Eat Train Prosper Aaron Straker | Bryan Boorstein

Part six of our series of episodes named the “Design Series.” So far we have covered the Upper Back, Lats, Shoulders, Quads, Chest, and Hamstrings. Today we are talking Triceps! Bryan guides us through best approaching program design for effectively training the medial, lateral, and long heads of the triceps broken down from three equipment availability tiers, a commercial gym setup, a garage gym of CrossFit facility, and then DB / Bands only.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates24:39 - Divin...

Part five of our series of episodes named the “Design Series.” So far we have covered the Upper Back and Lats, Shoulders, Quads, and Chest. In today’s episode we are covering the Hamstrings. Bryan comprehensively walks us through how to best approach intelligent program design for effectively training the hamstrings based on three equipment availability tiers.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates21:18 - Introducing your hamstrings26:24 - Commercial gym training42:24 - Your options on a garage...

Episode 156 is our monthly Instagram Q&A episode for May 2024. As always, this is one of our favorite episodes we get to do. And we encourage listeners to submit contextual questions so that we can help you get the most out of your personal eating and training endeavors. Catch you next month!TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates12:24 - Tips for stubborn chest fat loss?14:37 - 1 and ¼ reps are more TUT, but is it worth the sacrifice in load for hypertrophy? 16:20 - In regards to the P...

Join us as we delve into some of our current goals; in regards to training and other tangential goals. Aaron discusses his much anticipated Men’s Physique prep, while Bryan discusses his updated training approach for bike season, and a new project on Instagram. Bryan has started a new page that is autobiographical in nature, following his lifting journey from youth to current. @a_lifters_life_storyTIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates7:33 - Bryan’s new Instagram page: @a_lifters_life_story19:...

In Episode 154 we discuss choosing the right reverse dieting strategy and the pros and cons associated with each. Reverse dieting involves gradually increasing calorie intake after a period of dieting to find a new maintenance level. We explore two strategies: the hard and fast approach, where calories are increased immediately, and the incremental and slower approach, where calories are increased gradually over time. We cover the psychological and physiological factors to consider when choos...

Once again it is time for our (mostly) monthly Instagram Q&A episode. This week we have 25 questions that we answer. These episodes are always a favorite of ours to record so a big thank you to all the listeners who submitted questions. TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/Episode updates11:27 - If moving to hypertrophy / machine focused can that negatively affect other activity areas such as hiking, biking, etc? 13:51 - With all the volume studies lately and so much per session volume, are we ready to ...