Iron Radio-Nutrition Radio Network

Coach Phil Stevens, Dr Mike T Nelson, Dr Lonnie Lowery, Coach Barber
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A rebooted Iron Radio and archives of Season Two of NutritionRadio.org are here! Stay up on breaking health news, exercise science, food trends, and innovations with professors, coaches, and guest co-hosts. Updated weekly. Legitimate content you trust, from educated, experienced podcasters as passionate as you are.

  1. 3d ago

    World Class

    World-Class Numbers: Inside Colton Engelbreit's 2,700-Pound World Record Total Coach Phil opens the news segment with word that powerlifter Colton Engelbreit shattered the all-time world record total in Moscow, pulling roughly a 1,003-lb squat, 612-lb bench, and 1,086-lb deadlift for a total north of 2,700 pounds at a 265-lb bodyweight — beating the prior mark by over 100 pounds. The hosts marvel at how balanced his lifts are (no weak link) and reminisce that a 700-lb deadlift was 'elite' 15 years ago, while today many lifters in their teens and twenties are pulling similar numbers. They debate why standards have exploded: wider access to TRT and peptide-driven recovery, open sharing of training info on YouTube and social media (versus waiting months for the next magazine), kids starting serious lifting in their early-to-mid teens instead of their late 20s, and coaches accelerating athletes' progress by passing down decades of trial-and-error knowledge instead of making each generation re-learn it. Dr. Lonnie Lowery ties in classic overfeeding research, including the Vermont prison studies, to speculate that improved nutrient partitioning — not just sloppier bulking — may explain some of the added lean mass in modern lifters. The conversation closes on the psychology of record-breaking: training age versus biological age, how mental barriers (like the four-minute mile) collapse once someone proves a number is possible, and how seeing elite strength or size in person — rather than on video — permanently resets an athlete's sense of what's normal. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 00:45 Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality Chat 01:45 Colton Engelbreit's New World Record Total 03:15 Breaking Down an Otherworldly Squat-Bench-Deadlift Total 04:30 How Fast Strength Standards Have Skyrocketed 05:45 TRT, Peptides, and Modern Recovery 07:00 Social Media and the Open Sharing of Training Knowledge 08:00 Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting Culture on Sharing Secrets 09:00 The Pace of Record-Breaking Across Generations 10:00 Younger Athletes Entering the Sport Earlier 11:10 Colton's Early Training Background 12:30 The Risk of Early Sport Specialization 13:30 The Case for Training Variety 14:30 Getting Bigger and Losing Mobility 15:30 Building a Base Before Specializing 16:35 Overfeeding Studies and Lean Mass Partitioning 17:40 Developmental Windows and Early Training Exposure 18:40 Mental Fortitude Built at a Young Age 19:40 Training Age vs Biological Age 20:40 Phil's Son and the Puberty Question 21:40 How Norms Shape an Athlete's Expectations 22:45 Breaking Mental Barriers Like the Four-Minute Mile 23:45 Finding a Gym With Stronger Lifters 24:45 The Power of Witnessing Greatness in Person 25:50 Adam Glass and the Inch Dumbbell Story 26:50 AI Skepticism and the Value of Seeing It Live 27:50 Up Close With Elite Bodybuilders and NFL Athletes 28:50 Standing on the Shoulders of Previous Generations 29:50 Coaches as Accelerators of Progress 31:00 Newton, Einstein, and Building on What Came Before 33:00 Wrap and Sign-Off Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  2. Jul 13

