Think BIG Bodybuilding

Think BIG Bodybuilding Media

Podcast by Think BIG Bodybuilding Media

  1. 1d ago

    It's Just Bodybuilding 408 Can You Still Afford Bodybuilding in 2026?

    Can you build an impressive physique when you’re broke? Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw, and Scott McNally discuss what it really costs to build muscle on this episode of It’s Just Bodybuilding. From food and supplements to gym memberships, we compare bodybuilding costs in 2010 and 2026 and debate where your money makes the biggest difference. Are you paying for better results or convenience? We weigh meal prep services against cooking at home, discuss organic food, and play “Keep It or Cut It?” with bodybuilding expenses. We also discuss why you don’t need perfect conditions to make progress. Overthinking sleep, nutrition, and training “optimization” can become another reason to put things off. Then court is in session! Play along with Bodybuilding Court as we deliver verdicts on questionable bodybuilding behavior. Plus, listener feedback, American gun culture, Thanksgiving, and the story behind Ron’s 1993 squat video. What’s your best bodybuilding money-saving tip? Send us your ideas and questions for a future episode. CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome to It’s Just Bodybuilding 2:30 Bodybuilding on a Budget: Do You Need Time & Money? 8:00 How a Minimalist Approach Can Save You Money 10:50 Networking & Finding Bodybuilding Deals 13:30 Bodybuilding Costs: 2010 vs. 2026 15:00 Gym Membership Costs: Then vs. Now 16:00 Rising Prices or Paying for Convenience? 17:20 Meal Prep Services vs. Cooking Your Own Food 20:50 One Bodybuilding Expense You Shouldn’t Cut 22:45 Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Money? 24:30 Keep It or Cut It? Bodybuilding Expenses 33:00 You Don’t Need Perfect Conditions to Make Progress 48:20 Bodybuilding Court: Guilty or Not Guilty? 1:01:40 Listener Feedback on Our Last Episode 1:08:10 Pew Pew Culture in the United States 1:14:00 Skipping Thanksgiving? 1:16:20 Ron Partlow’s 1993 Squat Video OFFICIAL SPONSOR: MUTANT® Born Different. Born Hardcore! Save with code BIGRON or DUSTY https://www.iammutant.com FOLLOW THE HOSTS Ron Partlow https://www.instagram.com/rep300 Dusty Hanshaw https://www.instagram.com/dustyhanshaw08 Scott McNally https://www.instagram.com/scottmcnally1 TRAIN LIKE HELL APP Explore Ron’s official training app https://www.trainlikehell.com SUPPORT THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Join our Patreon. Every $5 helps keep the shows going! https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding THINK BIG MERCH https://think-big.printify.me/products TRUE NUTRITION Third-party tested. Trusted by bodybuilders. Save with code THINK https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK CANADIAN LISTENERS: SUPPLEMENT SOURCE Find blowout deals on top supplement brands https://www.supplementsource.ca FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON APPLE PODCASTS Follow Think BIG Bodybuilding for more episodes, and leave a rating and review to support the shows. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-big-bodybuilding/id1561623662

    It's Just Bodybuilding 408 Can You Still Afford Bodybuilding in 2026?
  2. 3d ago

