Iron Radio

Talking with noted strength researcher Dr. Bill Ebben, Lonnie, Rob and Phil learn about recent findings and how to use them to steer your training. How important are concepts like neuromuscular potentiation? Can a mouthpiece or other simple techniques really add a few percent to your lifts? What about periodization - what does science say about that? And in the Topic of the Day, what should we be looking out for regarding bad advice from gurus? How can we filter out the BS and use science to steer our training? Tune in and find out! Lonnie actually takes notes (go figure). ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. L, Fortress and Phil (Sexy Santa) offer information on how to bust through progress plateaus. It CAN be done! First Lonnie offers a caffeine-fueled sermon on the many variables involved, then everyone talks shop. What causes a training plateau? Are you sure you're even on one? If you are, what can you do when frustrated? Tune in for some friendly reminders and a little education. Awareness is the key. Also listen for some gold nuggets such as a man-food recipe, Beardfest 2012, listener comments and more. Lastly, please DO NOT look at Phil Stevens' Facebook page or risk scarring your retinas with a 280 lb. nude steroidal Santa. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Warning: Potty-mouth guest. (Yes, YOU, Jim.) Phil, Rob and Lonnie offer some community and science news, then they dig into the mind of Jim Wendler. Questions abound for Mr. No-nonsense. Which of the three powerlifts is most affected by equipment (shirts, wraps, and suits)? How do they feel different? Where should a novice start with suits and shirts? Should you train in equipment to handle bigger weights, thus increasing your raw lifts down the road? What about injuries? When can equipment help them, if ever? And finally, can Jim SWEAR any more? Tune in and find out! (This episode is not approved by Jesus.) ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Neither holidays nor travel can hold back the titanic trio! Lonnie, Phil, and Rob discuss how different strength sports, notably bodybuilding and powerlifting, differ in how they tax an athlete and how recovery takes place. From burnt central drive of the CNS to peripheral depletion, there are ways to bounce back realistically. And yet we all differ. Are YOU a dragster or an Indy car? Find out! Also, join in for some timely talk on big eats! And pay close atention to hear Rob's mellow tone; sounds like he's practicing what he preaches about staying low-key on off days. Tune in while you eat your third helping of turkey and potatoes! ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Rob, Phil, and Lonnie share a bunch of Iron Radio listener comments and news, then they tangent-off onto a topic of fear and courage. Indeed, the original topic of the day gets postponed. Is an element of fear necessary when one faces hundreds of pounds of uncaring metal on the bar? And how do competitions, psychology, neurology and endocrinology combine to form the Cycle of Dominance? Can YOU step into this hallowed Cycle? Listen to find out. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Phil, Lonnie and Rob discuss the sacred... the pre- and mid-workout ritual. From music to garb to nutrition and caffeine, the guys share personal motivators. When does Phil know it's go time? What have Fortress and Lonnie long-eaten as a bizarre super secret pre-session ritual? What music makes Fortress want to gnaw his way through the gym door to reach some heavy weights? Get in on this! The guys also have guest competitors on the show and bribe listeners to get involved with double contest prizes. It's time to call-up your inner Viking or Highlander AND win stuff! Where else can you grow a beard by the end of the show from all the testosterone and adrenaline that's flowing... while you win free stuff? Dare to enter the gates of Valhalla! ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Lonnie and Fortress have a very candid talk about what competing felt like for Rob after years away from the competitive scene. Have you ever wondered what it's like to pit yourself against other men - and more importantly, yourself? Will something awaken within you? Get a perspective! Also tune in for a meat pie recipe that's guaranteed to pack on mass this fall season - and - listen to the discussion on lifting for its own sake. Virtually all sports now employ lifting in various ways, but what about the purity of MASS and RAW STRENGTH as their own ends? Tune in and get back to your roots! ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Lonnie and Phil talk with Paul Klinger, Director at Informed Choice.org about contaminated dietary supplements. How prevalent is contamination? What are the most common contaminants? Steroids? Stimulants? Should you even care if you're not in the NCAA or Olympics? And during the Topic of the Day, the guys talk with Paul about why bodybuilders and powerlifters get so much doping attention by the media. They also debate whether or not professional sports should even BE tested. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Phil, Rob, and Lonnie share some very positive listener mail and news before getting to the topic of the day. It's time the full triumvirate weighed-in on the unhealthy side of strength sports. Rather than harp on drug use, the guys range all over the place discussing blood pressure, serum lipids, flexibility myths, inflammation and arthritis, among other stuff. How does one prevent or address these things? Tune in for the goods.***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. Lowery and Fortress talk shop about his rapidly approaching powerlifting meet. If you've wondered what goes through the head of a competitor right before a competition, this will offer you insight. Fortress is friggin' strong for a clean and raw lifter but can he pull it together when under the microscope? Also, Dr. L shares some brand new news that may appear biased to some. It relates to how Strongman athletes are less healthy than runners. Are these size-impaired researchers prejudiced against our heftier ilk? ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Phil and Fortress talk shop, Lonnie shares some breaking steroidal science news, and then Rob and Phil are on to the topic of the day. What's on tap... Fortress struggles to avoid getting kicked out of his gym, Phil plays water balloon, and Lonnie launches our fall contest. The day's topic questions how strong humans have REALLY become and what truly equals elite. If you're so big you break toilet seats, you'll be especially interested in this episode. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. L, Fortress and Phil share a little athletic and scientific news, then interview top bodybuilder John Meadows. This guy is a real trooper and class act. In fact, John is fresh off the Mr. North America just a few weeks ago. After some initial history and more sharing of his current activities, Big John joins the topic of the day. How does a high-level competitor specifically approach contest dieting? How does one hold onto precious muscle mass as a diet drags on? How long should YOU diet, based on your starting point and physiological state? Tune in and get a competitor's eye view. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. L, Fortress and Phil cover news from vikings to sperm banks to cloven skulls to Mr. Olympia results. Yes, they can stretch THAT far. Lonnie even shares some erudite info. on whether growth hormone or IGF-1 is the main mechanism behind modern 'beyond juice' muscle growth. Then the guys move on to the topic of the day - use of multiple drugs, especially growth hormone, in strength sports. Does something magical happen when a bodybuilder stacks androgens plus GH plus insulin and IGF-1? What are the consequences? How are high-tech bodybuilding careers lasting compared to the old juice-only days? Tune in and get both facts and opinions. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Rob, Phil and Lonnie talk about recent bodybuilding and nutrition news, then move on to the day's topic. Who's in the upcoming Mr. Olympia? How is the sport changing, including women's bodybuilding? Is it just about sex and money or is there some competitive purity left? Also, what's the FDA got planned regarding your supplements? And in the day's topic, how many days per week do YOU take off from the gym? And do you ever plan multiple days - even a week - off from training entirely? Could you even MAKE yourself do so? Listen in for some insight. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. L, Rob and Phil talk about recent training, nutrition, news and drugs. Fortress stuns even Phil and Lonnie with the dosages he's seen abused. The discussion then segues into the topic of the day - misrepresentation in bodybuilding and powerlifting. It happens all the time on the covers of magazines and in ads. A huge dude holds up a supplement bottle as he flexes his 24-inch pythons. Is it all greed and lies or just athletes on-contract trying to get ahead while avoiding inconvenient truths? How many times do the young or uninitiated try a product held up by a shredded behemoth, only to wonder why they can't achieve such awesomeness? Tune in for the behind the scenes chat. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Rob Fortress Fortney and Phil the Thrill Stevens interview Phillip Rockman Wylie. It's a veritable cornucopia of nicknames. Tune in and get a competitor's eye view of how raw powerlifing differs from conventional lifting. Are you man (or woman) enough to go RAW? ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Lonnie, Rob and Phil lay down fact and opinion on whether or not overtraining in strength sports is a real phenomenon. Some trendy Internet gurus and coaches may have you believing it's not and that you're just a wus - that Olympic style three-a-days should be your ticket to bodybuilding hugeness. Then again, some guys you know may actually be wussies and use supposed overtraining as an excuse to do curls in the squat rack and spend all their time surfing Internet forums. What does it really take to overtrain? What are the symptoms? Can you train and adapt recovery ability itself over time?. Tune in and get the scoop. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

