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Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry and Scott McNally answer listener questions on contest prep, fat loss, thyroid use, GH shortages, first cycles, carb cycling, and the old-school strategies that still work today.
Plus, a discussion on GH availability, Halotestin and Superdrol before contests, overreaching during prep, and whether some classic bodybuilding methods deserve a comeback.

0:00 Introduction
0:30 The Prep Tool We Would Never Use Today
0:55 Where Should High Carb Days Go?
4:00 High vs Low Clenbuterol & T3 Dosing
7:30 Why Old School Carb Cycles Still Work
14:00 Staying On T4/T3 Year-Round
16:00 Primo In A First Cycle Or More Testosterone?
19:00 Would You Ever Slow Fat Loss During Prep?
22:50 Road Cycling vs Leg Growth
27:45 True Nutrition | Code THINK
30:35 Pushing Into Overreaching During Prep
31:30 Greg Doucette Calling People Out
32:30 Why Bodybuilders Use Halotestin & Superdrol Before Shows
36:45 Testing Oral Compounds Before Peak Week
39:00 What's Happening To GH On The Underground Market?
43:20 GH vs GH Secretagogues
44:40 Skip's Word Of The Day

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Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw and Scott McNally discuss Hadi Choopan's response to Derek Lunsford, the Phil Heath era, judging, posing, contest prep, training, peptide "experts" and an Overrated or Underrated showdown on some of bodybuilding's best topics.

0:00 Intro
2:20 Featured On Nick's Strength & Power
3:45 Hadi Choopan Responds To Derek Lunsford
5:30 Is Derek Wrong To Say He's The Best?
6:40 The Phil Heath Effect
15:45 Quinton Beastwood's Road To The Olympia
21:45 Finish Strong at IFBB Oklahoma Pro
30:30 Old School Posing vs Modern Posing
33:50 Dorian Yates Blood & Guts Reaction Comments
36:25 How Dusty Learned To Pose
38:00 Posing Transitions That Win Shows
42:15 How To Become An NPC Judge
44:30 Would We Want To Judge?
49:00 Experienced Competitors In Novice Classes
51:50 Best Training Split For Shift Workers
54:30 Can You Overtrain While Using PEDs?
1:01:00 Everyone Is Suddenly A Peptide Expert
1:11:00 OVERRATED, UNDER RATED or...ACCURATELY RATED!?
1:11:10 Judges Feedback - Overrated Or Underrated?
1:16:00 Cheat Meals During Contest Prep
1:19:10 Step Counting For Fat Loss
1:25:45 Pre-Workout Supplements
1:30:10 Turning Pro
1:34:00 Are Pro Cards Still Meaningful?
1:39:00 Chris Aceto Text Message From 2009
1:48:50 New York Knicks Fandom Through The Years
2:01:45 Ron Discovers Shoresy

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The underground steroid market is changing fast. We break down new developments in China API production, Operation Pangea, law enforcement focus on online sales, and what it could mean for PED users moving forward.
Plus, we answer your listener questions on estrogen management, Anavar use, TRT+, growth hormone dosing, Masteron, AFIB, stubborn fat loss, and much more. Hosted by Dave Crosland and Scott McNally

0:00 Welcome Back to Drugs n Stuff
0:45 Testosterone Production Industry Update
3:00 China API Production Changes Explained
8:45 Operation Pangea Disrupting the Steroid Market
11:25 Law Enforcement Targets Online Steroid Sales
14:45 Is the U.S. Still Investigating?
17:20 Support Our Sponsor - True Nutrition
18:00 How Important Is Keeping Estrogen In Range?
23:10 Can You Use PEDs If You Have AFIB?
25:15 Can You Build Muscle With Resistance Bands?
28:15 Are People Overusing Lab Work?
31:45 Anavar Only On Training Days?
34:20 First Steroid Cycle vs TRT Plus
36:15 Getting Rid Of Lower Abdominal Fat
39:00 The Worst Cycle We’ve Ever Heard
43:30 YK-11 Real World Listener Feedback
45:00 2 IU vs 10 IU Growth Hormone
48:45 Using Gear After Massive Fat Loss
51:30 High Masteron Cycles And Aging Skin
53:45 Can Steroids Cause Carpal Tunnel?
55:15 Cialis For Pumps And Contest Prep
57:00 Crack On!
57:30 Dave’s Story Of Being A Fugitive

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Short steroid cycles, contest prep decisions, max testosterone dosing, training, recovery and real-world bodybuilding coaching.

Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry and Scott McNally answer listener questions on cycle length, muscle growth, shift work, fat loss, training performance and the practical decisions that shape better physiques.

0:00 4-Week Cycle Results (Preview)
0:30 Support Our Sponsors
1:00 Shortest Effective Steroid Cycles
1:45 What Is A Normal Cycle Length?
3:55 Coming Off Testosterone Between Cycles
4:25 Are 10-Week Cycles Long Enough?
6:15 Do 6-Week Cycles Work?
7:30 Is There A Benefit To 4-Week Cycles?
9:45 The Mindset Shift Of Short Cycles
15:50 Using Long Esters In Short Cycles
18:50 Best Training Split For Shift Workers
23:00 Bodybuilding On A Swing Shift Schedule
31:00 Managing Sleep Around Work & Training
35:24 How Old Can You Still Build Muscle?
47:00 Contest Prep: Fullness vs Fat Loss
49:00 Maintaining Strength While Dieting
53:30 One Compound We Don't Recommend Like We Used To
56:45 Maximum Testosterone Before It Hurts Your Look
1:00:30 Best Ab Exercises For Bodybuilders
1:02:20 Does Skip Still Ride Motorcycles?
1:06:18 Why National-Level Bodybuilding Is So Competitive

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2-Time Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford joins It's Just Bodybuilding to discuss winning the Olympia, handling criticism, working with Chris Aceto, peaking stratagies, training intensity, and the mindset required to stay at the top of bodybuilding.

Derek opens up about life after becoming Mr. Olympia, dealing with haters, his rivalry with Hadi Choopan, Samson Dauda and Andrew Jacked, and what it takes to keep improving after reaching the pinnacle of the sport.

0:00 Derek Lunsford Interview Preview
0:30 Welcome Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford
1:20 Does Derek Lunsford Watch Bodybuilding Podcasts?
3:15 Why the Mr. Olympia Title Keeps Changing Hands
7:30 How Derek Lunsford Plans to Beat His Best Physique
10:00 How Winning the Mr. Olympia Changed His Life
12:25 The Responsibility of Being Mr. Olympia
16:00 What Derek Refuses to Do After Winning Olympia
19:00 How Chris Aceto Changed Derek's Mindset
25:00 Chris Aceto's Most Unexpected Coaching Habit
26:25 What Chris Aceto Would Change About Derek's 2019 Physique
28:30 Focusing on Process Instead of Results
32:40 The Biggest Contest Prep Peaking Mistake
36:45 How Much Weight Derek Loses Before Stepping On Stage
37:45 Arnold Classic vs Olympia Physique Differences
41:30 Derek Lunsford vs Hadi Choopan vs Samson Dauda vs Andrew Jacked
44:30 Is High Training Intensity Better for Growth?
48:00 Why Leg Day Creates Anxiety
52:00 The Champion's Mental Approach to Training
57:00 Lightbulb Moments That Changed Derek's Training
59:20 When Derek Realized He Could Win the Olympia
1:01:00 Outgrowing the 212 Division
1:09:30 How Derek Lunsford Handles Haters
1:17:45 The Legacy Derek Wants to Leave Behind
1:19:40 Derek's Favorite Movie
1:20:20 Derek's Road Trip Music Choices
1:21:00 Derek's Favorite Bodybuilder of All Time
1:22:40 Derek's Ultimate Leg Day Playlist
1:24:00 Chris Aceto's Early Thoughts on the 2026 Olympia

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