What if you woke up tomorrow and whatever you did today somehow didn’t matter any more? Well, this is often literally what occurs in amateur competitive sports like competitive bodybuilding. Show host Christian Matyi, aka “XN,” welcomes Jonathan Lavoie, a one-time competitive bodybuilder whose professional status is in a strangely unique state of limbo.
Read MoreTBI-092 Ethical Rollercoasters, God's Crack, and Preworkout Moguls
What does it take to start up a small business in an industry known for it’s intense competition? The Big Inside’s host Christian Matyi, aka “XN,” talks to the founders of a small startup supplement company.
Read MoreTBI-091 Mail-Order Sandow Trophies, Gummy Whores, and New Year's Resolutions.
Every third podcast is talking about 2017 New Year’s resolutions right now, so The Big Inside’s host Christian Matyi, aka “XN,” and show regular Scott Bottorff caves in to convention and puts it’s own spin on the topic.
Read MoreTBI-090 Elephantitis of the kankles and other training errors
The Big Inside host Christian Matyi, aka XN, has kankles, but the source is apparently not in his heel but in his butt! Often, the source of your training limitations isn’t the most direct influence on the problem itself. This is the Fifth in a special mini series featuring regular show guest Scott Bottorff.
Read MoreTBI-089 Special Series 4: Vice.com Officially Declares Bodybuilding To Be Mainstream
This episode is the second in a special mini series from The Big Inside featuring host Christian Matyi, a/k/a XN, joined by regular show guest Scott Bottorff to discuss a recent Vice.com piece which explored the influence of social media on bodybuilding’s popular appeal.
Read MoreTBI-088 Special Series 3: Advanced Training Tactics and Jedi Mind Tricks
This episode is the second in a special mini series from The Big Inside featuring host Christian Matyi, a/k/a XN, joined by regular show guest Scott Bottorff with a discussion of missing elements for advancing "advanced" training.
Read MoreTBI-087 Special Series 2: Training Program Assembly and Lousy Sound Quality
APOLOGIES: The sound quality of this episode is a little messed up.
This episode is the second in a special mini series from The Big Inside featuring a discussion of what considerations people should put into assembling a training program.
Read MoreTBI-085 Special Series with Scott Bottorff, Episode 1: Motivation and Bad Spelling
This episode is part of a special mini series from The Big Inside featuring regular show gues Scott Bottorff joining Christian Matyi, a/k/a XN, on a discussion of how motivation may not be solely the result of our mindset.
Read MoreTBI-085 Feminism & Frozen Turkey Tossing with Dr. Gina Melnik
The Big Inside is back with it’s first episode after (yet another) hiatus! A new format, a new opening theme, and old friend of the show, Dr. Gina Melnik, bring us back to the podcast airwaves.
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