Featuring Scott McNally and the crew discussing bodybuilding, PEDs, coaching, contest prep, and the science behind getting bigger, leaner, and healthier.

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1:00 Trestolone (MENT) as TRT Instead of Testosterone?

4:30 How Top Coaches Use High Days in a Diet

9:00 How to Calculate the Perfect Carb Load

11:45 The Most Important Part of Great Coaching

15:30 Using High Days During the Off Season

19:30 Do Taller Bodybuilders Need More Gear?

24:30 Should You Test GH Labs While Using Growth Hormone?

28:50 300 Test + 300 Masteron — Estimating Estrogen Levels

35:00 Sending PED Samples to Janoshik Explained

36:30 Melanotan 2 Protocols, Dosing & Results

40:45 Should There Be a Coaching Review Website?

44:30 Best Training Tips While Cutting Calories

50:10 Do You Need Health Supplements During a Cruise?

56:00 Live Physique Critique & Feedback

1:03:45 Behind the Schedule & Podcast Talk

1:05:30 Why Everything at Think Big Is Eccentric

1:07:00 Ms. Olympia Joins the Chat

1:10:40 Scott McNally’s Client Competing in Germany

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We review stage footage, posing, structure, conditioning and why the placings played out the way they did.

Plus training psychology, fixing bad habits, gym limitations for tall bodybuilders and overcoming burnout.

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3:00 New York Pro Stage Footage Analysis

4:10 Why Krizo Needs Better Posing

6:00 Blessing Awodibu’s Major Improvements

7:30 New York Pro Second Callout Breakdown

8:45 Tonio Burton vs Krizo – Why Tonio Won

9:45 Tonio Burton’s Lat Injury Explained

17:50 Classic Physique New York Pro Review

34:30 Ron Partlow at 320 Pounds

37:20 Changing A Client’s Bad Habits

56:00 Why Tall Bodybuilders Struggle With Gym Machines

1:01:20 Teaching Higher Training Intensity & Effort

1:08:45 Getting Burnt Out On Bodybuilding Food

1:15:45 Can You Fix A Poor Mindset?

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We cover real-world cycle logic, minimal effective doses, estrogen expectations, clenbuterol protocols, insulin use and the biggest mistakes we’ve made in bodybuilding.

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1:30 How Steroid Dosing Ratios Work

2:10 Do Steroid Ratios Actually Make Sense?

3:30 Under-Dosed Testosterone Reports

5:50 Most Common Steroid Ratios Explained

9:00 When To Go Beyond Ratios

10:25 4:1 Testosterone to EQ Ratio

12:30 Minimal Effective Steroid Doses

16:45 Biggest Steroid Cycles: Dave vs Scott

30:00 Clenbuterol Protocols Explained

32:30 Origin of “Vigorous” in Vigorous Steve

33:30 Dave Crosland’s Unique Training Split

35:50 Estrogen Levels on 600mg Testosterone

37:00 Albuterol vs Clenbuterol – Helios & Topical PT-141

40:00 Weekly Injection Protocols For Long Esters

43:00 Dumbest Steroid Mistakes We Made

46:00 Insulin Protocols For High-Carb Diets

55:15 How Much Gear Is Too Much For Women?

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1:14:00 Behind The Scenes

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This episode of Blood Sweat & Gear is packed with advanced bodybuilding discussion, contest prep insight and hard-earned coaching experience.

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0:45 Are Bodybuilders Overcomplicating Steroid Cycles?

3:00 Skip Hill’s 2002 Contest Prep Cycle

7:40 Too Much Clenbuterol by Accident

11:00 Why Natural Lifters Must Master Training

12:45 Health Effects of 200mg vs 400mg Testosterone

16:20 Better Form vs More Weight for Muscle Growth

24:20 1300mg vs 600mg Steroids with Growth Hormone

29:00 Natural vs Enhanced Dieting Differences

31:00 Sublingual Oral Steroids vs Traditional Orals

36:50 Best Growth Hormone Timing Protocols

41:00 GH vs Growth Hormone Releasing Peptides

42:15 Fake Increlex & Fake Serostim Problems

44:30 Biggest Needle Movers for Muscle Growth

53:45 Masters Bodybuilding Physique Critique

1:04:20 Classic Physique Competitor Critique

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From training with elite pros to building one of the best home gyms you’ll ever see—Ron Partlow, Dusty Hanshaw, and Scott McNally bring the knowledge and the laughs.

0:00 Braden Palmtree Interview – 100 lb Transformation Story

1:00 Meet Braden Palmtree – From Skinny to Super Heavyweight Bodybuilder

2:50 Training Legs Twice in One Day – Advanced Leg Training Strategy

6:45 Bodybuilding Consistency – How to Stay Disciplined Year Round

9:00 Transition to Super Heavyweight – Mass Building Secrets

14:30 Best Bodybuilding Training Splits – How Often Should You Change It?

16:00 Warm Up Sets vs Feeder Sets – Proper Hypertrophy Setup

23:20 Training with Chris Bumstead & John Meadows – Lessons from the Pros

27:50 Hardest Part of Bodybuilding – What Most People Underestimate

33:00 Ultimate Home Gym Tour – Bodybuilder Setup Walkthrough

41:20 Home Gym Problems – Mistakes & Limitations Explained

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47:00 Training Partners - Overrated/Underrated

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55:30 Arsenal Gym Equipment - Overrated/Underrated

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59:30 Netflix or Prime?

1:02:45 Grocery Shop or Door Dash?

1:05:30 Masteron or Primo

1:08:20 Avoiding Injury in the gym

1:10:00 5 Guys or In-N-Out?

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We get into Anadrol vs SuperDrol, Halo vs methyl tren, dosing strategy, timing, and how compounds evolve through a 22-week prep.

Part 2 covers training volume, fatigue management, frequency, and how gear changes training when you’re extremely lean.

0:00 Intro - Things Don’t Always Line Up on Paper

1:00 How Pro Bodybuilders Structure Oral Steroids in Prep

3:00 Choosing the Right Compound for the Individual

13:30 Anadrol vs SuperDrol - Which Is Better?

17:00 When to Add Anadrol During Contest Prep

19:30 Do IFBB Pros Use Injectable Orals?

20:30 Halotestin vs Methyl Tren (Metribolone)

25:00 How Steroid Compounds Change in the Off-Season

30:45 22 Week Contest Prep Stack - Hypothetical Cycle Breakdown

33:00 Applying the Same Principles in the Off-Season

34:30 Nuances Between Each Compound

38:45 Kuba’s Updated Thoughts on EQ

44:45 Training While on Gear and Extremely Lean

50:00 When to Increase or Decrease Training Volume

52:30 Adjusting Volume Per Session to Manage Fatigue

54:40 Higher Frequency Training While Maintaining Volume

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