photoshoot reset: diet/training overview + plan setup
17:41 - Arm/shoulder emphasis: training arms 6x/week + managing flare-ups
20:33 - The "heavy → moderate → light" 3x/week frequency model (with exercise variation)
39:14 - Why joints hate high frequency (and how exercise selection helps it)
53:13 - Wrap-up: holidays, deload timing, and goals for the next block