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Martin and Mike catch up over a coffee and chit chat about the benefits of swearing and emotional intelligence, why the recent media frenzy about eating disorders was stupid, why Mike hates macro's, Martins lack of work-life balance, will Mike get sued for what he said about dietitians?, is Martin posh? and whole bunch of other shenanigans 

I finally managed to pin Martin down to get on Skype long enough to record something! In this show we talk to microbiologist Norm Robillard about IBS and controlling symptoms with Norms dietary approach called the Fast Tract Diet. In Mikes clinical experience so far, Norms approach works just as well as FODMAP if not better for some patients and is easier to do. 

Kattarina Makkaiova has lost 33kg and kept it off with the help of #TeamScience. Mike interviews her about her journey. 

Martin & Mike speak to Dr Rob Yeung who is a psychologist, coach & researcher in the field of goal achievement to discuss why people struggle with following nutritional or exercise advice and what can be done to help nudge people in the right direction. Tune it to discover:  Is Mike on drugs? Are dietitians still the food police Mike being bought out by Big Steak  Martins world tour  Why persuasion and influence is important  Martins fantasies about being a jacked superhero  Are men pressured to look good?  How do you get your clients to do what they said they would? i.e. follow the program etc Why setting goals doesn't really work very well and what to do instead Approach Vs Avoidance & how to use it to your advantage  How high and low goals could improve your results What willpower is, how to train it and use it to your advantage plus a ton more!  

Anonymous - Is it "bad" (whatever bad means) to eat the same meals everyday? (I love oats and eat them every single morning). Also, is it harmful for that matter to consume the same veggies and proteins everyday? Anonymous - In your experience (both personal and with coaching), what is the single most important factor towards achieving optimal performance in weightlifting? - What would be your first piece of nutritional advice to someone who wants to achieve optimal performance in weightlifting or sport (rugby as an example)? Tony Cottenden - The best ways you've found challenging dietary misreporting? Ross Coundon - What are the main techniques and tools you use to create sustainable change for your clients? Rob Turner - Could you discuss the potential negative effects of counting calories and how this may be unsuitable for certain clients (I'm thinking obsessive/ addictive personality types that may become slightly neurotic about tracking every last calorie, which may impact on quality of life). How do you make this judgement, and what alternative methods do you use to help people achieve their goals? Many thanks. Anonymous - Is fruit a good choice for a carb-up or re-feed food choice? Peter Ginger from Hertfordshire - When I do train, I want to train hard and effectively make up for lost time. My strength and size are still present. But my recovery is awful. Last Monday I did a Neil @ genetic arm workout. It was awesome. But my arms hurt for seven days straight. Even then they weren't fully recovered. My nutrition is fine. I believe it is my cns complaining. I've read that all I can do is reduce volume a lot and slowly build it up over time. Have you experienced this? Any help you and Martin can give would be awesome. James Kew - Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the somewhat controversial topic of reverse dieting. If you don't advocate it, what would be your nutritional recommendations for a physique competitor transitioning into the off-season? Maybe a period at maintenance calories to normalize some of the metabolic slowdown before jumping into a lean gaining phase?

