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Iron Culture presented by MASS

Iron Culture presented by MASS

Ep 338 – The many eras of evidence-based fitness (ft. Dr. Jim Stoppani)

Jul 30, 2025 · 1h 21m

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Back when Trex was a 14 year old, his wrestling coach noticed his passion for training and nutrition. This coach took Trex under his wing, and they started absorbing and applying as much information as they could. Their source material, almost exclusively, was the content produced by Dr. Jim Stoppani – primarily from magazine articles, but also from the totally novel medium of online video content. Jim was a jacked PhD with tons of "in the trenches" experience - back in 2005 that was a very rare combination, and there's no question that people like Jim led the way for the next generation of "bodybuilding academics" like Helms and Trex. Jim has made a huge mark on the fitness industry.…