Ep 334 - Microplastics: Setting the Record Straight

Iron Culture presented by MASS

In this episode of Iron Culture, the Erics provide some updates, corrections, and clarifications related to their recent episode exploring the science of microplastics. After that they take a brief moment to celebrate the 100th issue of the MASS Research Review, then answer listener questions on topics including: tasty meat alternatives, programming supersets, scaling dietary variables for very small/short individuals, the pros & cons of "extended release" caffeine formulations, the utility & shortcomings of BMI as a health metric, and more.

MASS is celebrating its 100th issue, but it's never to late to join in on the fun! Learn more at massresearchreview.com

Also, don't miss Iron Culture's sister podcast, ⁨@fpfpodcast⁩ hosted by MASS's very own Eric Trexler and Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple

Time stamps (coming soon):

0:00 Intro

0:58 Revisiting microplastics (updates, corrections, and clarifications)

25:08 MASS celebrates 100th issue

34:00 Well-wishes for bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman

41:37 Tasty meat alternatives

47:12 Programming supersets

49:23 Scaling dietary variables for very small/short individuals

57:10 The utility & shortcomings of BMI as a health metric

1:05:03 Individual response variation to training

1:16:12 The pros & cons of "extended release" caffeine formulations