Dylan Dahlquist - What's one crazy/weird/quirky thing that no one knows about either of you! Since you always ask your guests that question. Anonymous - I am an avid listener of your podcast with Mike and am a 1st year nutrition student in New Zealand. I have a burning question about your opinion on current nutrition recommendations. In my introduction to nutrition paper, we are told that it is recommended to consume 6+ servings of carbohydrates (one slice of bread is one serving) a day. It also advises to consume over 50% of total energy from carbohydrates. I feel like this is quite high and was wondering if you generally agree with this recommendation? Mike gives a brilliant insight into the actual limitations placed on dietitians and you might be shocked at the answer. Rob - I wanted to pick up on your discussion about body re-comping, as you mention it's always going to be more prevalent in beginners, assisted athletes or people coming back from a lay off - it'd be great to hear more thoughts on this on the podcast from you, Mike and as you said maybe someone who's an "expert" in this area in particular. I think it's always going to be harder for a natural who's already in decent shape to make significant changes in body comp but by no means impossible. Prompted by the recent post by Greg Nuckols. Grant – I have a question about female contraceptive and its effects on fat loss. I have heard that it does have effects on fat gain/loss but are you aware of any actual research or papers that test the different ones to each other, or actual studies on body comp? A few papers for you Grant: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10401972 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23821307 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19254592 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507999 Kris Pina - Dietary recommendations for an obese, pre-diabetic client wanting to lose weight (versus what you might recommend for similar client with similar goals that has not been told they are pre-diabetic) Martyn Rackham - Any advice for a Type ONE diabetic (a friend has been recently diagnosed he’s in great shape and trains a lot but should he be doing anything special?) Roman Cabanac - Any supplement recommendations for body composition? As a natural athlete of course Stacey Smith - On your last show, James said that if weight loss is the goal then the macro split (given protein is kept high) is not of particular matter. My question is then, if one is already lean

Listener questions from this show! Martyn Rackham - Whats Mike’s favorite breakfast now that "big cereal" have got him in their pocket? Hear how Mike went to a industry funded debate on breakfast cereals & caused a stir... Anonymous - Is gene testing able to accurately tell us whether we are a fast or slow metaboliser of caffeine? Anonymous - When you're on medication, is it really as simple as calories in vs calories out? Anonymous - Does the type of fat and quality of protein effect how my body responds to my training plan? Russell Woollery - The metabolic adaptations that occur in a fat loss diet - are these worth worrying about? Tristan A  - In extremely lean individuals Lyle McDonald suggests that fasted cardio can and does have some benefits over non fasted, what's your take on this? Russell Woollery - I would love to hear yours and Mike's view on body recomposition - gaining muscle whilst dropping body fat. Is this actually possible? Anonymous - Is it possible to eat as much as you want as long as you compensate for the calories via exercise or increasing neat? Anonymous - Can you overeat one day and under eat the next and still achieve weight loss?

Everything you know about insulin is wrong.  Following his Epic Fitness Presentation James Krieger talks about:  The carbs = insulin resistance myth  Ferarri's, not making a living in fitness, working with Microsoft  The single most important thing when it comes to your diet   Why even if you're diabetic (& insulin resistant) you still don't need to avoid carbs Everything you know about glucagon is wrong  The evidence based that negates the carbs/sugar = body fat theory  Low blood sugar doesn't make you hungry, James explains why.. How & why low carb diets really work (hint: its nothing to do with insulin)  and much much more! 

Cambridge University geneticist Giles Yeo spills the beans on genetic testing in the fitness industry.  Find out:  How a geneticist stays sane  Whether or not you can really use genetic testing to prescribe diets  Will Mike survive the podcast?  Why your DNA & how it affects you is like playing poker What does ‘high genetic risk’ actually mean?  Dirty tactics of some genetic testing companies  Wet science Vs iron man  Nutrigenomics - why we aren’t there yet  How to really interpret & apply results from genetic studies  Do your genetics control your destiny?  The simple truth that genetic testing companies do not want you to know  Quinoa Vs Personal Trainers  and much much more!   

Richard Lovatt created the Epic Fitness Summit to make evidence based science sexy & engaging. In this episode I chat to Martin about his experiences of the event and then we get Richard on to talk about the event, happenings over the weekend, whats coming in 2016 and more. Note: Skip to 1hr 4mins if you want to hear Richard only! 

In this episode we focus on protein with Stu Phillips and chat about:  Stu's relationship to hollywood  why the RDA for protein should be doubled hairdressing in london? Testosterone replacement therapy How much protein does the protein guy eat? thoughts on EPIC fitness  any basis for alkaline diets? Why Martin nearly quit nutrition the psychology of extremism  academics and monty python  The China Study & T Colin Cambpell  protein causes kidney problems? and much more!  

