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Iron Culture

Iron Culture was started by Eric Helms and Omar Isuf as a means of exploring the world of physical culture and attempting to distill a unified philosophy of lifting and to help listeners find greater ... Read more

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Ep. 101 - Blood Flow Restriction Training For Hypertrophy & Rehab

Ep. 101 - Blood Flow Restriction Training For Hypertrophy & Rehab

Literally, time to strap in for this one folks! Blood Flow Restriction training: hypertrophy training with light weights... Read more

11 Jan 2021

1hr 54mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 37 - Insulin, Obesity & Weight Loss (Ft. James Krieger)

Episode 37 - Insulin, Obesity & Weight Loss (Ft. James Krieger)

James Krieger has been putting out some of the best science-based information in the lifting community for over a decade... Read more

21 Oct 2019

1hr 38mins

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Ep. 3 - An Honest Conversation About Steroids

Ep. 3 - An Honest Conversation About Steroids

In this episode, Iron Culture attempts to bring an intellectually honest conversation to the emotionally charged topic o... Read more

25 Feb 2019

1hr 27mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 63 - Lifting Weights & Brazilian Jiujitsu (ft. Chad Wesley Smith and Dr. Melissa Davis)

Ep. 63 - Lifting Weights & Brazilian Jiujitsu (ft. Chad Wesley Smith and Dr. Melissa Davis)

From lifting calibrated plates on competition spec bars in approved knee sleeves through the same three movement pattern... Read more

20 Apr 2020

1hr 33mins

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Ep. 62 - How To Stay On Track With Your Nutrition

Ep. 62 - How To Stay On Track With Your Nutrition

Dig if you will this picture, of you inside with the kids. This is what it sounds like when gains die. At this point, it... Read more

13 Apr 2020

1hr 30mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 19 - The Science Of Hypertrophy Roundtable

Ep. 19 - The Science Of Hypertrophy Roundtable

At Iron Culture we ask important questions, for example: “what meaning do you make in life?” But in this episode, we are... Read more

17 Jun 2019

1hr 39mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 72 - Principles of Progression for Hypertrophy

Ep. 72 - Principles of Progression for Hypertrophy

Training volume has a relationship with rates of hypertrophy in research. But how do you quantify volume? Further, just ... Read more

22 Jun 2020

1hr 20mins

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Ep. 104 - Bulking vs Cutting: What Should You Do?

Ep. 104 - Bulking vs Cutting: What Should You Do?

Ahhh, the eternal question: should I bulk or cut? It seems like everyone at some point asks this question. In this episo... Read more

1 Feb 2021

1hr 9mins

Ranked #9

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Ep. 98 - Why Nutrition Science is a Battleground

Ep. 98 - Why Nutrition Science is a Battleground

Danny Lennon still isn’t returning our phone calls, but that’s ok because his Sigma Nutrition Radio Co-host Alan Flanaga... Read more

21 Dec 2020

2hr 8mins

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Ep. 4 - Periodization & Autoregulation Roundtable

Ep. 4 - Periodization & Autoregulation Roundtable

In this episode Iron Culture brings a who’s who panel of the some of the most influential modern minds in periodization ... Read more

4 Mar 2019

2hr 9mins

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Ep. 48 - How To Not Be A Terrible Personal Trainer (ft. Jordan Syatt)

Ep. 48 - How To Not Be A Terrible Personal Trainer (ft. Jordan Syatt)

Four words to describe this podcast would be authentic, vulnerable, and being real. Or something like that. We are joine... Read more

6 Jan 2020

2hr 7mins

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Ep. 13 - Jeff Nippard & Greg Nuckols Talk Science Communication

Ep. 13 - Jeff Nippard & Greg Nuckols Talk Science Communication

For a long time in the fitness industry, it was said that scientific information wasn't sexy. If you wanted to attract a... Read more

7 May 2019

2hr 10mins

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Ep. 44 - The Science of Bodybuilding (ft. Dr. Bill Campbell)

Ep. 44 - The Science of Bodybuilding (ft. Dr. Bill Campbell)

Dr. Bill Campbell is a full professor at the University of South Florida where he runs the “Physique Lab”, a unique plac... Read more

9 Dec 2019

1hr 31mins

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Ep. 70 - The Science of Supplements (ft. Eric Trexler & Ben Esgro)

Ep. 70 - The Science of Supplements (ft. Eric Trexler & Ben Esgro)

A few years ago, the supplement industry was in such a state that simply putting effective ingredients at their proper d... Read more

8 Jun 2020

1hr 52mins

Ranked #15

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Ep. 53 - Intuitive Eating & Autoregulation (ft. Gabrielle Fundaro and Mike Tuchscherer)

Ep. 53 - Intuitive Eating & Autoregulation (ft. Gabrielle Fundaro and Mike Tuchscherer)

Eric & Omar are joined once again by guests Gabrielle Fundaro and Mike Tuchscherer to discuss a seemingly taboo conc... Read more

10 Feb 2020

1hr 57mins

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Ep. 23 - The Science of Strength Roundtable

Ep. 23 - The Science of Strength Roundtable

Iron Culture hosts a Roundtable discussion on strength development and the relationship between hypertrophy and it’s rel... Read more

15 Jul 2019

1hr 30mins

Ranked #17

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Ep. 6 - Carbohydrate & Ketogenic Roundtable

Ep. 6 - Carbohydrate & Ketogenic Roundtable

Eric and Omar sit down with Danny Lennon and Cliff Harvey for a non-dogmatic discussion of the ins and outs of carbohydr... Read more

18 Mar 2019

1hr 44mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 41 - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Creatine (ft. Dr. Darren Candow)

Ep. 41 - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Creatine (ft. Dr. Darren Candow)

It is no secret that co-host Omar Isuf has had a long and difficult relationship with Creatine Monohydrate. Today's epis... Read more

18 Nov 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #19

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Ep. 15 - The Changing Face Of CrossFit

Ep. 15 - The Changing Face Of CrossFit

In this episode, the hosts learn about the brief but interesting history of CrossFit, both as a fitness movement and com... Read more

20 May 2019

1hr 38mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 30 - The Science of Weight Loss (Metabolic Adaptation ft. Dr Eric Trexler)

Ep. 30 - The Science of Weight Loss (Metabolic Adaptation ft. Dr Eric Trexler)

Is Iron Culture big enough for two pro natural bodybuilders with PhDs named Eric (or was it Derek)? The banter heats up ... Read more

2 Sep 2019

1hr 47mins

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