The Blueprint Power Hour

[5:20] How much will aminos like glutamine, beta alanine, and taurine help?

• Track your fundamentals ( nutrition, training, etc).
• You cannot out supp poor fundamentals, but supps can amplify good fundamentals.
• EAAs would be a better option.

[13:40] How much muscle am I losing out on from leaving out barbell squats from my program?

• There are a lot of squat variations. Even if you do rule them all out, trap bar deadlifts are a great alternative.

[19:11] How to use synthagen for max muscle when training twice per week.

• Optimally, train every other day for a month with progression every session.
• 10 caps pre and 5 caps post.
• After 4-8 weeks: 10 caps or less pre workout.

[24:40] Should I train compounds first or pre-exhaust on leg day?

• Rob no longer uses pre exhaust.

[28:00] Did Rob ever try Ken Lister’s training method?

[33:40] What’s the latest on kratom?

• Once again, it is under attack from the FDA on a state by state basis.

[41:54] What does Rob think about Androgin?

• None of the phytoandrogens are going to work like 500 mg/ test.

[49:00] Doing 1 exercise for 40 minutes straight.

[50:20] Can I stack anything with red light therapy for a test boost?

[52:11] Red yeast rice for lowering cholesterol?

• Doesn’t work anymore.

[56:35] Tip of the Day: Training infor- then vs. Now.

• Super Squats, Super Big in 6 Weeks, and Bulgarian Burst Training all played a role in Rob’s progress.
• All were found in the classifieds in the back of magazines- you had to dig for and pay for them.
• Today there are a ton of methods out there- you have to sift through even more crap.

[1:09:40] Black seed oil.

• Comes from black cumin seeds.
• Thymoquinone is the active compound.
• Anti viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer.
• Therapeutic dose: 10mg of thymoquinone per cap- dose is individual dependent.