In this episode of the Stronger by Science Podcast, we discuss advancements in athlete drug testing,

research pertaining to protein and overfeeding, a surprising new study on ectisterone supplementation,

and which muscle groups are really targeted by the back squat.

Then we interview Dr. Eric Helms about all things bodybuilding and we finally settle the dispute

about who truly started the first ever fitness podcast.

Thanks for listening and enjoy.

Welcome to the Stronger by Science Podcast.

This is your host Eric Trexler.

I'm here with temporary guest host Greg knuckles.

Now before we get into the science today, we have some things we should probably address.

Don't you think? Yeah.

We've always been pretty open and pretty proud about the fact that we're the first fitness podcast.

And this week some allegations came across our desk that maybe we are not in fact the first

podcast in the fitness space.

Now people have been sending us a lot of evidence suggesting that some

podcast like media have been available before our first episode aired and some of

these pieces of media did touch on fitness related content.

Now some of this evidence that people brought to us is very clearly fabricated. This is fake news, plain and simple. But it is possible that some of these things are authentic.

So I want to start by saying one thing.

Just like any other religious text,

a lot of the things that happen in the stronger by science cinematic universe are to be taken literally

and some things need to be interpreted within the context in which they're spoken. Wouldn't you agree?

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