Ep 351 - New Research on Constrained Model and NSAIDs

Iron Culture presented by MASS

The MASS Crew

Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Iron Culture, Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss significant updates in fitness research, particularly focusing on the constrained energy expenditure model and the effects of NSAIDs on muscle hypertrophy. They also revisit a prior episode about PhDs (how they're obtained and what they mean) by discussing the international differences in PhD programs.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
5:11 Constrained Energy Expenditure Model (background)
18:54 Did new research "debunk" the constrained model?
35:05 New Insights on NSAIDs and Muscle Hypertrophy
46:03 Caution with NSAIDs: Risks and Benefits
50:10 Understanding International PhD Structures

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to Iron Culture presented by Mass. It is me.
0:09.7	Eric Trex are joined by the doctor, Eric Helms, off of his massive, many bodybuilding successes. Helms, how are we doing tonight?
0:20.0	I'm overjoyed to be joined by you so we can talk to the dear listeners who
0:24.1	tuned into his lives, so I'm doing quite well.
0:26.6	Absolutely.
0:27.3	That is lovely to hear.
0:29.3	I don't want to quote any numbers.
0:31.8	I don't want to make any of our competitors feel bad about themselves, but people are
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0:38.0	Thanks to everyone for joining us.
0:40.2	Really appreciate it.
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