Gym Bro Talks: Recent Episodes
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Host of Gym Bro Talks–James Zhu–invites popular fitness influencers on to chat about the science behind bodybuilding, powerlifting, diet, body mechanics and more. In addition to that, James enjoys talking about the lifestyle of the guests and just having a fun conversation to hopefully educate and entertain our audience.
Should you deadlift with rounded back? What shoes should you wear to lift? How do you maximize your benchpress power? Is there such thing as poor posture? The most common and sometimes controversial questions asked during this episode are all answered beautifully by the one and only Squat University.
This episode is loaded with insight! Hybrid Calisthenics explains the different methods of muscle growth including eccentrics, isometrics and concentric, as well as correct rest times in between working sets. The Lombard Paradox–paradoxical muscle contraction, and how neural inhibition plays a part in muscle growth is also explained. Furthermore, Hampton and James talk about their content creating journey. If you have goals of accumulating fitness knowledge or aspiring to become a content creator, this episode is for you.
Noah Nakamura went from being a "fatty" to bench pressing 540lbs. Ayn only started her powerlifting journey 1 year ago but is now eligble for the world's powerlifting competition! What are these two doing differently than your average lifter? Are they genetically/naturally super strong? Is it their training? Diet? Or even steroids? Find out in this special episode of Gym Bro Talks.
Brinkz aka Jacob Delara with one of the most phenomenal physiques on the internet. He explains why he does not take protein powder, pre workout, or creatine. Furthermore-the way he trains, his motivations, the way he eats and more. =
A few months ago, Granny Gunz reached out to Gym Bro Talks to be on the show–and we are so happy that she did. Marlene's story is an inspiring one so if you want to be 66 and jacked, you listen to this episode.
Before the launch of season 2 and Gym Bro Talks rebrand, multiple episodes were left unedited. This is one of them. Ryan Schmidle gives valuable information on his experience with steroid (tren) cycling, the different concepts of the way he trains and we really just shot the shi-. Great Gym Bro Talk, hope you all enjoy.
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In this episode of Gym Bro Talks, Adrian and James discuss whether different ethnicities have different athletic capabilities and what the majority of them have in common.
We strongly encourage you watch/listen on our discussion of poor habits that slow gym progress. It could be you!
Season 2 and I am back. In this first episode of the season, we have Adrian on the show and we talk about factors that lead to a long life.
Some of these factors include:
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Genetics
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Sleep
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Diet
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Anti Inflammatory Activities
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Mental Health and more..
In episode 14, Dr. Idz, a doctor with a masters in nutrition explains the science and studies behind visceral fat burning with cardio, the stigma behind artificial sweeteners and why it they are not true, how your diet can affect your cholesterol, ecydsteroids and more.
In episode 13, Alex and James discuss how to determine whether you actually need to supplement creatine, they discuss what happened with the Drew Afualo incident regarding obesity and body shaming as well as a long discussion on self improvement.
In episode 12, Big Ron Jones and James discuss why the pump is important for muscle growth and how to get a good pump. They also talk about the pros and cons behind forearm training, utilizing resistance bands/cables and much more.
In episode 11, James and Bill discuss how functional training is overlooked in the fitness industry these days and why it can be beneficial, they also have a discussion on their experience with martial arts and how it can tie into a workout program. Bill's teaches his famous double compression breathing.
In episode 10, Matt and James discuss the benefits of cross fit, fostering a healthy fitness community, fitness influencers and vegetarianism.
In episode 9, James and Julia discuss on how to build muscle as a gym girl, best booty growth methods, good diet tricks to reach your goals and casual gym talk.
In episode 8, Dustin tells his inspiring story on the reasons to start his weight loss journey, how he kept himself motivated, and practical diet & exercise methods.
In episode 7, James and Fly Sky talk about the importance of grip strength, how to train grip strength and whether you can build muscle right from home!
In episode 6, James and David Ziegler discuss on whether you should train to failure, how important are eccentrics, how much rest should you take in between each day and set, what really counts as hypertrophy and more.
In episode 5, Alex and James discuss how to lose weight, get abs and enjoy the process. You will find out what the best method of cardio is, how to calculate caloric intake, how to keep yourself motivated and much more.
In episode 4 Kevin and James discuss on Kevin's experiences in Columbia and Australia, how together a shelf look for your upper chest, how to get shredded and much more!
In episode 3, James and Brycen have a nice gym bro chat about how to develop a nice round and full chest, fitness Tiktok and much more.
In episode 2 of Gym Bro Talks, Brian and James discuss on the science behind lifting weights, behaviours behind dieting and nutrition, and more.
James and Noel discuss on topics that you may have had questions about in the past. Does fapping affect your muscle building abilities? What muscles should you train to have an aesthetic physique? How important is cardio and how much should you do? Do genetics play a role in our performance and growth?