    Enhanced Games News

    Enhanced Games Reality Check: Thor's Stack, FDA Restrictions, and the Supervised PED Debate Phil Stevens opens with a proud update on his 11-year-old son's powerlifting progress before pivoting to the week's main topic: the Enhanced Games' newly released Thor stack supplement (NAD+, testosterone, Cialis). Phil notes the irony that Thor admitted to using testosterone, deca, and halotestalone at the games, while the supplement product conspicuously omits those compounds. The hosts debate whether the FDA-approved-only drug restriction undermines the games' core premise — Dr. Mike T. Nelson and Dr. Lonnie Lowery explore how international athletes may have had to compete under tighter restrictions than they'd face at home, and the group agrees a better model would involve full informed consent and supervised blood monitoring. They also reflect on how prosecution of steroids has dropped sharply under the current administration, the rapid normalization of TRT and peptides in the general population, and how the reefer madness-style hysteria around anabolics has given way to open conversation. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 01:42 Phil's Son Breaks National Powerlifting Records 03:38 Enhanced Games Thor Stack News 06:34 Did the Enhanced Games Succeed or Fail? 08:44 The Case for Supervised PED Use 11:46 FDA-Only Rules and International Athletes 16:15 What Doses Did Enhanced Games Athletes Actually Use? 18:40 Thor's Actual Stack vs What They're Selling 20:04 Getting an Enhanced Games Insider on the Show 22:05 Enhanced Games Business Model 24:23 Rise of TRT and Peptides in the General Population 25:07 PED Prosecution Under the Current Administration 26:20 Reefer Madness Then and Now 27:40 Ethics of PEDs Forced Into the Light 28:39 Wrap 29:21 Disclaimer Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  3. Jul 6

    New Myostatin Blocker Omega-3 News

    Myostatin Blocker Hype vs. Reality, and Should You Still Take Omega-3s? In this Fourth of July Iron Radio episode, Coach Phil Stevens introduces a newly publicized myostatin-blocking drug, Trevogrumab (Regeneron), which promises dose-dependent muscle gain by blocking the myostatin pathway. Phil flags a viral social media clip hyping the compound, while noting that buried in early trial data is a troubling adverse event: 5 of 45 subjects experienced death. Dr. Lonnie Lowery and Dr. Mike T. Nelson dig into the science — what we know about myostatin knockout in animals and a rare German double-null child, the question of whether resistance training is even necessary with such a drug, and the dangers of underground use without sterility or verified sourcing. In the second segment, Dr. Lonnie covers a "clickbait" Supply Side Journal article questioning Omega-3 value based on preclinical and conflicting observational data. Dr. Mike discusses his decade-plus practice of testing red blood cell Omega-3 levels with Dr. Dibbus, targeting 8–9% RBC levels, current dosing considerations, and why farmed salmon's changed feed now makes supplementation even more critical. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 01:27 Fourth of July News Episode Setup 01:46 Myostatin Blocker Trevogrumab Introduction 05:00 Trial Deaths and Safety Red Flags 07:53 Myostatin Science and Animal Models 10:27 Underground Use and Anecdotal Reports 13:00 Social Media Influence and Gen Pop Risk 16:07 Show Announcements and Promos 19:10 AI Check on Trevogrumab Side Effects 21:00 Golden Dilemma and Risk Acceptance 24:51 Omega-3 News: Clickbait or Real Science? 29:06 Phil on High-Dose Fish Oil History 30:21 Mike on Omega-3 Testing Protocol 34:00 Farmed Salmon and Supplement Rationale 35:48 Wrap and Happy Fourth of July Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  4. Jun 30

    Training at 50

    Training, Recovery, and Staying Strong After 50 In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery tackle the growing number of lifters entering strength training at age 50 and beyond. Phil shares observations from an over-50 fitness forum and his own experience returning to a 700-pound squat at age 49 after training mostly in the 400–500 range. The hosts discuss research showing age-related decline follows a step function driven largely by injuries rather than a smooth linear drop, the importance of injury prevention as a primary training goal, soft tissue adaptations and “old man strength,” and the shift toward physique-based training with intensity techniques like forced reps, eccentrics, and drop sets. Recovery strategies include prioritizing sleep (Phil now goes to bed at 8:30), eating like an adult with higher protein-to-calorie ratios, collagen supplementation 40–60 minutes pre-training per the Shaw and Keith Baar protocol, hibiscus tea for micronutrition, and down-regulation tools like float tanks and the ShiftWave chair. They also discuss maintaining rate of force development safely using bands, chains, K-box flywheel training, and throwing events rather than high-impact plyometrics. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 01:19 Sleep Quality and Aging 02:20 Over-50 Fitness Forum Observations 03:35 Training Intensity Must Be Selective 05:44 Hormonal Changes and Central Body Fat 07:04 Age-Related Decline Data and Step Function 08:47 Injury Prevention as Priority 10:46 Phil’s 700-Pound Squat Return at 49 11:30 Soft Tissue Adaptation and Old Man Strength 12:50 Knowing Your Limits — Mentally vs Physically 15:21 Shifting Toward Physique-Based Training 16:46 Show Promos and Updates 19:46 Bodybuilding Variety and Intensity Techniques 22:28 Belt Squat, Hex Squat, and Equipment Alternatives 24:07 Recovery — Sleep, Nutrition, and Collagen 29:57 Hibiscus Tea and Micronutrition 31:13 Immobilization Risks and Minimizing Decline 33:33 Consistency Beats Entropy 35:26 Rate of Force Development — Safe Explosiveness 38:14 Summary and Farewell Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  5. Jun 22