    Drugs n Stuff 322 Bodybuilder Dies on Stage: What Dave Witnessed + Steroid Q&A

    VISIT THINK BIG BODYBUILDING https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com Find links to our research and peptide affiliates in one place. Use code THINK where available to save and support the podcast. Dave Crosland shares his firsthand account of witnessing a bodybuilder collapse on stage at the PCA finals, where Dave’s wife was the first person to try to help. Dave and Scott McNally discuss the media coverage, cruel online comments, and criticism that followed the bodybuilder’s death. We do not speculate about the cause of death. Also on Drugs n Stuff: looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular, concerns about content encouraging teenagers to take high doses of anabolic steroids, and the potential long-term consequences of chasing an extreme appearance. Then we answer listener questions about fertility after steroid use, Anavar-only cycles, choosing between GLP medications, increasing PED use, fat-loss approaches, and building a physique for a specific bodybuilding division. EPISODE TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Welcome to Drugs n Stuff with Dave & Scott 3:30 Bodybuilder Collapses at PCA Finals: Dave’s Firsthand Account 6:30 Criticism Over Continuing the Bodybuilding Show 8:00 Media Coverage, Cruel Comments & Respect for the Family 16:00 Clavicular, Looksmaxxing & Teen Steroid Use 22:00 Can Chasing Your Looks Accelerate Aging? 24:10 Regaining Fertility After Steroid Use 26:30 Anavar-Only Cycles: Listener Question 27:40 The “F It” Phase: When Caution Goes Out the Window 33:00 Choosing Between GLP Medications 39:45 Increasing PED Use: Listener Question 44:45 Fat Loss: Clenbuterol & T3 vs GLPs & Mitochondrial Peptides 47:45 Building Your Physique for a Specific Division 52:00 Buc-ee’s Pays How Much?! RESEARCH & PEPTIDE AFFILIATES Looking for the affiliates mentioned on the show? Visit https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com and use code THINK where available. Your support helps keep Drugs n Stuff going. Affiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases through our affiliate links or codes. FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE PODCAST Follow Drugs n Stuff on your podcast app for more conversations with Dave Crosland and Scott McNally. Enjoy the show? Leave a rating or review and share an episode with a friend. Have a question for a future episode? Send it to Dave or Scott through Instagram. Please keep discussion of the deceased bodybuilder and his family respectful. FOLLOW THE HOSTS Dave Crosland https://www.instagram.com/davecrosland_/ Scott McNally https://www.instagram.com/scottmcnally1 UK BLOOD WORK Arrange blood work with Dave in the UK: https://evalbloodanalysis.com/home/ SUPPORT THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Help keep the podcasts going on Patreon. Even $5 per month makes a difference. https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding SPONSORS TRUE NUTRITION Custom supplements for serious lifters. Use code THINK to save. https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK STROM SPORTS UK: https://tinyurl.com/ydmbfa54 US: https://stromsportsus.com SUPPLEMENT SOURCE CANADA http://www.supplementsource.ca OFFICIAL THINK BIG MERCH Represent Think Big Bodybuilding and support the shows. https://think-big.printify.me/products EDUCATIONAL DISCLAIMER This episode is for education and harm-reduction discussion only. It is not medical advice and does not encourage steroid or other drug use. Personal accounts and opinions do not establish anyone’s cause of death. Consult a qualified healthcare professional about medical concerns.

    Drugs n Stuff 322 Bodybuilder Dies on Stage: What Dave Witnessed + Steroid Q&A
  3. 6d ago

    Blood Sweat & Gear 368 Building Muscle After 40: Best 4-Day Split for Guys Who Work Hard + Steroid QA

    Build muscle after 40 while balancing a physical job, family, and recovery. Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally break down a four-day training split for blue-collar lifters, including leg-day placement, bringing up arms, and managing fatigue from manual labor. Plus, steroid and HGH Q&A covering water retention and blood pressure, Scott’s gynecomastia surgery experience, and whether more training volume can compensate for lower intensity. Support the show and explore our sponsors, pep and research affiliates at https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com. Use code THINK with participating affiliates for savings and to support Think Big Bodybuilding. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:10 A 4-Day Training Split for Blue-Collar Lifters Over 40 06:20 Leg Days, Arm Growth & Recovery From Manual Labor 08:00 One-Sided Physical Work & Muscle Imbalances 11:00 When Is the Gym Least Crowded? 15:00 Steroid & HGH Water Retention: Managing Edema 22:30 Blood Pressure Management & PEDs 28:50 Loose Skin Removal & Scott’s Gyno Surgery Experience 38:30 Building the Ultimate Bodybuilder 44:00 Bodybuilding Rivalries 45:20 Training Volume vs. Intensity: Can More Sets Make Up the Difference? 57:50 Physique Critique: A 21-Year-Old Bodybuilder Have a question for Skip, Andrew, and Scott? Join the conversation and support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding. For education and discussion only. This content is not medical advice or a recommendation to take PEDs.

    Blood Sweat & Gear 368 Building Muscle After 40: Best 4-Day Split for Guys Who Work Hard + Steroid QA
  4. Oct 28

    It's Just Bodybuilding 407 Which Movies Inspired the Most People to Lift?

