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00:00 - Christmas magic ✨

04:10 - Dr. Mike's distain for modern Batman

06:05 - Bodybuilders ≠ Hollywood

12:20 - Muscle loss isn't one-size-fits-all

24:30 - Does diet duration effect muscle loss?

28:30 - Do men lose more muscle when dieting?

34:40 - Are people losing excess muscle on Ozempic?

40:40 - Organ size shifts when gaining and losing fat

44:00 - Factors that make muscle loss worse in a deficit

50:15 - Setting realistic body fat targets

1:00:00 - Best rate of loss / Protein intake / Cardio for muscle retention

1:06:00 - Objections to modern weight loss drugs

1:12:45 - Carb/macro intake for muscle retention

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00:00 - Intro - kids are ruthless

14:45 - Dr. Mike's full arc: time off > contest prep

28:30 - Cutting setup: pharm, Calories, steps, diet breaks

38:20 - How Mike found the "sweet spot" for his dieting setup

47:15 - Mike's split

53:45 - GLP-1 stack talk (Tirzepatide/RETA) + "future of bodybuilding" take

Happy New Year!

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00:00 - Intro

00:20 - Five Nights at Freddy's chaos

03:30 - Mike's "performance" issues

04:44 - Cialis/Viagra as "pre-workout pump," what it does/doesn't do

08:30 - Post-photoshoot reset: diet/training overview + plan setup

17:41 - Arm/shoulder emphasis: training arms 6x/week + managing flare-ups

20:33 - The "heavy → moderate → light" 3x/week frequency model (with exercise variation)

39:14 - Why joints hate high frequency (and how exercise selection helps it)

53:13 - Wrap-up: holidays, deload timing, and goals for the next block