March 14, 2017

#49: Brad Schoenfeld on Periodization, De-loading, Optimally Targeting Type-1 and Type-2 Muscle Fibers, and Optimizing for Hypertrophy and Muscle Growth

1 hour 22 minutes

Brad Schoenfeld (PhD, CSCS, CSPS, FNSCA) is a renowned fitness professional and an authority on body composition optimization. In addition to winning numerous natural bodybuilding titles himself, he is also the 2011 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year, the recipient of the 2016 Dwight D. Eisenhower Fitness Award, a regular columnist for Muscular Development magazine, has had over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers published, has himself been featured in a variety of health-and-fitness-oriented magazines such as Men's Health, Ironman, and Muscle and Fitness (just to name a few), and has authored a number of books, including The M.A.X. Muscle Plan and the Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy.

He currently serves on the editorial advisory boards for several journals, such as the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and is an assistant professor of exercise science at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York, and is the head of their human performance laboratory.

Contact Brad Schoenfeld:

Look Great Naked - Brad's Official Website
Brad on Facebook
Brad on Instagram
Brad on Twitter
Brad on Linkedin
Brad on YouTube

In this episode, we cover:

Brad's perspectives on optimizing for hypertrophy and muscle growth
The upsides and downsides of high-intensity training
His exercise philosophies that conflict with HIT principles (and why)
How to target and fatigue Type-1 and Type-2 muscle fibers more effectively
Muscle protein synthesis, intake frequency, periodization, de-loading, and more!

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