    Which movie made you want to start lifting? Scott, Ron, and Dusty debate the movies and action stars that inspired a generation to train—from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando to Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV and Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport. Plus: the best body fat level for building muscle, the Big 3 lifts versus a bodybuilding split, full body workouts, and another round of This or That. Find more Think BIG Bodybuilding podcasts and content at https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com EPISODE TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:45 Bloodsport: Jean-Claude Van Damme 4:15 Commando: Arnold Schwarzenegger 5:00 300: Gerard Butler 6:15 Rocky IV: Dolph Lundgren 8:20 Troy: Nathan Jones 10:00 Bruce Lee’s Iconic Physique 12:30 The Scorpion King: The Rock 13:20 Chuck Norris 13:50 Pain & Gain: Mark Wahlberg 15:30 Dave Bautista 16:00 Man of Steel: Henry Cavill 17:10 Mr. T 19:10 The Last Time We Dressed Up for Halloween 21:30 Best Body Fat Level for Muscle Growth? 32:35 Big 3 Lifts vs. Bodybuilding Split for Muscle Growth 38:20 Full Body Workouts 53:00 This or That Game 1:12:55 Behind the Scenes: Football Talk OFFICIAL SPONSOR: MUTANT® Born Different. Born Hardcore! Save with code BIGRON or DUSTY. https://www.iammutant.com FOLLOW THE HOSTS ON INSTAGRAM Ron Partlow: https://www.instagram.com/rep300 Dusty Hanshaw: https://www.instagram.com/dustyhanshaw08 Scott McNally: https://www.instagram.com/scottmcnally1 TRAIN LIKE HELL APP Train with Ron Partlow’s official training app. https://www.trainlikehell.com SUPPORT THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Help keep the shows going by joining our Patreon. Every $5 helps! https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding THINK BIG MERCH Shop Think BIG Bodybuilding merchandise. https://think-big.printify.me/products ADDITIONAL SPONSOR: TRUE NUTRITION Third-party tested supplements trusted by bodybuilders. Save with code THINK. https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK CANADIAN LISTENERS: SUPPLEMENT SOURCE Find blowout deals on top supplement brands. https://www.supplementsource.ca

    It's Just Bodybuilding 407 Which Movies Inspired the Most People to Lift?
  5. Oct 26

    Blood Sweat & Gear 366 Every Steroid Ranked by Side Effects: Three Coaches Debate ⭐️

    Which steroids have the worst side effects? On Blood Sweat & Gear, coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally each share their own steroid side-effect tier list, comparing rankings and debating their biggest disagreements. Visit https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com to check out our peptide and research affiliate links and available discount codes. We rank testosterone, nandrolone, Equipoise, Masteron, Primobolan, trenbolone, DHB, Anavar, Winstrol, Anadrol, Superdrol, and Halotestin by side effects rather than muscle-building potential. The discussion draws on our coaching experience and personal perspectives, with individual response, dose, and duration all affecting the picture. Then we tackle listener questions about insulin and early morning workouts, training intensity, breathing during squats, testosterone esters, controlling appetite on a bulk, and switching compounds during a cycle. We also discuss returning to training after surgery and managing bodybuilding alongside a physical job after 40. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Coming Up: Steroid Side-Effect Rankings 00:00:31 Welcome to Blood Sweat & Gear 00:01:43 Steroid Side-Effect Tier List: Testosterone 00:02:53 Nandrolone Side Effects 00:04:07 Equipoise Side Effects 00:05:05 Masteron Side Effects 00:05:20 Primobolan Side Effects 00:05:53 Trenbolone Side Effects 00:07:51 DHB Side Effects 00:09:32 Anavar Side Effects 00:10:06 Winstrol Side Effects 00:13:46 Anadrol Side Effects 00:14:47 Superdrol & Halotestin Side Effects 00:17:07 Cheque Drops Discussion 00:21:35 Insulin & Early Morning Training With One Meal 00:26:35 Training Intensity: Do You Have More in the Tank? 00:40:53 How to Breathe During Squats 00:45:33 Testosterone Esters: When & Why to Switch 00:51:09 How to Control Appetite on a Bulk 00:55:19 Returning to Training After Surgery 01:00:05 Switching Compounds During a Cycle 01:05:58 Training After 40 With a Physical Job 01:09:36 Can Neckzilla Make the Olympia Top 10? 01:12:43 Behind the Scenes SUPPORT THE SHOW Enjoy Blood Sweat & Gear? Follow the podcast and leave a rating or review to help other bodybuilding fans find the show. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding Think BIG Merch: https://think-big.printify.me/products Follow Scott McNally: https://www.instagram.com/scottmcnally1

