0:00 Welcome Back to Blood Sweat & Gear
0:45 Updated Thoughts on Mitochondria Peptides
4:00 Andrew’s Protocol Breakdown
8:30 MOTS-C Real World Experience
16:00 TRT Bloodwork Timing
21:00 When Life Disrupts Your Cycle
24:20 Dieting Overseas
27:30 Moving to TRT+
30:00 Best Time to Take Dbol
35:40 Umbilical Hernia Concerns
43:14 Rotating Orals
44:50 Managing High Hematocrit
54:00 AAS Red Flags
57:20 Skip’s Word of the Day

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0:00 Intro

4:45 Is Martin Fitzwater Behind for the Arnold?

12:25 Samson Dauda Looking Huge

15:20 Why Fans Love Nick Walker

21:40 How Today’s Champions Changed Training Culture

37:45 What Happened to Science-Based Lifting?

47:55 Training Hard While Creating Content

54:27 Do people use Gym Pins Before Maxing the Machine Out?

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0:00 Rotating steroid compounds?
0:15 Supporting the show and sponsors
2:00 Rotating compounds – old school vs modern approach
15:00 Short-acting compounds and rotation
22:00 Does MENT aromatize? Listener feedback
26:00 Putting steroid studies into context
28:20 SSRIs and Tren side effects
32:00 Anxiety from Tren
33:00 Addictive personalities and drug use
37:45 Too much ECA
39:30 MENT as a former oral compound
40:45 High-dose MENT and DHT
42:30 Premixed underground GH
44:00 Long-term Primo use
49:00 Low-dose MENT and prostate sensitivity
59:30 Are cheeseburgers really that bad?
1:00:00 McDonald’s stories
1:05:00 Uncle Dave’s wisdom
1:10:00 Dave’s modeling days
1:15:20 Watching Dave’s commercial
1:21:00 Behind the scenes

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Muscle Minds Dr Scott Stevenson & Scott McNally0:00 Muscle Minds Teaser: Hard Training, Muscle Growth & Execution0:33 Muscle Minds Intro with Dr Scott Stevenson & Scott McNally1:29 Just Train Hard: Why Effort Still Matters Most for Muscle Growth4:04 Training for Muscle Growth: Effort, Load Selection & Progression25:57 Concentric vs Eccentric Training: What Actually Builds More Muscle42:12 How to Activate the Target Muscle During Every Rep💪 Support THINK BIG Bodybuilding❤️ Support the Channel on PatreonHelp us keep the podcast and videos coming. Even $5/month makes a difference.👉 https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding📕Get Scott Stevenson's Book https://drscottstevenson.com/byobbcoach.html👕 THINK BIG Bodybuilding Apparel🔥 Official THINK BIG T-Shirts & MerchTrain. Represent. Support the brand.👉 https://think-big.printify.me/products🥇 Official Sponsor: TRUE NUTRITION✅ Custom Supplements Trusted by Bodybuilders• 3rd-party tested• Fully customizable formulas• Used by serious lifters worldwide💥 Save with code: THINK👉 https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK🇨🇦 Canadian Viewers — Supplements Made Easy💊 Huge Deals on Top Brand Supplements in CanadaFast shipping. Trusted retailer.👉 http://www.supplementsource.ca📢 Share this episode with a training partner or friend who loves bodybuilding : https://youtu.be/gy_VQ_fn5W8

When progress stalls, most lifters blame the gear. In this episode of Blood Sweat & Gear, coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally break down why cycles stop working — and how recovery, stress, sleep, health markers, and smarter decision-making often matter more than adding more drugs.

0:00 It might not always be the gear stalling progress

0:34 Welcome back to Blood Sweat & Gear

1:37 Why your cycle might not be working

4:00 Sleep and recovery fundamentals

9:00 CPAP and improved recovery

13:45 Developing systems for recovery

17:00 Stress ruining diet progress

23:32 Health testing while using gear

23:45 Tren versus Winstrol health discussion

36:18 Test E to Mast E ratio

37:04 Gear versus diet impact on health markers

42:19 Scott’s client contest photos

43:14 Skip clears the air on Rich Gaspari

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0:00 Welcoming Lee Priest
2:00 Keeping bodybuilding simple
5:00 Guest posing memories from the 90s
16:00 Is Samson Dauda getting too big?
20:30 Olympia and judging
27:20 Expectations for today’s competitors
29:00 How Lee earned his pro card
33:45 First pro show memories
35:10 Perspective on contest placings
47:30 Drag racing stories
54:00 Bodybuilding and life balance
1:00:20 Being honest about steroid use
1:11:45 Venice Beach gear culture
1:25:30 Closing reflections

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A detailed discussion on MENT (Trestolone), from its research origins to real-world experience.
We explore how its unique properties fit into bodybuilding today.

0:00 Welcome to DNS with Dave Crosland & Scott McNally
0:50 MENT (Trestolone) overview and profile
2:20 MENT aromatization and methyl estrogen
5:00 No DHT conversion with MENT
7:45 History of Trestolone in research and bodybuilding
8:45 MENT as a male contraceptive
11:20 Acetate vs enanthate dosing experiences
13:45 Minimal effective dosing for bodybuilding
18:40 Listener question: Winstrol suspension
21:20 Injectable Winstrol logistics
22:40 Vivid dreams on Equipoise
26:30 Mental effects of nandrolone
28:30 Test with low dose EQ expectations
30:45 Essential labs before starting a cycle
34:00 Enhancing the money shot
36:50 True Nutrition sponsor message
38:00 Test only vs advanced growth stacks
42:15 Dave’s ITV interview
46:50 DHB and mood changes
50:45 Long-term low dose Test, Primo, and HGH
53:25 Oral testosterone discussion
54:40 Recovery peptides after surgery
59:40 Vigorous Steve on Masteron
1:01:00 Retatrutide vial stability
1:03:45 Staying on cycle while staying healthy
1:06:45 Endurance-focused cycles
1:09:05 Personal updates and vacations
1:15:38 ITV interview & behind the scenes

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