Surprise surprise, the volume month gets extended a little bit!
This week, Brian Minor, comes on to talk about progressive overload, training volume and how these factors influence muscle growth.
Brian is a natural bodybuilder, writer, and overall, super knowledgeable fitness professional who is always a pleasure to listen to about these topics.
Time-Stamps:
2:10 - Is volume or progressive overload causing muscle growth?
5:04 - Further clarifying how muscle growth is stimulated
8:15 - Is training 1 rep shy of failure more effective than training 3-4 reps away from failure?
12:59 - The real role of progressive overload - and how its misunderstood by many
18:02 - Can you gain muscle by lifting the same load for the same reps as you did the last session?
23:32 - Is getting as strong as possible the best way to get as big as possible?
27:20 - Is it ok if your strength gains slow down on a high volume routine?
34:04 - Central fatigue -does it really exist?
42:13 - Junk volume - does it really exist?
46:56 - Mike Israetel's volume progression and how optimal it is
55:45 - How much volume do you do and how much did you have to increase it over time?
1:02:22 - Where can we find your work?
If you'd like to be coached by me, shoot me an e-mail at :
[email protected] - and we'll discuss the details there
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https://www.sustainableselfdevelopment.com/
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