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      <itunes:summary>In the effort to be the best in the world, individuals will search high and low for the best way to get an edge over the competition. In bodybuilding this can take many forms including searching for the key secret workout plan, discovering a new posing trick, or finding a new supplement that increases gains. Ecdysteroids are a class of substance that are often marketed as a legally anabolic supplement. Most popular of these substances is Turkesterone. But does it really work? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum explains why Turkesterone fails as an anabolic substance.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary>It’s generally known that a person’s diet and nutrition are equally, if not more, important than workouts for meeting your physique and fitness goals. What you put in your body directly effects the “fuel” used during workout and recovery. But beyond general diets – there is a concept known as nutrient timing. Does the timing of when you consume certain nutrients and supplements vastly affect the results of our workout? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum separates fact from fiction with a complete breakdown of nutrient timing before and after your workout.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary>When performing resistance or weight training in the long term, an injury will most likely occur in your future. It’s simply part of the risk of lifting heavy weight and pushing the body to new limits. However, injuries can be largely mitigated and reduced to less serious damage. How? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum breaks down the key tips, techniques, and tactics to reduce your chance of injury during training.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>When performing resistance or weight training in the long term, an injury will most likely occur in your future. It’s simply part of the risk of lifting heavy weight and pushing the body to new limits. However, injuries can be largely mitigated and reduced to less serious damage. How? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum breaks down the key tips, techniques, and tactics to reduce your chance of injury during training.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>Episode 20 - Are Pain Killers Like Aspirin Killing Your Gains?</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>When training seriously in the gym for size and strength – it’s inevitable that pain and injuries will occur. While most will always aim to avoid serious injuries like a pec tear, wear and tear is unavoidable. So it’s common for bodybuilders to use over the counter pain killers like aspirin to help reduce soreness, aches, and pains. But recent studies show that drugs like aspirin may be blocking muscle hypertrophy. Should this be a real concern for serious bodybuilders? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum breaks down NSAID painkillers and whether or not they could be hurting gains in bodybuilding.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>Episode 19 - Is The Future Of Mass Monster Bodybuilding Doomed?</itunes:title>
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Modern bodybuilding has been under scrutiny in many ways for the past decade or so. First due to the distended stomachs and “unpleasant” look of bloated mass monster physiques. And now more recently due to the many tragic untimely deaths of relatively young bodybuilders. That’s why this week Jerry Brainum is going to look at the recent past to try and predict the future of bodybuilding – particularly Men’s Open. Is it doomed towards more of a health and popularity decline? Or will there be a shock to the system to change the trajectory of the sport? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum predicts the future of bodybuilding using today’s evidence.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>Episode 18 - What Determines How Much Fat You Burn During A Workout?</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Diet is the most important factor to losing weight. But that doesn’t mean you can’t help improve your fat burning capabilities via workouts and aerobic exercise. Yes, exercising can help you add a bit more fat loss into your goals – but it’s not always easy. Basic exercise does not guarantee fat loss. This is a fact that has frustrated many across the globe as they try to lose pounds. In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum breaks down the key factors that help increase fat oxidation and improve fat loss during a workout.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Episode 15 - The Biggest Mistake To Avoid When Using Creatine</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Creatine is a powerful and effective supplement for helping to increase muscle growth with very little and few side effects. In fact, it’s somewhat surprising how helpful this supplement can be without being a PED. Of course, this is if you train effectively while using the supplement. However, there have been some reported side effects that might make some lifters stray away from this effective tool. Even worse, there are some reports of more dangerous side effects that might make the supplement seem scary. Are they legit? In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum breaks down the reality behind creatine side effects – and what you can do to reduce them.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Protein is the foundation of building muscle in bodybuilding. It’s the most basic knowledge an aspiring bodybuilder learns upon taking up weight training. However, despite this foundational knowledge, over time there have been many myths that unnecessarily complicate things when it comes to determining the correct diet for your bodybuilding needs. In our latest episode of Straight Facts, Jerry Brainum highlights the biggest protein myths prevailing in fitness today – and debunks them once and for all.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>In the world of bodybuilding and fitness, individuals are always searching for ways to best optimize every aspect of staying healthy and fit. Whether it’s a way to train less time for the same results, tweak a training program for better muscle growth, or discover that “magic” food to add into your diet for better nutrition. It makes sense then that the fitness community has often debated the question – when is the best time to workout for best results? In our latest Straight Facts episode, Jerry Brainum uses a combination of anecdotes and scientific studies to determine the best times to workout… or if it matters at all.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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