In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery dive into the news surrounding the Enhanced Games and the recently released Thor stack supplement product. The conversation explores whether the FDA-approved-only drug restrictions at the Enhanced Games undermine its premise, how international athletes are disadvantaged by competing under FDA rules, and what the games' business model really reveals. The hosts also discuss a supervised PED use model built on informed consent and blood-profile monitoring, the rapid normalization of TRT and peptides in the general population, and the historical shift from near-hysterical anti-steroid messaging to today's open conversation.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss a newly circulated myostatin-blocking drug, Trevogrumab, covering its potential for extreme muscle gain and the significant safety risks including deaths reported in early trials. The conversation shifts to an Omega-3 news article questioning fish oil value, with the hosts contextualizing the preclinical research and sharing their own testing practices and supplementation rationale.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss the realities of training after 50, including recovery changes, hormonal shifts, accumulated injuries, and the steep age-related decline curve that research shows after the mid-50s. The conversation covers shifting from strength sport specificity toward physique-based training, maintaining rate of force development safely, the importance of sleep and micronutrition, collagen supplementation for connective tissue, and why doing something always beats doing nothing.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery recap highlights from the ISSN conference. Other topics include amino acids for tendon recovery, communication of sports nutrition in media, a practical sports nutrition lecture emphasizing field validity and “don’t assume—go look,” MSM for recovery, EAAs and cognition, and Mike’s wearable tech takeaways, including poor calorie-burn estimates and HRV/respiratory rate considerations.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss growing use of peptides, SARMs, and other drugs in gyms and the general public, emphasizing that many people take substances without understanding risks, side effects, dosing tradeoffs, or product quality. The conversation broadens to impatience, lifestyle disease, and the value of slow, informed, long-term progress in training, dieting, and health.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss the recent Enhanced Games, noting that unenhanced top-level competitors often beat enhanced entrants who were frequently retired for 5–14 years and had only about four months of prep, including roughly two months enhanced. They argue results and critique expectations in this new realm.

On Iron Radio, hosts Dr. Lonnie Lowery, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Coach Phil Stevens discuss Nelson’s Flex Diet Certification and how supplementation topics are integrated due to time constraints. They review multiple studies on supplements, examine wearable device accuracy and privacy concerns, and conclude with a critique on a study linking HDL cholesterol, and lower depression odds. Tune in for this and much more.

In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss how athletes decide what to do next after a meet or show and when to compete again. They emphasize realistic expectations, honest coaching, and the value of outside perspective for planning and psychology. When Should You Compete Again? Timing Meets, Momentum, and Realistic Goals in Strength & Physique Sports.

In this Iron Radio episode, Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss why strength athletes should include variety and recreational movement beyond specialized lifting, especially with aging. The hosts emphasize “play,” hiking on real trails, and keeping at least minimal aerobic work so the gap between doing nothing and something doesn’t widen, while also cautioning older trainees to restart old skills at low intensity to protect tissues.

On Iron Radio, hosts Coach Phil Stevens and Dr. Lonnie Lowery (with Dr. Mike Nelson traveling) discuss a 2026 JISSN study on caffeine and its main metabolite paraxanthine in 14 male university rowers. They then shift to “lifter maladies,” sleep apnea, age related risks and training psychology.