Welcome to episode 134 of the Longevity Muscle podcast! Today we have WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder and Pro Lightweight World Champion Dirk Emmerich joining us!

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Timestamps:
(00:11) Intro
(01:35) Living In Bangkok
(08:27) What shows is Dirk prepping for?
(10:34) Recovery in your 20’s
(13:00) Brian Whitacre winning the overall (Dirk’s biggest goal)
(14:03) Dirk’s experience working with Alberto Nunez
(15:52) Dirk’s current training program
(17:30) Recovery in Thailand vs. Germany
(18:46) How frequently is Dirk training?
(20:23) Exercise selection(22:39) Recovery days
(26:42) Exercise execution (example)
(36:05) Dirk’s experience with Parkour
(39:44) The relationship between exercise selection and execution
(42:28) Myoreps (How Dirk does it)
(45:24) Intra-workout carbohydrates
(47:15) Training to failure
(51:16) Short end vs. Lengthened end
(55:32) DOMS (Dirk’s experience)
(56:25) Volume (How many hard sets per week?)
(01:01:49) How does Dirk feel at 6 weeks out?
(01:02:49) Dirk Emmerich and Gary Amlinger start a podcast
(01:05:06) Where you can learn more + Outro

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