    Blood Sweat & Gear 366 Every Steroid Ranked by Side Effects: Three Coaches Debate ⭐️
  6. Oct 21

    It's Just Bodybuilding 407 What Would Make You Watch Women’s Bodybuilding? | Dr. Meg Morrison

    Women’s Bodybuilding, female steroid use, and coaching red flags. Dr. Meg Morrison joins Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw, and Scott McNally to discuss what it will take to bring more fans to the sport and why she moved up to Women’s Bodybuilding. We also get into PED mistakes women make, the personal trade-offs of side effects, and choosing the right coach. Plus, Meg takes on Ron and Dusty in our Worst Coaching Advice game. 00:00:00 Welcome to It’s Just Bodybuilding 00:02:00 Dr. Meg Morrison Joins the Show 00:06:50 Moving Up to Women’s Bodybuilding 00:12:00 How Can Women’s Bodybuilding Attract More Fans? 00:18:50 Meet Meg’s Dogs 00:21:50 Steroid Advice: Men vs. Women 00:23:50 Which Steroids Should Women Avoid? 00:25:30 Are Women Starting Steroids Too Soon? 00:28:00 Female PED Side Effects: The Personal Trade-Offs 00:34:40 How Women Can Choose a Bodybuilding Coach 00:37:00 What Meg Has Changed Her Mind About as a Coach 00:40:45 Predatory Coaches in Bodybuilding 00:44:45 From Ballet to Bodybuilding: Meg’s Journey 00:54:00 Worst Coaching Advice Game 01:16:30 What Grinds Meg’s Gears? 🔴 OFFICIAL SPONSOR MUTANT® — Born Different. Born Hardcore! Save with code: BIGRON or DUSTY https://www.iammutant.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 FOLLOW THE HOSTS Ron Partlow https://www.instagram.com/rep300 Dusty Hanshaw https://www.instagram.com/dustyhanshaw08 Scott McNally https://www.instagram.com/scottmcnally1 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📱 TRAIN LIKE HELL APP Ron’s official training app https://www.trainlikehell.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🙏 SUPPORT THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Patreon (Every $5 helps keep the shows going) https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding 👕 THINK BIG MERCH https://think-big.printify.me/products ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ ADDITIONAL SPONSOR TRUE NUTRITION Code: THINK https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK 3rd-party tested — trusted by bodybuilders ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🇨🇦 CANADIAN VIEWERS Blowout deals on top supplement brands https://www.supplementsource.ca ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 AUDIO PODCAST Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-big-bodybuilding/id1561623662 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

    It's Just Bodybuilding 407 What Would Make You Watch Women’s Bodybuilding? | Dr. Meg Morrison
  7. Oct 19