Listen in as we talk to Dr Lee Hamilton about:  Drugs for muscle gain & preventing muscle loss When is mouse research applicable to humans? Staying credible in the supplement industry What are evidence based fakers? How to misrepresent study data to 'prove' anything you want Gut health and weight loss Boxing, food & making weight Should you use HMB or myostatin inhibitors? Transdermal delivery of supplements Does endurance training blunt effects of weight training? And so much more!

In depth interview with Prof Shawn Arent - possibly the most jacked professor ever!  Discover:  how to use basic physiology testing to complement nutrition & performance eating disorders  why do parents feed young athletes coca-cola but are scared of whey? what the challenges of implementing team nutrition tactics are are babies diets paleo? scope of practice issues within fit industry  rate your professor?  Practicalities of getting athletes to buy into nutrition  protein kills your kidneys nonsense  why stress isn't always bad: threat Vs challenge   and much more          

Diabetes 101: why low-carb zealots are damaging diabetes care instead of helping find out who is the fitness industries answer to Mariah Carey Zealotism in diabetes  why the daily mail inspired this show  Martin is kenyan? wtf? why the world is confused about low-carb diets low Vs lower Vs keto Vs VLKCD diets gobbldegook 82% fat diet for diabetes?   how to get a punch in the face from a dietitian  carbs = insulin = bad?  how researchers are avoiding being labeled zealots  why low-fat can work as well as low-carb what things are linked to diabetes? why obesity Vs central obesity is important sleep deprivation & diabetes and much much more!

Exposed: Gluten Free & Ketogenic Performance Fallacies. Also covered in this epic interview with Trent Stellingwerff: is low carb useful for athletes? the dreadlock story you haven't heard yet The carb continuum & why its important how big of a difference does doping make anyway? the very real limitations of ketogenic performance are canadians the nicest people on the planet? using placebo to boost performance what the future of performance enhancement looks like what a high gluten diet does to inflammation & performance dose response placebo? and a whole bunch more

First episode of our Special Guest Series with Professor Kevin Tipton. Listen in to find out: ●is there any evidence for BCAA's? ●what kevin doesn't want you to tell his head of school ●what he thinks about fasted training for fat loss ●the advice that saved his life ●should strength athletes eat more protein than endurance athletes? ●why he reads mens fitness ●does soy lower testosterone? ●how ridiculous nutrition claims - and even social media - can help you be a better practitioner/researcher ●the story about the tandem bicycle ●why you might not always want to suppress MPB for hypertrophy ●what blogs and podcasts you should listen to for evidence based info ●how veganism effects performance ●and more - way too much to list here! Please leave reviews on iTunes if you haven't yet - more kickass guests to come soon.

A full episode of answering listener questions. Covered: how to gain muscle whilst intermittent fasting, metabolic flexibility, stigma associated with dietetics, calorie deficits whilst cycling, any evidence for protein + fat breakfast? Is Martin a quack? lots covered + some exciting news. 

Discussed in today's show: Martin and Mike's personal experiences of competing, their nutritional approaches, things learned, what they do now and how to set up a bodybuilding diet yourself PLUS myths busted.

In this show we cover Nutrient Timing with a special introduction focusing solely on the practice of 'Carb Back Loading' with some interesting anecdotes as well as, of course, a review of what the research says on the topic. We discuss the timing of nutrients and how it may, or may not, be worthwhile paying attention to. The 'timing' of fat intake even gets a token mention despite the research on this topic being sparse to say the least!

This whole show is about answering listener questions: we tackle the relatively new topic of reverse dieting - what it is, why it might be useful, how to do it. We also discuss internet gurus and why there are so many differing opinions. Also discussed is how to find research, how to evaluate it and the big quesion: Do carbs actually contain insulinz? You'll notice a new format i.e. no intro music. This was due to listener feedback! Let us know what you think :)