    ISSN 2026

    ISSN Conference Rundown: Lactotripeptides, GLP-1 Support, Astaxanthin, Beta-Alanine, Urolithin A, and Wearables In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery recap highlights from the ISSN conference. They discuss sponsored research on casein lactotripeptides and their possible effects on blood flow, “pump,” and hypertrophy; a presentation on nutrition support for GLP-1 users and high dropout rates; and updates on astaxanthin as a carotenoid antioxidant with emerging dosing and metabolism data. They review a beta-alanine tutorial covering loading timelines, paresthesia, and dosing, and talk with Emily Werner about urolithin A, mixed evidence, cost, and sourcing concerns. Other topics include amino acids for tendon recovery, communication of sports nutrition in media, a practical sports nutrition lecture emphasizing field validity and “don’t assume—go look,” MSM for recovery, EAAs and cognition, and Mike’s wearable tech takeaways, including poor calorie-burn estimates and HRV/respiratory rate considerations. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 01:42 Conference Recap Setup 02:14 Milk Peptides and Pump 08:27 GLP-1 Nutrition Support 10:31 Astaxanthin Deep Dive 14:19 Beta Alanine Update 21:05 Urolithin A Buzz 22:04 Urolithin A Evidence 23:31 Personal Trials and Cost 25:12 Buying Legit Sources 27:14 Amino Acids for Tendons 29:02 Media Nutrition Messaging 31:01 Real World Sports Nutrition 34:11 MSM and Immune Stress 36:20 EAAs for Cognition 39:09 Wearables Accuracy Reality 43:42 Conference Wrap and Farewell Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  6. Jun 20

    Get Informed Peptides

    Peptides, SARMs, and “No Free Lunch”: Why You Must Know the Side Effects In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss growing use of peptides, SARMs, and other drugs in gyms and the general public, emphasizing that many people take substances without understanding risks, side effects, dosing tradeoffs, or product quality. They compare older, better-studied compounds to newer agents with limited or no human data, and highlight dangers of injection practices, sterility issues, and mislabeled products. Mike shares a Journal of Nutrition study (Sato et al., industry-funded by Morinaga) on an oral whey hydrolysate tetrapeptide (leucine-aspartate-glutamine-tryptophan) in 181 overweight adults, reporting about a one-inch waist reduction and improved mood over 8–12 weeks. The conversation broadens to impatience, lifestyle disease, and the value of slow, informed, long-term progress in training, dieting, and health. 00:00 Welcome and Hosts 01:17 Lonnie on Aging Lifts 02:14 Why People Ignore Risks 05:01 SARMs and New Peptides 06:01 Peptides Can Do Anything 09:52 Creatine Tweaks and Hype 11:30 Oral Peptide Study News 16:37 Impatience and Quick Fixes 17:35 Show Updates and Promos 20:34 Peptide Sellers and Injection Risks 23:15 Sketchy Peptide Supply 23:52 Sterility Horror Stories 25:04 Informed Consent Mindset 25:46 Commercials And Polypharmacy 28:51 Vanity Vs Aging Reality 30:43 Slow Habits Beat Shortcuts 32:46 Dose Response Not Linear 33:35 Crash Diet Stress Costs 36:00 Patience And Longevity 38:14 Parenting Goals And Odds 40:41 Pay Your Dues Closing 41:39 Podcast Disclaimer Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  7. Jun 8

