The Stronger By Science Podcast

Greg Nuckols and Eric Trexler from Stronger By Science share evidence, anecdotes, and incoherent ramblings on training, nutrition, science, and life in general. Get new episodes delivered to your podcast feed by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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December 10, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Protein, Lactate, and Strength Phases to Boost Hypertrophy

Today’s episode features some Good News and Feats of Strength, followed by a huge Research Roundup to get you all caught up on recent happenings in the world of exercise science and sports nutrition. Topics covered include optimal…

November 26, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

2020’s Most Notable Research (with guests Eric Helms and Mike Zourdos)

This is a special episode featuring the entire team of MASS research reviewers. Greg and Eric are joined by Dr. Eric Helms and Dr. Mike Zourdos to discuss their favorite studies from volume 4 of the MASS Research…

November 19, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Q&A: Cortisol, Hydration, Anti-Nutrients, and Deadlift Recovery

Today’s episode is a big Q&A catch up in which Greg and Eric answer questions about hydration, cortisol, nicotine, warming up, resensitizing muscles to hypertrophy stimuli, why deadlifts are so fatiguing, and much more.

November 5, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Protein & Kidney Function; Cholesterol & Training Adaptations

Today’s episode features a couple of deep dives into the scientific literature: one research review segment focuses on the effects of high-protein diets on kidney function, and another research review segment focuses on the effects of dietary cholesterol…

October 22, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Breakfast, Glycine, Muscle Knots, and Trigger Points

Season 3 pushes forward, and today’s episode is packed with information. The episode begins with some announcements, arguably good news, and feats of strength, followed by a couple quick research reviews about optimal breakfast composition to adequately fuel…

October 8, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Bench Angles, Appetitive Traits, and Mesocycle Progression

Today’s episode begins with a conflicted Good News segment and some recent Feats of Strength. After that, Greg and Eric have a huge Research Roundup segment to catch up on a number of studies that were published over…

July 2, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Season Finale: Tons of New Meta-Analyses and Q&A Catch-Up

After opening the final episode of the season with a Good News segment, Greg & Eric make SBS Podcast history with the first ever prospective Feats of Strength segment. After that, Greg & Eric have an extensive Research…

June 18, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Betaine, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Evaluating New Research as it Develops

Today’s episode starts off with a Good News segment and some brand new Feats of Strength. After that, Eric discusses his most recent SBS article about Betaine, and addresses some of the feedback that the article has received.…

June 4, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Caffeine Genes, Brown Adipose Tissue, Concurrent Training, and Hangovers

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric share a little bit of good news, followed by a Feats of Strength segment. That’s followed by a Research Roundup segment discussing brand new research on the influence of genes on caffeine…

May 14, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Pelvic Health, Lifting During and After Pregnancy, and More with Marika Hart and Molly Galbraith

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric sit down for an interview with Molly Galbraith and Marika Hart from Girls Gone Strong. The conversation covers a wide range of female-specific lifting topics, including pelvic health, resistance training during and…

May 7, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Interview: Behavior Change and Eating Habits with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric sit down for an interview with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon. Topics of discussion include behavior change, how to change eating behaviors, common mistakes that dieters and nutrition coaches make, and how someone might…

April 30, 2020 By The Stronger By Science Team

Interview with Jeff Nippard: On genetic limits, FFMI, training, and nutrition

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric sit down for an interview with Jeff Nippard. Topics of discussion include genetic limits, fat-free mass index, high-frequency training, how Jeff’s training and nutrition approaches have evolved over the years, Jeff’s process…