Today Cliff Wilson is back on Coach's Corner, joined by IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilding Champion to discuss the differences between new competitive bodybuilders and seasoned vets. It is important to tease out these difference so all competitors c

505: Ron Williams - Natural Bodybuilding Legend, Inventor, Author, Pastor Shares His Story

Mar 15th, 2016 54m 9s

Ron Williams has won over 200 natural bodybuilding titles including multiple overalls at the Natural Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe. Ron also invented the Iron Chestmaster which adds lateral resistance to make an ordinary pushup more effective. A

504: Philip Ricardo Jr. Returns! The 2015 Natural Olympia Champion talks All Things Natural Bodybuilding

Nov 30th, 2015 1h 11m

Philip Ricardo Jr. returned to the natural bodybuilding stage and took home the Natural Olympia title in convincing fashion this November! I was there to see it live - be on the lookout for video footage coming soon. Today I sit down with the c

503: Brian Whitacre - 2015 WNBF Worlds and IFPA Yorton Cup Natural Bodybuilding World Champion!

Nov 30th, 2015 51m 39s

Today's special guest is the only natural bodybuilder to win these two prestigious world titles in the same year! Tune in to hear about Brian's training, nutrition, lifestyle, and more! Thank you Brian for joining us!

502: Chocolate Milk Post-Workout – IT is Magic, or What it Provides is Magic?

Nov 7th, 2015 10m 29s

It seems nowadays everyone who likes to train with weights hates doing cardiovascular exercise. With this has come an emergence of creative forms of resistance training and interval training that more closely resemble the weights we love and th

501: Do You Even Cardio? Could you Just do More Weights?

Nov 2nd, 2015 24m 17s

500: Episode 500!!! Internships, Degrees, Careers with Guest Host Gabe Wilson

Nov 1st, 2015 32m 22s

Gabriel Wilson, PhD, brother of Jake Wilson and Head of Science and Innovation for MHP joins me as we give a guest lecture/Q&A to a university class of IFPA Pro Bodybuilder James Perez. We discuss degree programs, getting opportunities for inte

499: High Protein Diets – The Update!

Oct 28th, 2015 30m 22s

While some people continue to bi**h about high protein diets, others just keep on getting results from them – we discuss another high protein diet study on today’s show. John always reviews the full-text of every article, but you may view the f

498: CEO Workouts - Examples and Strategy to Implement

Oct 26th, 2015 32m 58s

In an earlier episode I mentioned a tactic called CEO Workouts to allow a good volume and quality of weight training in a short period of time. When life gets crazy and normal workout don't fit you can usually get a CEO Workout in.

497: 1 vs 4 vs 8 sets of Squats? Research from 2012

Oct 12th, 2015 27m 39s

Oftentimes studies comparing different numbers of sets to gauge their effectiveness look at say 1 vs 3 sets. Very few studies go to the extreme and look at something like 8 sets of an exercise. Today’s study does with the squat and so we review

496: Listen to Life's Lessons in Training

Oct 10th, 2015 23m 41s

So although the debate over whether or not just a set or two done with high intensity is just as good as being a volume junky doing tons of sets is largely over – most research seems to indicate more is better to a degree – there are still some

495: Alberto Nunez & Brian Minor - Pro Natural Bodybuilders - Bodybuilding & Powerlifting Q&A

Sep 14th, 2015 17m 7s

Alberto Nunez of Team 3DMJ and Brian Minor of INOV8 Elite Performance are back fielding a variety of powerlifting and bodybuilding questions as part of a Q&A series from the Team 3DMJ YouTube channel. Thanks Alberto and Brian for sharing with u

494: Alberto Nunez & Brian Minor - Pro Natural Bodybuilders - Bodybuilding & Powerlifting Q&A

Sep 11th, 2015 15m 11s

493: Rest Between Sets – Compound Moves only or All The Same?

Sep 9th, 2015 24m 1s

For a long time bodybuilders were very concerned about keeping rest periods short and feeling the burn – in fear that not training this way would short change their muscle gains. Newer research tends to challenge this belief and so today we rev

492: Eric Helms on Rep Tempo - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 6

Sep 7th, 2015 21m 14s

Eric Helms is back and talking exercise tempo when weight training on today's continuation of sharing Eric's Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid.Find all of these YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Team3DMJ/videos

491: Host John Bosse Interviewed on the Octane Athletic Performance Podcast - Bodybuilding Prep & More

Sep 4th, 2015 27m 6s

Today you will be hearing an interview I did with the Octane Athletic Performance podcast recently in the interview I discuss my own contest prep as well as my overall philosophies on deciding upon the right training and nutrition plan for you.

490: Eric Helms on Rest Periods: Do they Matter? - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 5

Sep 2nd, 2015 15m 6s

Eric Helms is back and talking rest periods between sets on today's continuation of sharing Eric's Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid.Find all of these YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Team3DMJ/videos

489: Grunting in the Gym – Just for Meatheads of for Smart Strength Athletes?

Aug 31st, 2015 14m 49s

I feel like there’s some people who think grunting and making a lot of noise in the gym is only for stupid meatheads. Then there are other people who say grunting is OK, but that lifters don’t use it at the right time during a lift. We will dis

488: Eric Helms on Exercise Selection - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 4

Aug 28th, 2015 25m 20s

Eric Helms is back and talking exercise selection on today's continuation of sharing Eric's Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid.Find all of these YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Team3DMJ/videos

487: Eric Helms on Progression - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 3

Aug 26th, 2015 46m 37s

Eric Helms is back and talking progression on today's continuation of sharing Eric's Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid.Find all of these YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Team3DMJ/videos

486: Natural Bodybuilding Contest Prep - Testosterone, Pyschological Stress - Male vs. Female Differences - Coach's Corner - Cliff Wilson, Peter Fitschen

Aug 24th, 2015 32m 30s

Peter Fitschen and Cliff Wilson discuss natural bodybuilding contest prep. What happens to your testosterone? What is the influence of psychological factors? Are there gender differences? What can be done to minimize the negative effects of ext

485: Volume, Intensity, and Frequency - Everything You'd Want to Know - Eric Helms Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 2

Aug 21st, 2015 40m 32s

Eric Helms of Team 3DMJ discusses the most important variables in resistance training programming - volume, intensity, and frequency and shares a nice compilation of research backed advice on these areas.Find all of these YouTube videos at htt

484: Sets to Failure with Low Weights – Do You Recruit/Exhaust More Muscle?

Aug 19th, 2015 14m 35s

So now that we have more research that tells us lifting lighter weights can still be good for muscle size gains assuming we accumulate enough volume it’s always good to test some of the theories behind why the light training may have benefit. S

483: Supplementing with Nucleotides for Post-Training Immune Boost

Aug 17th, 2015 21m 6s

When I was in grad school studying sports nutrition most people talked about the importance of post-workout carbs and protein in terms of actual physical muscle recovery from exercise. However, we also learned that the immune system is compromi

482: Eric Helms Guest Content - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 1

Aug 15th, 2015 21m 11s

Eric Helms, MS - PhD Candidate provides today's guest hosted content in the form of Level 1 of his Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid which helps lifters of all levels gain a better grasp of priorities in trainining programming. Find all of t