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Dave Crosland and Scott McNally return to the fake steroid product from a well-known source. They also discuss a recent steroid bust and how making gear from inexpensive raw powders can turn into a business with serious consequences.

Then it’s listener questions, including one that cuts through the noise around growth hormone timing. Influencers can make taking GH at a specific time of day sound essential. Scott explains why he thinks timing matters far less than people are led to believe. Dave and Scott also cover second cycles, estrogen levels, YK-11, Accutane, low ferritin, and whether to be honest with your doctor about steroid use.

0:00 Support the show with our Advertisers
2:00 Fake Gear from Euro: An Update
4:30 Bust in Vegas
6:00 The Slippery Slope of Selling Gear
11:22 Injectable DHT for a Figure Competitor?
12:00 Setting Up a Second Bulk Cycle
15:00 More GH on Big Training Days?
16:00 Does Growth Hormone Timing Really Matter?
23:10 Beta Blockers in Poker
25:20 Adjusting Estrogen When Bloodwork Looks Good
27:45 How to Dose a Second Cycle
30:00 Dave Is Back in the Gym
32:30 Adding YK-11 to Test, EQ and NPP
36:00 Accutane During a Cycle or After?
39:00 Safer Solvents for Injectable Orals?
40:30 600 mg of Orals Per Day: Follow-Up
41:40 Low Ferritin on Blast and Cruise
48:00 Should You Tell Your Doctor About Steroid Use?
54:20 Uncle Dave’s Wisdom

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Skip Hill, Andrew Berry and Scott McNally answer listener questions about starting versus finishing a cycle with oral steroids, using gear during a recomp, and taking orals only on training days. They also discuss minimum dosing to preserve muscle when cutting to 10% body fat, concerns about nandrolone and neurotoxicity, and how a wrestler’s weight class changes the conversation about gaining muscle. Plus, the guys rank ways to get a better pump, talk about fitting bodybuilding into a busy life, address stubborn midsection fat, and critique a 300-pound bodybuilder’s physique.

0:00 Welcome to Blood Sweat & Gear Coaching Q&A
1:40 Oral Steroids: Start or Finish a Cycle?
10:00 Does Gear Help With a Recomp?
13:10 Oral Steroids on Training Days Only?
18:30 Wrestler at His Weight-Class Limit: Can He Use Gear?
29:00 Ranking Ways to Get a Better Pump
34:00 Minimal Gear for Cutting to 10% Body Fat
37:00 Nandrolone and Neurotoxicity Concerns
47:50 Balancing Bodybuilding With a Busy Life
55:40 Why Is He Still Holding Midsection Fat?
1:02:30 Physique Critique: 300-Pound Bodybuilder
1:12:30 Skip’s Word of the Day
1:14:45 Behind the Scenes

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Who will finish in the top five at the 2026 Mr. Olympia?

Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw and Scott McNally break down the Olympia lineup and the five bodybuilders they believe are in the mix: Samson Dauda, Derek Lunsford, Andrew Jacked, Nick Walker and Martin Fitzwater. They discuss Samson’s latest improvements, why Derek remains dangerous, Martin’s sleeper potential, Andrew’s training change and which competitor could deliver the biggest surprise of Olympia weekend.

Plus, the importance of bodybuilding genetics, James Hollingshead’s latest physique update, the biggest prize-money winners in Olympia history, NFL trivia and the must-do attractions in Las Vegas during Olympia weekend.

0:00 Welcome to It’s Just Bodybuilding
2:00 Our Top Five for the 2026 Mr. Olympia
2:30 Is Samson Dauda Better Than Last Year?
6:00 Why Derek Lunsford Is Still Dangerous
7:00 Is Martin Fitzwater the Olympia Sleeper?
9:50 Why Balanced Physiques Are So Dangerous
13:00 Who Will Be the Biggest Olympia Surprise?
13:45 James Hollingshead Physique Update
22:16 Genetic Freaks: DK Metcalf and Elite Genetics
25:00 Why Genetics Trump Everything
26:40 Will Andrew Jacked’s Coaching Change Matter?
31:00 Who Has Won the Most Olympia Prize Money?
57:30 NFL Trivia with Ron, Dusty and Scott
1:09:00 Must-Do Attractions in Las Vegas During the Olympia

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Fake steroids are on the market, and this time we have independent lab testing showing what was actually in the product.

In this episode of Drugs n Stuff, Dave Crosland and Scott McNally break down the test results, the company's response when confronted with them, the limitations of testing an opened vial, and what this raises about quality control in the underground steroid market.

Then we answer listener questions covering Strongman cycles, Masteron, PEDs and reaction time, Aromasin dosing, low sodium, testosterone blood work, and whether to increase testosterone or add another compound.

This episode is presented for education, harm reduction and consumer safety. We do not sell, source or provide information about where to purchase illegal drugs.

0:00 Disclaimer: Harm Reduction & Consumer Safety
0:45 How Do You Determine What a Business Is Worth?
1:10 Support Our Advertisers
2:45 Fake Steroids on the Market: What We Found
6:35 Independent Lab Testing: What Was Actually in It?
7:45 The Company's Response to the Test Results
11:30 Problems With Testing an Open Vial
14:35 Did the Company Try to Make It Right?
16:05 Does This Raise Questions About Their Quality Control?
19:30 Listener Steroid & PED Q&A
20:00 Steroid Cycles for Strongman
25:45 Staying Motivated Training in Hot Weather
31:25 Running Out of Masteron Mid-Cycle
34:25 Can PEDs Improve Reaction Time?
39:15 Is 30 Too Old to Start Competing?
44:45 Aromasin Dosing
51:45 Low Sodium on Blood Work
55:45 Dave's Unboxing
1:00:45 Add Another Compound or Increase Testosterone?
1:01:45 Low Testosterone on Blood Work While on Cycle?
1:04:25 Uncle Dave's Advice

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Does L-carnitine actually increase androgen receptor content—or has social media exaggerated what the research shows?

In this episode of Muscle Minds, Scott Stevenson presents a detailed breakdown of the Kraemer L-carnitine study behind this popular bodybuilding claim. Scott Stevenson and Scott McNally examine what the researchers actually measured, how the study was designed, what the results showed and the limitations that are often left out of social-media explanations.

The evidence does not support the claim that L-carnitine upregulates androgen receptor content. We also discuss why this proposed effect would matter to bodybuilders, the questions the study leaves unanswered and what can—and cannot—be concluded from its results.

0:00 Teaser: L-Carnitine Does Not Increase Androgen Receptor Content
1:00 Introduction
3:00 Why We’re Covering This Topic
6:30 Does L-Carnitine Increase Androgen Receptor Content?
7:45 Questions for the Listener
9:20 Why Would This Be Important?
14:00 What We Need to Know About L-Carnitine
21:45 What Did They Do in the Kraemer Study?
25:00 L-Carnitine Study Protocol
30:20 L-Carnitine Study Results
39:00 Lingering Questions
41:30 Problems With the Study
47:30 Final Thoughts on the Study
56:00 Breaking Down the Protocol Further
1:04:00 Loading Period: Oral vs Injectable L-Carnitine
1:07:00 Pronouncing “Creatine”
1:10:00 Off Topic

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