Welcome to Season 6 of the Metalcore & Muscle Podcast! In this first episode of season six, we will be discussing the following topics:

• Underrated Radar: In this segment we will be discussing an underrated album, song, or EP from a popular artist. In this episode, we dive into the album, Age of Ignorance by the band, Our Last Night who has risen to fame within the industry for their pop goes punk-style metalcore covers. We will discuss songs, instrumentals, vocals, and more.
• Coaches Corner: This segment continues from season 5 of the pod, where Evan discusses a fitness topic in depth and provides his health coaching insight. For this week, we discuss hybrid training and its rise to popularity within the past few years, attempting to answer the questions, what is hybrid training, why is it so popular, pros, cons, and more.
• Song of the Week: In this segment, we share/highlight a new song recently released and provide some general commentary. This week's song of the week is GOD EATER by Iridum.

Article from episode: https://www.gq.com/story/hybrid-training-3

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Season 5 Episode 30 is live and this is the last episode of season 5 as well as the final episode of the year.

1. Music Segment: This week we are discussing our 2025 selections for comeback artist of 2025, best EP, best album, and best song. We also provide some brief 2025 highlights.
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we discuss sacrifices and the cost that goes into a great transformation. We also discuss taking a break from caffeine and some of the challenges/feelings in doing so.

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Season 5 Episode 29 is live and in this episode continues to follow our new structure (for the most part) including the following segments:

1. Music Segment: This week we are discussing some of the best songs of 2025 that likely went under your radar. Each artist mentioned has under 130k monthly Spotify listeners. Give these songs a listen and add them to your playlist immediately.
2. Coaches Corner: This segment features health and wellness information/tips to help you meet your goals. This week, we feature an exercise showdown, comparing and contrasting some of the most common exercises based on their benefits for hypertrophy (muscle building). We compare barbell bench press, dumbbell press, walking lunges, and much more.
3. Song of the Week: We select a new metalcore song each week to highlight/share with you all. This week's song of the week is "Genesis" by Elwood Stray
4. Exercise of the Week: We select an exercise to highlight, describing the exercise, alternative exercises, muscles targeted, pros & cons, optimal volume, and more. This week we discuss the sled push.

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