{"podcast":{"title":"Iron Culture presented by MASS","slug":"iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717","podcast_index_feed_id":951717,"rss_url":"https://ironculture.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://ironculture.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/f/9/3/1f9308c517c6b8e4e55e3c100dce7605/Untitled_design-20.png","author":"The MASS Crew","episode_count":382,"summary":"Iron Culture was started by Eric Helms and Omar Isuf as a means of exploring the world of physical culture and attempting to distill a unified philosophy of lifting and to help listeners find greater meaning from the iron. It's now hosted by Eric Helms and Eric Trexler, who repeatedly beg Omar to return as a guest. Iron Culture focuses on dispensing practical, useful information to the listener, bouncing from history, to philosophy, to contemporary lifting culture issues, to science. The format includes casual conversations between the two hosts on a variety of topics, discussions with a panel of experts and interviews with authoritative figures in the lifting community. Iron Culture is proudly presented by the MASS Research Review.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 370 - Calories: Labels vs Reality","slug":"ep-370-calories-labels-vs-reality","published_at":"2026-03-25T15:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717/ep-370-calories-labels-vs-reality","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717","url":"https://ironculture.libsyn.com/ep-370-calories-labels-vs-reality","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ironculture/IC370_final_audio.mp3?dest-id=1065920","summary":"In this episode, Eric Helms and Eric Trexler explore the complexities of food labeling, energy absorption, and the impact of food choices on energy balance. They discuss a recent lawsuit against David protein bars, delve into scientific research on metabolizable energy, and practical strategies for dieting and food selection. If you're in the market for some new lifting gear or apparel, be sure to use code \"MRR10\" at elitefts.com for a 10% discount Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Updates 08:16 The David Protein Bar Lawsuit 21:43 Labeling Complications and Nutritional Misunderstandings 25:25 The Impact of TEF, Fiber, and Resistant Starches 34:00 The Impact of the Specific Food Matrix 37:22 More Research on Dietary Intake Versus Absorption 40:06 Nuances Behind Calories In vs Calories Out 47:00 Tracking Variable Foods Versus Keeping Food Choices Consistent (IIFYM/Flexible Dieting Implications) 57:06 The Case for \"Eating Clean\" Within a Flexible Dieting Framework","meta_description":"In this episode, Eric Helms and Eric Trexler explore the complexities of food labeling, energy absorption, and the impact of food choices on energy balanc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717/episodes/ep-370-calories-labels-vs-reality/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-951717/ep-370-calories-labels-vs-reality.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}