During a first tech-glitchy attempt at an on-site simulcast between podcasting and YouTube, Lonnie, Rob and Phil talk to gym owner Jim Hearon about the ups and downs of owning a real gym in the midst of trends and swinging economies. Is it better to go low-cost and high-volume or vice versa? How important are in-the-gym supplement sales these days? And to the point, how does a gym owner or trainer use modern marketing tools to get ahead of the 24-hour facilities in every corner of America? Should we be Tweeting, Facebooking or surfing forums to get our message out? And what's on the horizon with web 3.0? Tune in for some experienced - yet modernized - thoughts. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Dr. L is on the road and calling in to Iron Radio Headquarters. The poor audio of his lame little cell phone and laptop are evident. The guys nonetheless share news on what they're up to, what new research says about different proteins' ability to jack metabolism, and whatever else comes to mind. The talk turns to powerlifting and the natural bodybuilders who have been coming out of the woodwork with some hefty claims of 700-plus deads and 400-plus bench presses. Are these relatively little bodybuilder dudes legit? Listen to what the guys have to say. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***

Lonnie, Fortress and Phil learn about steroids and the law from specialty lawyer Rick Collins. Brace yourself for some frank discussion on how the law compares and contrasts with true ethical principles, why politicians have special vitriol for anabolic steroid users (when booze and cigarettes are so rampant and destructive), and what documentaries and real surveys have to say about steroid use. Will anabolics make you fly into a rage and slap your grandma within seconds of ingestion? On the flip side, will they make a kid look jacked without effort or risks in a matter of mere weeks? What do Ben Affleck and Captain America have to do with all this? Tune in and find out as the guys get controversial. ***PS IronRadio is now jointly airing on PRIMAL FM on Saturday nights; your radio is no longer safe. Rock on!***