My Intro:

I have listened to Daniel Gastelu's (Ph.D., trainer, researcher, author) Seminar series on Developing Awesome Muscles and I believe there is a good deal of information of value in there for bodybuilders, powerlifters, physique athletes and even those looking to just get ripped. 

These are free to stream or download and packed with information.  They range in time from as little as 15 minutes to as much as an hour...on average being 30 minutes.  (I will show you how to cut 33% of the time off if your time is precious.)  There are no ads and no fluff.

I want to know if anyone would be interested in listening to the segments Daniel has presented, one at a time and discussing them...I will answer any questions anyone has about the content.  I am corresponding and will be talking with Daniel and if there is anything anyone wants to know more about, I am sure I can get him to cover it.

There are 22 topics from supplementation and nutrition for fat loss and muscle gains to some specific methods and techniques for maximal performance and development.

I will highlight the key points as I see them and try to clarify anything that I feel is presented in a complicated fashion.

Everyone else is free to do the same as well as discuss the points, ask questions, debate, and together work out practical scenarios for applying these things to our training to get the most of the cutting edge science that is presented.

P.S.  Daniel builds on ideas as he goes through the series and I feel that listening in order is very helpful in getting some of the insights he sharing.
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Here is the Fourth audio in the series.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/rdadripodcast.htm 
March 2006 
38 minutes

This seminar begins Dan's review of training for fat loss, along with additional nutrition topics. Dan treats the topics of Omega-6 fatty acid over-consumption and a possible prostate cancer and breast cancer link, the French Paradox, the longevity (disease preventing) power of positive thinking, attitude & bodybuilding, and posing practice.
 
Also covered are: breathing correctly for maximum oxygen consumption, performance, fat loss and relaxation, how to determine the goals of training, respiratory quotient (RQ) as a measure of energy substrate (carbs, fats, amino acids) utilization, L-carnitine lowers RQ (i.e., makes your body use more fatty acid for energy), and exercise and energy substrate utilization.
 
This episode finishes up with discussion on acclimation, training intensity, duration, and frequency as it relates to muscle fiber development, maintenance, and energy substrate utilization.

Highlights: 
Omega 6 overconsumption not healthy
Xenobiotics-exotic chemicals that make it into the food stream that can cause illnesses
Bodybuilding reverses osteoporosis
French Paradox...french don't eat out as much, smaller meals served, variety, more cals in day time, fewer cals at night
Bodybuilding
-- Attitude..learn to have the confidence and poise
-- Posing is part of your training...do it every day...repetition (1400 times to make it an effortless reflex)..facial expressions
-- Modern dance and learning body awareness
Breathing
- fats metabolize in the presence of oxygen
- Breath from the diaphragm so your stomach expands...not from chest which can cause postural distortions
- Do the book test to check your breathing
Respiratory Quotient and substrate use for energy
Exercise improves use of fat overall
Calorie expenditure charts underestimate calorie use
Exercise not essential to start bodyfat
Even mild resistance training will enhance body fat burning
25-40 rep sets stimulate oxidative (fat burning) Type IIab and slow twitch fibers to grow larger
Vary the rep ranges to grow all the fiber types!
Generally bodybuilders need to avoid cardio to avoid acclimation to this style slow twitch type training
Lifting stimulates the whole system and bodybuilding trains the whole body to build training...
Variance on the just 1-day a week per muscle training...4-5-days later add higher rep (25-40) lower weight training which recovers fast and gives you fiber development of more muscles!
Cause Hypertrophy of the Oxidative muscles!
Hybridize or alternate training regimens high reps / low reps to maximize all fiber type hypertrophy!
Slow twitch fibers (Type I) have more mitochondria than Type IIab and Type IIb
If the goal is just to lose fat..then look at cross training both aerobic and muscle building.
Longer duration of the aerobics 45-60 minutes = the more you condition the slow twitch muscle fibers to burn fat and accelerate fat burning
However the longer you do this the more you detrain the fast twitch muscle fibers

If you want to talk about anything you hear...post a comment in this tread!
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There are more topics in this series and I will put the links to them in here later...