    Enhanced Games

    Enhanced Games Recap: PEDs, PRs, Recovery, and the $10M Usain Bolt Bounty | Iron Radio In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss the recent Enhanced Games, noting that unenhanced top-level competitors often beat enhanced entrants who were frequently retired for 5–14 years and had only about four months of prep, including roughly two months enhanced. They argue the results still showed meaningful effects, with many athletes—especially older ones—beating personal bests, and they highlight weightlifting as the sport with the most dramatic improvements, including an athlete opening 10 kg over his best and narrowly missing a world record at 30 kg over. They critique expectations of instant “Captain America” gains, discuss sport-specific tradeoffs (e.g., muscle mass and drag in swimming), mention strict FDA-approved protocols, heavy commercialization, major investors, prize payouts, Olympic bans, and a new $10M offer for breaking Usain Bolt’s 100m record, with plans toward 2027. 00:00 Show Intro and Hosts 00:46 Concert Banter and Updates 01:41 Enhanced Games Recap 03:29 Why Records Didn't Fall 04:44 Swimming vs Strength Sports 06:25 Strongman Drug Rules 08:12 Money Incentives and Olympics 11:22 Training Timeline and Oversight 12:51 Sponsors and TRT Clinics 17:18 Marketing and Mechanical Doping 20:10 Recovery Not Just Muscle 22:31 Ethics and Pro Sports Testing 24:24 Testing Is a Joke 25:00 Doping Culture by Sport 25:33 Olympics Arms Race 27:04 Genetics Skill and Reality 28:47 Bodybuilding Drug Debate 31:33 Capitalism and Sport Picks 32:32 Tech Suits and Gear Rules 34:17 Results PRs and Future 35:54 Timeframes and Supervision 37:51 Safety Monitoring Ethics 41:12 Wrap Up and Disclaimer Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

  8. Jun 2

    Science Roundup: Supplements, Diet-Glasses, HDL

    Iron Radio: Do Supplements Beat Food for Vitamin Status? Wearable Food-Tracking Glasses + HDL, Exercise & Depression On Iron Radio, hosts Dr. Lonnie Lowery, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Coach Phil Stevens discuss Nelson’s Flex Diet Certification and how supplementation topics are integrated due to time constraints, plus his creatine research PDF. They review a new NHANES-based paper (Sternberg et al., May 2026) suggesting supplement use explains more variability in vitamin biomarkers (R² ~3–21%) than reported dietary intake (~0.8–8.8%), while noting limitations like recall bias, low explained variance, and imperfect biomarkers. They then examine a 2021 AIM2 wearable device that detects eating episodes and captures food images with ~83% accuracy, debating research benefits versus privacy and data-broker concerns. Finally, they critique a 2026 cross-sectional study linking physical activity, HDL cholesterol, and lower depression odds, arguing the effect is associative and likely non-causal, and expand into broader concerns about interpreting lipids in athletic populations and medical risk models. 00:00 Show Intro and Hosts 01:05 Flex Diet Cert and Supplements 03:23 Brevity in Science Talks 05:34 Talk Tactics and Backup Slides 08:22 Supplements vs Food Biomarkers 14:04 Vitamin D and Biomarker Limits 15:21 Iron Radio Feed Update 16:32 Newsletter and Book Plug 18:21 Wearable Food Tracking Glasses 21:00 Privacy and Data Broker Fears 23:21 VR Ads and Escape 23:53 Food Illusions and Conditioning 24:27 Research Uses vs Privacy 26:20 Testing Dietary Recall Accuracy 27:39 HDL Exercise and Depression Study 30:29 Is HDL Really Causal 33:21 Selling Results in Titles 35:02 HDL Drugs and High HDL Debate 37:08 Statins Risk Models and Exercise 40:15 Athlete Labs and Wrap Up Donate to the show via PayPal HERE. You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com  Thank you! Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

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A rebooted Iron Radio and archives of Season Two of NutritionRadio.org are here! Stay up on breaking health news, exercise science, food trends, and innovations with professors, coaches, and guest co-hosts. Updated weekly. Legitimate content you trust, from educated, experienced podcasters as passionate as you are.

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  • Creator
    Coach Phil Stevens, Dr Mike T Nelson, Dr Lonnie Lowery, Coach Barber
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    277
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2023-2024
  • Show Website
    Iron Radio-Nutrition Radio Network

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