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The Muscle Engineer Podcast

Szotak Andrei
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  • Pick-up artists and does your girlfriend even lift?!
    Episode 57 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is another Sustainable Shittalking episode. In this one, we discuss fitness professionals turning into dating “experts”, pick-up artists and how much our girlfriends being into fitness matters to us.1:20 Why do fitness professionals become business and dating coaches?5:30​ Insecurities about physical traits and what matters most in dating13:13 Why the pickup industry is so cringy20:25​ Libido talk and more on the pickup industry32:55​ Our opinions on how much our girlfriends being into fitness matters to usRecommended resources for the week:https://youtu.be/YKY5zSuny9shttps://youtu.be/REjUkEj1O_0If you want to apply for online coaching, email me:[email protected] “Hi” on social media:https://www.instagram.com/szotaktme/https://www.facebook.com/szotaktmehttps://www.facebook.com/szotakandrasYou can find Ábel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7whttps://www.instagram.com/ssdabelhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/Get all the previous podcast episodes:http://themuscleengineer.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • „Natty or not” videos, morality and our preference for „natural” things
    Episode 56 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is another Sustainable Shittalking episode. In this one, we get into a variety of subjects related to personal values, morality, the arbitrary glorification of “natural” status and more.3:08​ Lazar Angelov's recent video on his natural status5:55​ Abel’s rant on “Natty or not “ callouts10:14​ The ethics of “natty or not” videos17:04​ Discussing the ethics of public callouts22:35​ Ridiculous ways of assessing someone's natural status28:37​ Incentives for gear use in different sports36:35​ Would we use gear? And why do people consider using it?51:25​ The cognitive dissonance of not wanting to use testosterone, but looking for “natural” test boosters56:10  The drawbacks of admitting using PED’s as a coach or influencer1:07:42​ Why we value "natural" things more than artificially enhanced things1:20:49​ My recommended resource for the week Recommended resource for the week:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/If you want to apply for online coaching, email me:[email protected] “Hi” on social media:https://www.instagram.com/szotaktme/https://www.facebook.com/szotaktmehttps://www.facebook.com/szotakandrasYou can find Ábel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7whttps://www.instagram.com/ssdabelhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/Get all the previous podcast episodes:http://themuscleengineer.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Metabolically healthy obesity and giving advice to loved ones
    Episode 55 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is another segment that I co-host with Ábel Csabai, that I’m calling Sustainable Shittalking, until we come up with a better name. Suggestions welcome.In this episode we covered:0:00​ Abel’s diet update and the impact of tiredness / lack of sleep on cravings8:40​ Abel reflecting on a memory that stuck with him11:15​ Why “knowledge isn’t the answer”18:35​ My take on the concept of “metabolically healthy obesity”39:20​ Why losing weight after becoming obese is so hard42:40​ Giving fitness advice to loved ones and my personal struggle with this1:12:50​ Recommended resources for the weekReferences:https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa151/6105192Recommended resources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11382384/https://youtu.be/1rpFEVGJjtAIf you want to apply for online coaching, email me:[email protected] “Hi” on social media:https://www.instagram.com/szotaktme/https://www.facebook.com/szotaktmehttps://www.facebook.com/szotakandrasYou can find Ábel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7whttps://www.instagram.com/ssdabelhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/Get all the previous podcast episodes:http://themuscleengineer.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Bodyfat distribution, and the importance of genetics
    Episode 54 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is another episode with Ábel Csabai, which is part of a weekly – unnamed for now – segment we’re going to be doing together.Topics discussed:6:05 Why do we talk about genetics so often?32:50 The pros and cons of trying to "optimize" everyting36:36​ Body fat percentages and different people looking different at the same body fat level44:00​ P-ratio and the optimal body fat percentage for starting a "bulking" phase54:20​ Why taking advice from naturally lean people is often problematic1:03:03 Do we have disordered eating? If you want to apply for online coaching, email me: [email protected] Say “Hi” on social media: https://www.instagram.com/szotaktme/ https://www.facebook.com/szotaktme https://www.facebook.com/szotakandras You can find Abel at:https://abelssd.com/Get all the previous podcast episodes:https://themuscleengineer.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • 2020 Year in review - getting lean, lessons learned, things I changed my mind about
    Episode 52 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is an end-of-the-year recap of 2020, featuring Ábel Csabai. Topics discussed:0:00 - how was 2020 in general?9:31 - How I got pretty lean for my birthday 20:26 - Motivations to stay lean 33:42 - Abel taking steps to fix his sleep 42:45 - Abel's upcoming video on muscular potential56:51 Greg Doucette, the new star of YouTube 1:02:10 - Things I changed my mind about- Time restricted eating 1:06:57 - Changes in Abel's fitness approach 1:09:58 - Lessons on coaching 1:16:14 - Lessons on creating YouTube contentIf you want to apply for online coaching, email me:[email protected] “Hi” on social media:https://www.instagram.com/szotaktme/https://www.facebook.com/szotaktmehttps://www.facebook.com/szotakandrasYou can find Abel at:https://abelssd.com/Get all the previous podcast episodes:https://themuscleengineer.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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