The Muscle Engineer Podcast Szotak Andrei

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 dating
13:13 Why the pickup industry is so cringy
20:25​ Libido talk and more on the pickup industry
32:55​ Our opinions on how much our girlfriends being into fitness matters to us
Recommended resources for the week:
https://youtu.be/YKY5zSuny9s
https://youtu.be/REjUkEj1O_0
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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 status
5:55​ Abel’s rant on “Natty or not “ callouts
10:14​ The ethics of “natty or not” videos
17:04​ Discussing the ethics of public callouts
22:35​ Ridiculous ways of assessing someone's natural status
28:37​ Incentives for gear use in different sports
36:35​ 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 boosters
56:10  The drawbacks of admitting using PED’s as a coach or influencer
1:07:42​ Why we value "natural" things more than artificially enhanced things
1:20:49​ My recommended resource for the week
 
Recommended resource for the week:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/
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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 cravings
8:40​ Abel reflecting on a memory that stuck with him
11:15​ 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 hard
42:40​ Giving fitness advice to loved ones and my personal struggle with this
1:12:50​ Recommended resources for the week
References:
https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa151/6105192
Recommended resources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11382384/
https://youtu.be/1rpFEVGJjtA
If you want to apply for online coaching, email me:
andreiszotak@gmail.com
Say “Hi” on social media:
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You can find Ábel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7w
https://www.instagram.com/ssdabel
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/
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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" everyting
36:36​ Body fat percentages and different people looking different at the same body fat level
44:00​ P-ratio and the optimal body fat percentage for starting a "bulking" phase
54:20​ Why taking advice from naturally lean people is often problematic
1:03:03 Do we have disordered eating?
 
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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:
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Episode 51 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast is yet another CoronaCast special, featuring Ábel Csabai. In this one we talk about the recent reopening of the gyms, and how likely they are to be closed again in the near future.
We also talk about how different governments handled the pandemic, how our thoughts about COVID-19 have evolved since it got serious back in March, and some fitness related stuff as well. Enjoy!
Topics discussed:
3:14 Update’s on Abel’s gym situation
6:45 How the world got separated based on how they handled COVID-19
9:45 My personal issues, including our dog getting sick (and since then, sadly passing away)
14:20 Lessons from the lockdown - the role of money and physical exercise
23:45 Our opinion on COVID-19 and how it’s changed since March
43:51 Physique update after the lockdown, perma-dieting and more
1:05:43 Not following through with your goals, plans & correlations between fitness goals and other goals
You can find Ábel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7w
https://www.instagram.com/ssdabel
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment/
If you want to apply for online coaching, email me:
andreiszotak@gmail.com
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