Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In tonight's episode of Iron Culture, Dr. Eric Helms returns with stories from his competition and associated travels. Topics include jet lag, dehydration, miscalculated use of laxatives and sleep aids, getting stitches in a Taiwan emergency room, autographed Eric Helms trading cards, Eric's 5th place finish at a pro show, autoregulated dieting, and much more.

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Time stamps
0:00 Intro
5:06 Bodybuilding "stars" in Taiwan (and autographed Eric Helms trading cards)
22:13 Navigating jetlag
29:48 Helms getting stitches in Taiwan
34:08 Inadvisable use of laxatives
41:47 Show placings
54:30 "Autoregulated dieting"