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Should You Bulk or Cut?

by John Meadows on May 14, 2025

Bulk or cut that’s the question. In this video I will give you my thoughts on if you should bulk or cut. You have a few factors you need to consider. I will give you real world examples from my…


Fasted Cardio Talk & More

by Team MountainDog on March 10, 2025

In this video John Meadows talks about fasted cardio and more. This is a great clip that you need to watch.


These Exercises could Ruin Chest Progress

by Cris Edmonds on February 17, 2025

When I go into the gym each week, I am for sure going to see people doing this very workout for chest:

1) Flat Bench Press
2) Low Cable Flyes
3) Hex Press
4) Pec Dec Flyes

And 9x out of 10, every single one of these people have no chest to show for all their time, effort and energy they put into that session.


How to Fix a Slow Metabolism

by Cris Edmonds on October 4, 2024

In this episode, Dave and I go over in detail why we took his planned off week 5 days early. What his diet looked like and how many calories I pulled back compared to the peak of his rebound phase.

Next we had a great listener question from Mohammad about how to fix a metabolism with high body fat percentage. We fully flesh how training, cardio and nutrition given the information we were given.


Isolate and Grow

by Cris Edmonds on September 27, 2024

I am all for the basics…..heavy dumbbells and barbells. But if you are truly struggling to feel a muscle work, I prefer to make it work independently.


How Do You Know If You’re Insulin Resistant

by John Meadows on July 15, 2024

How do you know if you’re insulin resistant? I go over all of that in this video. Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin. … When the body produces…


All Exercises are NOT Created Equal

by Cris Edmonds on June 18, 2024

I really encourage you all to be smart and when swapping an exercise switch with an equally as taxing/productive exercise.


My Favorite Mountain Dog Programs

by Cris Edmonds on May 24, 2024

This was a subscriber request and just a special video all around. I was asked what my top 3 and bottom 3 programs that John Meadows designed.


Go All In on Your Passion in Life

by Cris Edmonds on May 8, 2024

This is a super power……Formulate a gameplan, attack it and never look back. This is the Blast or Dust mindset. And one that I adopted many years ago.


Are My Workouts for You?? | Rant Time

by Cris Edmonds on April 26, 2024

Cris Edmonds goes on a bit of a rant, asking the question “Are My Workouts for You?”


Training Talk with Olympian Dani LaMartina

by Cris Edmonds on February 7, 2024

Dave and Cris talk training with Chicago Pro Champ and Olympian Dani LaMartina.


How to Travel and Stay on Plan

by Cris Edmonds on January 16, 2024

If you travel for work, going on a vacation or just going to be away from home for 2-14 day this episode is for you.


Top 3 Moments In My Long Bodybuilding Career

by John Meadows on December 11, 2023

In this video I go over the top 3 moments in my bodybuilding career. They are in no particular order. From the young age of 19 to just a few years back i did over 60 shows. I continued to…


John Meadows Diuretics Q & A

by Team MountainDog on November 10, 2023

This video is from our trip to Nebraska a few years ago. This has never been seen.


Top 3 Bodybuilding Highlights (John Meadows)

by Team MountainDog on October 6, 2023

In this video John Meadows talks about his top three moments in his bodybuilding career


John Meadows Early Days Of Bodybuilding

by Team MountainDog on August 6, 2023

In this video John Meadows talks about his early days in bodybuilding.


Balance Work, Meals, and Workouts

by John Meadows on July 10, 2023

Balance a full time job without missing any meals or workouts. Can it be done? Well let me tell you you can. I have been doing it for many years and in this video i go over my secrets on…


How & When to deload

by John Meadows on June 5, 2023

Have you ever wondered when you need to deload? Have you ever wondered how to do it? Well you’re in luck because in this video John goes over it all.


Facebook Q&A #2 – 4.12.2016

by John Meadows on May 5, 2023

John answers the following Questions:
1. Eating junk to fill out for a show
2. Eating all calories at once
3. Making time for priorities/balance


Facebook Q&A #1 – 3.31.2016

by John Meadows on April 5, 2023

FaceBook Q&A with John Meadows from 2016 (part 1)




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