Ep 394 - Common Movement Questions
Iron Culture co-hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms answer four common questions about movement and lifting. Topics include anterior pelvic ti...
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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 fin...
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20 of 405 episodesEp 393 - When Science Isn't Ready for "Prime Time"
Trexler and Helms step back from training specifics to talk about how science gets interpreted, communicated, and applied. Trexler opens wit...
Ep 392 - Training Frequency for Hypertrophy
Trexler and Helms dig into training frequency and hypertrophy, prompted by a wave of recent discussion and two new papers: a new original st...
BONUS: The Missing Dimension to Optimum Sports Nutrition? - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall explore the nature of aging, the importance of self-awareness, and practical insights into nutrit...
Ep 391 - What Can You REALLY Learn From Pre-Steroid Era Bodybuilders? (with Dr. Conor Heffernan)
This episode looks at bodybuilding before steroids became widespread, arguing that the era is far more useful (and more complicated) than th...
Ep 390 - Is Muscle Loss Really a Big Deal?
Bodybuilders are laser-focused on retaining as much muscle as possible while dieting, and for very good reason. In that context, the smalles...
Ep 389 - What the Erics Actually Do
In this episode, Eric Helms and Eric Trexler share their current approaches to diet, training, and supplementation, emphasizing pragmatic st...
BONUS - Drop Sets & Myo-Reps: The Best Way to Use Them (w/ Eric Helms & Steve Hall)
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall discuss training strategies, auto-regulation, the role of cardio in bodybuilding, and practical t...
Ep 388 - What Most Bodybuilders and Their Coaches Miss (ft. Richard Collins)
In this episode, Eric Helms and Richard Collins explore the art and science of coaching, emphasizing the importance of motivation, rapport,...
Ep 387 - Energy Cost of Building Muscle
In this episode, Eric Trexler and Eric Helms explore the energetic cost of building human skeletal muscle, discussing recent research, pract...
Ep 386 - Sleep, Hypertrophy, and Creatine
Trexler and Helms dig into sleep and how it intersects with body composition and supplementation. They open on the sleep-and-lifting landsca...
Ep 385 - Do Studies on Untrained Lifters Apply to Trained Lifters?
Trexler and Helms dig into Helms's new MASS article, "Are studies on untrained lifters irrelevant to trained lifters?" It's built around a n...
BONUS: Bulking Is Dead - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall explore the nuances of body recomposition, optimal bulking and cutting strategies, and the scienc...
Ep 384 - Is Ultrasound Lying About Your Gains?
A methods-focused episode about how muscle and body-composition measurements can mislead you when reading the research. The main event is a...
Ep 383 - Q&A: Imbalances, Fatigue, & REDs
In today's Q&A episode, the Erics work through a few listener questions. First they tackle upper/lower body imbalance — why lagging body par...
Ep 382 - The Science of Building Bone (ft. Dr.Lora Giangregorio)
The Erics sit down with bone health expert Dr. Lora Giangregorio, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, to unpack what's...
BONUS: Are Fitness Trackers Worth It? - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Steve Hall and Eric Helms explore the nuances of training, recovery, and the use of technology in bodybuilding. They share...
Ep 381 - Q&A: GLP-1s, Tendon Training, & Rep Ranges
Trexler and Helms open with an overview of the new MASS issue (body recomposition, a protein consensus paper, reverse dieting) and a powerli...
Ep 380 - Bulking, Cutting, and Recomping
In this Q&A episode, Eric Trexler and Eric Helms open with a recap of their trip to Norway and announce a new MASS partnership with AFPT Int...
Ep 379 - Behind the Scenes (Iron Culture Documentary) ft. Omar Isuf
In a monumental moment for the Iron Cult, OMAR RETURNS for a guest appearance. In this episode, Omar Isuf and Eric Helms discuss the journey...