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Why do steroids stop producing the same gains over time? In this episode of Drugs N Stuff, Scott McNally and Dave Crosland explain why simply running more drugs for longer eventually leads to diminishing returns—and how experienced bodybuilders structure long growth phases to keep making progress. Plus, we answer your questions on testosterone isocaproate, DHB, Dutasteride, Retatrutide, NAD+, P-21, sauna use, TRT injection frequency and much more.
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0:00 Why Steroids Eventually Stop Working
1:00 Support Our Sponsors
3:45 How to Plan a 12-Month Growth Phase
13:40 Start Low, Build Slowly & Extend Your Cycle
20:30 Testosterone Isocaproate Half-Life Explained
24:10 Can You Re-Sensitize Yourself to Stimulants?
29:40 Scott's Experience with P-21
31:40 Selank: Scott's Honest Experience
32:50 Low-Dose Testosterone + DHB for a Specific Look
37:00 Sauna Benefits While Using PEDs
41:00 Can Retatrutide Reduce Addiction?
45:00 NAD+ Benefits & Can You Overdo Mitochondria?
48:45 Why Some Lifters Are Leaving Daily TRT Injections
49:45 Does Dutasteride Protect Against Dianabol Hair Loss?
51:50 Why Hydrochlorothiazide Is NOT Potassium Sparing
54:30 LSD as a Treatment for Depression
56:00 Uncle Dave's Wisdom
1:04:00 We Need to Buy Dave a Horn

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Every bodybuilding coach has experienced it—clients leaving out important details, changing the plan, or saying they're following instructions when they aren't. Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally explain why it happens, how experienced coaches recognize it, and why honesty leads to better progress. We also answer questions on Selank, contest-day anxiety, gallbladder issues, Trenbolone Acetate, TRT injection frequency, and share stories from the NPC Universe.

00:00 Why Clients Lie to Their Coach
01:00 The Real Reason Athletes Hide the Truth
11:00 Skip Hill's Peak Week Coaching Strategy
14:30 The Psychology Behind Great Coaching
21:00 What Clients Really Expect From a Coach
23:10 Selank, Alcohol & Contest Day Anxiety
29:40 Gallbladder Problems in Bodybuilding
33:40 How Long Should You Run Trenbolone Acetate?
36:15 Daily TRT Injections vs Twice Weekly
40:40 The Craziest NPC Universe Backstage Stories
44:45 Behind the Scenes with Blood Sweat & Gear

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Bodybuilding after 40 doesn't have to mean smaller, weaker, or slower. Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw, and Scott McNally discuss how training, recovery, and nutrition evolve with age before ranking the greatest movie physiques ever put on screen—from Rambo to Reacher and beyond.

00:00 The Rambo Physique Debate (First Blood vs Part II)
00:35 Support the Show (Mutant)
03:40 Alex Hormozi's "No Snooze Button" Philosophy
17:20 What We Believe Now That We Didn't 20 Years Ago
39:45 Bodybuilding After 40: How Training Changes
1:05:00 Top 5 Most Jacked Movie Physiques Ever
1:21:00 Honorable Mention: Alan Ritchson's Reacher Physique
1:28:40 Behind the Scenes - Guy Ritchie Movies

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Dave Crosland and Scott McNally break down the real differences between Anadrol and Winstrol during a contest cut before answering rapid-fire questions on TRT, Tren, HGH, SHBG, estrogen management, Nandrolone for joint pain, cycle design, bloodwork, CGMs for bodybuilding, and much more.

0:00 Anadrol vs Winstrol (Preview)
0:25 Support Our Sponsors
5:00 Anadrol vs Winstrol in a Contest Cut
8:30 Steroid Cycles Around a Rotation Job
13:50 Can P5P Reduce Tren Side Effects?
15:25 What Causes High SHBG?
19:40 CGMs for Bodybuilding: Worth It?
23:30 DIM & Calcium-D-Glucarate for Estrogen
25:45 When TRT Changes Your Life
27:35 Is a 50-Pound Second Cycle Realistic?
32:30 Painful Pharma Testosterone Injections
33:30 Should You Bulk with Tren?
35:00 Kenalog, Allergies & Muscle Growth
37:10 Managing Low Estrogen on Cycle
38:00 Nandrolone for Joint Pain
40:29 ApoB vs HDL: Which Matters More?
43:15 HGH Raw Supply Update
48:00 Switching from NPP to Tren
49:30 Is TRT Microdosing Dying?
51:20 Keeping Testosterone High Off TRT
54:00 When to Kickstart a Cycle
59:25 Bloodwork Options in Canada
1:02:00 Uncle Dave's Wisdom

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Looking for a simple, effective PED approach without unnecessary complexity? Coaches Skip Hill, Andrew Berry and Scott McNally break down three of the easiest anabolic cycles to manage, why they chose them, and why Primobolan didn't make the cut for us. Plus, they answer listener questions on TRT backloading, training around knee pain, breaking through plateaus, cycling strategies, reverse dieting and more

00:00 The TRT Backloading Trick (Preview)
00:20 Support Our Sponsors
00:51 Skip Tries to Derail the Show
02:25 NPC Universe Recap
04:15 Why Blood Sweat & Gear Has No Drama
05:30 3 Easy-to-Manage Steroid Cycles
12:40 Why Primobolan Didn't Make the List
14:15 Leg Training Around Knee Pain
30:50 Breaking Through a Muscle Growth Plateau
40:00 TRT Backloading Explained
43:50 One Long Cycle vs Multiple 12-Week Cycles
55:00 Coaching Ethics: Where Do You Draw the Line?
1:03:30 Reverse Diet Gone Wrong: Too Much Fat Gain

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