Strong and Sleek
By Robert Santana
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Episodes: 117
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Starting Strength Coach and Registered Dietitian Robert Santana shares his knowledge of all things diet, training, barbells, and more.
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Ep. 124 - Stop Chasing Skinny. Start Building Strong.
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 123 - Hollywood Muscles, Real-Life Myths: Stop Chasing the Action-Hero Body
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 122 - You Can’t Starve Your Way to Strong
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 121 - When Lifting Hurts: Is It Your Form, Your Program, or Your Fuel?
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Ep. 120 - You Can’t Out-Train a Lousy Lifestyle
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 119 - Show the F* Up: The Real Secret to Getting Stronger
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 118 - Stop Majoring in the Minors: Master the Basics, Get the Results
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 117 - Built Different: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Strength, Genetics & Drive with George Daniolos
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 116 - Your Home Gym Might Be Holding You Back
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 115 - Ladies, Get Off the Treadmill and Pick Up a Barbell
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 114 - Strong, Sleek & Starting Over: The New Chapter
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 113 - Strength, Body Composition, and the Realities of Training: A Conversation with Mark Rippetoe
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 112 - Anabolic Tortillas & Road-Trip Regrets
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 111 - Finding Your Voice: Music, Family, and Friendship
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 110 - Breaking the Survival Mode Mindset
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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#109 - Nuttrition Debate: Quantity vs Quality
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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#108 - Strength Over Trends
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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#107 - From Pinterest Cleanses to Evidence-Based Practice: A Dietitian's Journey Through Diet Culture with Zoe Schroeder, RD
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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#106 - Strength Without the Noise: Beyond Novice Training
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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#105 - ANDY BAKER | WHY YOU'RE STILL WEAK — AND HOW TO FIX IT
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#104 - DON'T QUIT WHEN LIFTING GETS HARD
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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#103 - RESEARCH FOR MEATHEADS
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#102 - THE REAL REASON YOU'RE NOT STRONGER
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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#101 - LIFTING FAQ: COMMON F*CK UPS & HOW TO FIX THEM
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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#100 - The Truth About Starting in the Fitness Industry
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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#99 – YOU'VE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT WOMEN AND YOUR ABS
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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#98 - The Shocking Truth About Gaining Muscle (No One Tells You This)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#97 - Barbells Work. Your Instagram Workout Doesn't
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#96 - The Secret To Looking Like You Lift
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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#95 - Getting Stronger Makes Everything Better
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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#94 - How To ACTUALLY Build Muscle | Hari Fafutis, SSC
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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#93 - Training Like An Athlete v.s. Recreational Lifters
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#92 - The Globo Gym To Starting Strength
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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#91 - Truth About Upper Body Training
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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#90 - From Crossfit To Starting Strength Coach | Gretchen Geist SSC
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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#89 - New Year, New Goals: Removing Your Limitations
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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#88 - It's Time to Rethink Body Fat
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#87 - Thanksgiving: Time to Gain or Restrain?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#86 - The Rep Before the Set: Don't Make The Biggest Setup Mistake
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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#85 - The Illusion of Safety
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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#84 - Why You Need to Understand Advanced Programming
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#83 - The Risks of Weight Gain for Strength Training
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#82 - Testosterone, TRT, and You
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#81 - Strength Training for the Obese Trainee
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#80 - Does Upper Body Really Need More Volume?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#79 - Barbell Burnout: Remembering Why We Do This
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#78 - Are Your Goals Compatible With Your Lifestyle? Abs Don't Come Easy
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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#77 - YMMV: We're Not Powerlifters, And That's OK
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#76 - Leaving Behind the Quitter's Mindset
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May 17, 2024 |
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#75 - Science Is Fake with Stef Bradford, PhD
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May 03, 2024 |
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#74 - Training and Diet for Women
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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#73 - Why You Missed a Rep: Four Questions to Ask
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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#72 - The SRA Cycle and Intermediate Programming
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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#71 - Programming After Novice: Making the Weight, and Your Technique, Go Up
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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#70 - No Fear, No Gain
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#69 - We Command You to Grow! (With the Barbell)
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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#68 - The One Thing Your Training Is Missing: Consistency
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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#67 - Lessons Learned in 2023: Hypertrophy BS, Arm Training, Food Quality, & More
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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#66 - What Dogs Can Teach Us About Strength Training
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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#65 - Do You Need to Do High Rep Sets for Growth? Gross vs Fine Muscular Development
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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#64 - Reading vs Doing: Why You Can't Read Your Way to Strength and Good Training Habits
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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#63 - Diet Deloads: Stop the Non-Stop Dieting
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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#62 - Pain, Tweaks, and Injuries: How to Overcome Training Roadblocks
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#61 - Lessons from the Old School Gym
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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#60 - The Non-Linear Progression
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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#59 - Women and Eating to Build Muscle Mass
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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#58 - Bulking, Part Deux
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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#57 - Why You Should Probably Be Bulking
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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#56 - Summer PSA: Change Your Environment
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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#55 - Does Technique Really Matter?
