Apr 2025

#69 Andrew Wild: My Journey

Today Nick Hay interviews Andrew Wild about his life, why he chose to pursue Physiotherapy as a career, his sporting life and much more.

34m 29s

Apr 2025

#68 Charlie Abra: Nutrition Myths Debunked 1.0

Today I welcome Charlie Abra who is an accredited practising Dietitian at Wild Physio Fitness. Today we discuss if protein quality matters, if supplements should be a priority, if you should cut carbohydrates to lose weight, if sleep helps with fat loss, if seed oils are toxic an ... Show More

43m 29s

Mar 2024

#64 Ice Baths

Today I discuss if ice baths help recovery, improve blood pressure, increase pain tolerance, improve fat loss and boost your immune response.

9m 24s

Jun 5

#221: Weights or cardio first, reaching failure vs. reps in reserve, and an important announcement

5 lbs of muscle episodes:#197: How to build 5lb of Muscle in 2025Coffee Chat: My journey of building 5lb of muscle and body recomposition Coffee Chat: My updates on building muscle while pregnant, how to track muscle growth without a DEXA, and more#212: Building 5lb of muscle: ho ... Show More

21m 11s

May 19

#349 - AMA #71: Building strength and muscle mass: how to optimize training, nutrition, and more for longevity

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter dives deep into the topic of muscle mass and strength, examining their essential roles in both lifesp ... Show More

11m 25s

May 29

#220: How to Body Recomposition in a Sustainable, Effective Way

0:00: Introduction 7:40: Can you actually "tone" and "tighten?" 12:00: Exercise and fat loss 18:40: Body recomposition 27:22: Tracking macros31:13: Five basics of building muscle 39:25: How to track progress 41:48: Volume needed for muscle hypertrophy To take our free 35-minute U ... Show More

51m 12s

Feb 2025

#335 ‒ The science of resistance training, building muscle, and anabolic steroid use in bodybuilding | Mike Israetel, Ph.D.

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Mike Israetel is a sports physiologist, competitive bodybuilder, and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, where he coaches athletes and professi ... Show More

2h 51m

Nov 2024

2783: 3 Easy Steps to Get Nice Shoulders AND 4 Simple Tricks to Make Body Weight Workouts Harder by Ben Greenfield

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2783:Maximize your workout efficiency with Ben Greenfield's expert advice on optimizing both shoulder training and bodyweigh ... Show More

12m 34s

Sep 2024

2719: [Part 1] How Long Should Your Workout Be to Build Muscle? by Christian Finn of Muscle Evo

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.Episode 2719:Christian Finn explores the ideal workout duration for muscle building, emphasizing that the perfect length varies base ... Show More

11m 13s

Jul 2019

Ep. #428: Dr. Mike Israetel on Breaking Through Muscle Gain Plateaus

Do you ever feel like you’re just spinning your wheels in the gym?Are you having trouble remembering the last time you added any real weight to the bar on any of your key lifts?Has your body weight and body fat percentage been hovering in the same range for what seems like foreve ... Show More

1h 3m

Apr 2020

204: Mike Israetel - How to know if an exercise works

Mike is back on the podcast. This time, we're talking about how to increase depth on the leg press, ego in the gym, home workouts and much more! Timestamps: 05:45 What would Mike differently if he could go back in time to a time before special sports supplements 08:27 How to incr ... Show More

54m 3s

Apr 2025

2572: Only 15 Minutes a Day to Build Muscle & Burn Fat

15 Minutes for Gains and Fat Loss How little it takes to reap most of the benefits of strength training. (1:16) Adaptation vs. recovery. (5:21) 15 Minutes to Build Muscle & Incredible Results with Strength Training. #1 - 90 minutes a week takes you very far. (7:46) #2 - Small da ... Show More

35m 30s

Jun 7

#70 - The Smartest Way to Train Calisthenics Strength - Sthenics

What does the worst calisthenics program look like, and are you accidentally following it?In this episode, we’re joined by Denis from Sthenics to challenge popular training myths and break down the science of calisthenics mastery.Should you build strength or chase skills first? H ... Show More

1h 14m

#71 Charlie Abra: Navigating Nutrition O...