Show notes
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.comAlso, don't miss Iron Culture's sister podcast, @fpfpodcast hosted by MASS's very own Eric Trexler and Dr. Lauren Colenso-SempleTime stamps (coming soon):0:00 Intro0:58 Revisiting microplastics (updates, corrections, and clarifications)25:08 MASS celebrates 100th issue34:00 Well-wishes for bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman41:37 Tasty meat alternatives47:12 Programming supersets49:23 Scaling dietary variables for very small/short individuals57:10 The utility & shortcomings of BMI as a health metric1:05:03 Individual response variation to training1:16:12 The pros & cons of "extended release" caffeine formulations