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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#54 - All About Abs, and Why You Don't Have Them
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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#53 - A Chat with Uncle Rip on Food, The Great Fat Lie, and The Obsession with Leanness
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May 19, 2023 |
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#52 - Intro to Strength Sports, and Why Training Isn't Competition
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May 06, 2023 |
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#51 - Supplements: Are There Any Worth Taking?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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#50 - Stress, Fatigue, and the SRA Cycle
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#49 - RPE and Autoregulation
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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#48 - Does Getting Stronger Make You a Better Runner? Client Interview with Liv Miller
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#47 - Struggling to Get Bigger/Leaner? Strength Is Your Limiting Factor
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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#46 - What Now? Getting Lean After Novice LP (Skinny Fat Lifters)
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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#45 - The Muscle Masterclass: Andy Baker on Hypertrophy, Common Upper Body Mistakes, and the Best Lifts for Growth
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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#44 - Get Rid of "Man Boobs" Forever: Advice for the Skinny Fat Male
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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#43 - Setting Goals for Next Year: Process Over Results
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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#42 - Liver King, The Limits of Research, and What Actually Works
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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#40 - Coaching Is More Than Just Information
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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#39 - Eating In a Time Crunch
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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#38 - Getting Fat to Get Strong? What to Do If You're a Skinny Fat Novice
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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#37 - A to Z Accessories for Putting on More Muscle
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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#36 - Alcohol, Body Fat, and Breaking the Bad Habits
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#35 - Hydration, Halting Deadlifts, and... Booze
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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#34 - Easy Doesn't Work: An Interview with Stef Bradford (Starting Strength)
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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#33 - How Much Training Do YOU Need?
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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#32 - 3 Ways to Condition, Improve Your Work Capacity, and Burn More Fat
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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#31 - The Emotions Behind Eating Disorders, Body Dysmorphia with Dr. David Puder
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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#30 - How to Program after Novice LP: Intensity, Periodization, and Nutrition
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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#29 - Preparing for Success: How to Meal Prep Healthy & Delicious Food
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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#28 - Stop Weighing Yourself, and Embrace the Tape (and the Iron)
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May 20, 2022 |
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#27 - Novice Linear Progression: The Big Picture
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May 06, 2022 |
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#26 - How to Get the Most Out of Online Coaching
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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#25 - The Restaurant Trap: Secrets from the Commercial Kitchen with Chef Drea Wild
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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#24 - Bro'ing Out: Accessory Lifts for the Strength Focused Lifter
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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#23 - Food & Macros in Times of Scarcity
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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#21 - Macro Tracking: Going from Training Wheels to Intuitive Eating
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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#20 - Everything You Need to Build a Killer Home Gym
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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#19 - Part-Time Dieting Is Killing Your Progress (and Your Waistline)
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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#12 - Sugar: A Dietary Evil, or Just Misunderstood?
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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#11 - Training Around Sports and Recreation
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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#10 - Everything You Need to Know about PROTEIN
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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#9 - Why "Maintenance" Is a Myth
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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#8 - How to Program During a Cut
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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#7 - Strength Training Is Not Fat Loss Training
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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#6 - The Danger in DIY: Why You Hire a Coach for Your Fitness
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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#5 - Your Back Is Never Off the Clock
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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#4 - Nutrition 101 for Training and Fat Loss
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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#3 - Why You Need to Lift Heavy: The Physiology of Muscle
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May 28, 2021 |
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#2 - Where Does Your Diet Information Come From? Context Is Everything
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May 14, 2021 |
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#1 - Bodybuilding Idols, Lifting Gurus, and Misinformation: Robert Santana Cuts Through the Fitness Jungle
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Welcome to Weights and Plates!
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Feb 19, 2021 |