Eric Trexler, PhD

In this crossover episode of Iron Culture, co-hosts Danny Lennon and Eric Trexler are joined by fitness professional and fellow Sports Nutrition Association (SNA) advisory board member Laurin Conlin. Together, they dive into the complex relationship between mental health, physique sports, and fitness coaching. Laurin shares her personal experiences and insights on how disordered eating and body image issues often arise in competitive physique sports, and how these behaviors can permeate into the broader fitness space. The conversation highlights strategies for recognizing and reducing harmful behaviors, the importance of revisiting problematic terminology in the industry, and the value of maintaining a holistic perspective in coaching. Practical advice for fitness practitioners is grounded in evidence-based approaches like motivational interviewing, helping coaches better support clients navigating these challenges. The episode concludes with resources for learning more about the SNA and its initiatives in advancing sports nutrition practice.

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In this episode of Iron Culture presented by MASS, hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms begin with a brief discussion of Trex’s recent MASS article on the misapplication of modern pain science in the fitness industry. They then discuss the nuances of protein recommendations, debating the merits of using body weight versus fat-free mass as a basis for determining protein needs. The conversation also touches on current research trends in protein intake and hypertrophy. Trexler and Helms move on to discuss the effects of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) on hypertrophy, the impact of aging on hypertrophy and training volume benchmarks, lengthened partials as a training technique, adaptation to cold training environments, the impact of biomechanics on injury, the psychological aspects of motivation in training, and more.  The MASS crew records Iron Culture LIVE on YouTube, every Monday night at 7pm eastern time. Be sure to join us for a future episode and say hello in the live chat!  If you’d like to submit a question or topic for us to address on an upcoming episode, please head to the @massresearchreview website!

The holidays are upon us, so if you missed the Iron Culture presented by @massresearchreview episode 303 that dropped end of November, it was a MONSTER episode in the form of a live Q&A episode with the Good Doctors Eric. We begin with a recap of the recent WNBF World Championships, followed by an insightful discussion about whether or not humans have a “factory error” in our design that promotes obesity. This is followed by a number of listeners’ questions about functional anatomy, exercise selection, the importance of the eccentric phase of a lift, factors impacting reps in reserve (RIR) accuracy, biceps contributions to back exercises, hypertrophy considerations for the deadlift exercise, mini-cuts, set-to-set fatigue, energy expenditure limits, “delayed” hypertrophy, how to tell if you’re a creatine nonresponder, and velocity-based training. The MASS crew records Iron Culture LIVE on YouTube, every Monday night at 7pm eastern time (unless we have a prerecorded episode). Be sure to join us for a future episode and say hello in the live chat! If you’d like to submit a question or topic for us to address on an upcoming episode, please head to our website where you can submit questions under the podcast tab!

Our “best of 2024” issue covers several hot topics including weight loss drugs, lengthened partials, recovery techniques, training to failure, cycle-syncing, saturated fat, diet breaks, and more! check out @massresearchreview

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Episode 302 Why We Believe Nutrition Lies In this Iron Culture, Sigma Nutrition Radio, SNA crossover, Dr. Joe Klemczewski returns! Dr. Joe, possibly the first online bodybuilding coach and person to advise clients to track macros before IIFYM was an acronym, joins us to reflect on the past and help us navigate the future. In the modern information age, there is more information than ever, which is a good thing, right? Perhaps, except that there is also more misinformation and disinformation than ever as well. While the evidence-based movement solved the problem of information inadequacy, we now face a much more complex problem of information illiteracy. What can you do to better navigate the “fake news” littering all aspects of social media, especially the nutrition space, and how can you facilitate better critical thinking in your clients and followers to reduce the likelihood they will undertake harmful diets? In this episode we tackle just that, discussing how paying attention to history and social changes can provide protection against modern fads.

Ep 300 Title: The End of Iron Culture As You Know It (Omar Is Leaving) Description: I’m going to break the fourth wall here and speak directly to our dear listeners. When we started this podcast almost six years ago, I never imagined it would last this long or become such a fixture in the community. The goal was always to create a space aimed at enriching the listener’s appreciation and understanding of lifting. I want to thank every single person who has tuned in, supported throughout the years and engaged with us in this journey. I feel very confident in the future direction of Iron Culture with the two Erics taking lead. We’ll catch you in that next episode from now, until the end of time. With heartfelt gratitude, Omar.

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In this Iron Culture/Sports Nutrition Association/Sigma Nutrition Radio crossover episode, host Eric Helms is joined by co-host Danny Lennon and guest Alex Thomas. Alex is the president of the Sports Nutrition Association who started this association years ago when he was rudely awakened to the fact that he couldn’t provide nutrition advice in his personal training clinic, despite having done so for years, having an RD on staff, and getting a degree in exercise science and nutrition. This prompted him to do a deep dive into scope of practice, insurance, legal requirements to provide nutrition coaching, and eventually to realise just how large of a gap there is in the nutrition coaching industry. Becoming aware of how common coach negligence leading to poorer consumer health is, spurred him to create the Sports Nutrition Association. Now SNA seeks to elevate the profession of nutrition coaching and protect the public. In this episode we navigate the confusing world of scope of practice, both legally and from a liability perspective, and why it’s not only an important box ticking exercise, but a fundamental part of serving your clients.

One of the key discussion points between @trexlerfitness in episode 8 and @jake.datadrivenstrength in episode 10 was around the context of the athlete you are working with. In this segment Eric discussed when tracking protein consumption is important for conserving lean muscle tissue, depending on the individual and their starting body composition. Eric indicates that for someone holding an excessive fat mass initially, focusing on overall energy deficit initially is likely to yield results without over complicating the process. Jake Remmert had a similar philosophy with regard tracking metrics like movement velocity for measuring RIR. Unless you are working with an elite powerlifter or more invested/advanced lifters, using a subjective tool like RPE is going to be less expensive, easier to administer and conceptualise. Sometimes less is best. #strengthconnected #nutrition #diet #bodybuilding #podcast #clips #reels #shorts #spotify #apple #podcasts

Can you build muscle in a calorie deficit? What is an appropriate rate of weekly weight loss? How much protein should you consume relative to bodyweight/lean tissue mass? @trexlerfitness addressed key considerations surrounding these questions in episode 8 of the podcast. This podcast is supported by @vpa_australia if you would like to save 10% off their range of supplements use the discount code HAYDEN10 at checkout. www.vpa.com.au #strengthconnected #strengthconnect #podcast #reels #clips #shorts #bodybuilding #strength #fitness #health #muscle #protein #diet #nutrition #spotify #apple