    Drugs n Stuff 331 : Anavar in 2026: Have Our Opinions Changed? + Steroid Q&A

    Anavar in 2026: muscle growth, side effects, and what’s changed in our experience. Dave Crosland and Scott McNally revisit oxandrolone with an updated profile on DNS, discussing dosing perspectives, common bodybuilding uses, considerations for women, diminishing returns, and availability. RESEARCH & PEPTIDE AFFILIATES Find my current research and pep affiliates, along with their discount codes, at Think BIG Bodybuilding: https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com Scott shares how his opinion shifted after revisiting Anavar with coaching clients over the past year, and why the cholesterol changes he observed have him reconsidering the trade-off. In our listener Q&A, we discuss testosterone, Primobolan and Anadrol, back spasms during a cycle, Dave’s experiences with oral steroids, and whether sublingual administration changes the risks of oral AAS and YK-11. We also address a listener’s report of anaphylactic shock involving cagrilintide, nitrogen retention as a measure of steroid strength, and getting started as an online coach. Follow DNS so you don’t miss the next episode. Have a question for Dave and Scott? Submit it through the Think BIG Bodybuilding Patreon. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Welcome to DNS 00:02:00 Anavar in 2026: Updated Profile 00:03:00 What Is Oxandrolone? 00:06:30 How Much Muscle Can Anavar Build? 00:10:30 Anavar Dosing: Different Perspectives 00:11:40 Scott’s Anavar Experience: Coaching & Cholesterol 00:15:50 Common Uses for Anavar in Bodybuilding 00:17:30 Anavar for Women 00:19:25 Anavar: Diminishing Returns 00:20:45 Anavar Availability in 2026 00:24:20 Getting Started as an Online Coach 00:35:20 Adding Anadrol to 700 mg Test & 700 mg Primo 00:37:10 Back Spasms During a Primobolan Cycle 00:38:45 Dave’s Best Experience with Oral Steroids 00:42:20 Are Sublingual Steroids & YK-11 Safer? 00:45:10 Cagrilintide & Anaphylactic Shock: Listener Question 00:49:30 Does Nitrogen Retention Predict Steroid Strength? 00:59:00 Dave’s Lab Testing Company 01:02:30 Advice from Scott McNally 01:07:20 Behind the Scenes THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Explore our shows, sponsors, and more: https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com UK BLOOD WORK Get your blood work done with Dave Crosland in the UK: https://evalbloodanalysis.com/home/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Help keep the show growing through Patreon. Even $5 a month makes a difference. https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding SPONSORS TRUE NUTRITION — Custom supplements for serious lifters Use code THINK to save https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK STROM SPORTS — Performance supplements trusted by athletes UK: https://tinyurl.com/ydmbfa54 US: https://stromsportsus.com SUPPLEMENT SOURCE CANADA — Top-brand supplements with fast shipping http://www.supplementsource.ca OFFICIAL THINK BIG MERCH Train, represent, and support the brand https://think-big.printify.me/products

    Drugs n Stuff 331 : Anavar in 2026: Have Our Opinions Changed? + Steroid Q&A
  8. Oct 17

    Blood Sweat & Gear 365: Our Biggest PED Mistakes + Growth Hormone Q&A

    What are the biggest PED mistakes experienced bodybuilding coaches have made? Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally share personal stories and lessons learned on Blood Sweat & Gear, then tackle growth hormone questions in bodybuilding. Starting with a rough clenbuterol experience, we discuss mistakes we’ve made and why “bioidentical” doesn’t automatically mean safe. Then we cover GH and insulin resistance, berberine and metformin for insulin sensitivity, every-other-day growth hormone dosing, and questions about the supply of pharmaceutical GH. Plus, unusually high IGF-1 levels, Skip’s experience with Increlex, a listener physique critique, and some behind-the-scenes TV talk. THINK BIG BODYBUILDING Find our affiliate links, discount codes, and more: https://thinkbigbodybuilding.com CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Sponsor Message 00:01:00 Welcome to Blood Sweat & Gear 00:02:00 Worst Clenbuterol Experience 00:06:10 Our Biggest PED Mistakes in Bodybuilding 00:19:45 Bioidentical Hormones: Why They Can Still Be Harmful 00:22:30 Growth Hormone & Insulin Resistance 00:29:00 Berberine & Metformin for Insulin Sensitivity 00:33:20 Every-Other-Day Growth Hormone? 00:41:00 Where Is All the Pharmaceutical GH Coming From? 00:43:45 Extremely High IGF-1 Levels 00:45:50 Increlex: Personal Experiences with IGF-1 00:53:15 Skip’s Experience with Increlex Dosing 00:58:00 Listener Physique Critique 01:09:45 Behind the Scenes: TV Talk SUPPORT THE PODCAST Help keep Think BIG Bodybuilding growing and join the conversation on Patreon. Even $5/month makes a difference. https://www.patreon.com/thinkbigbodybuilding SPONSORS TRUE NUTRITION Custom supplements for serious lifters. Use code THINK to save. https://www.truenutrition.com/THINK SUPPLEMENT SOURCE CANADA https://www.supplementsource.ca THINK BIG MERCH https://think-big.printify.me/products This discussion shares personal experiences and provides education. It is not medical advice or a recommendation to use PEDs.

    Blood Sweat & Gear 365: Our Biggest PED Mistakes + Growth Hormone Q&A
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