In our first episode of season 2, join us for an in-depth conversation about women-specific training research and resistance training. The Peach Pit team talks with Brad Schoenfeld, a professor of exercise science at Lehman College in New York. Brad serves as the graduate director of the Human Performance and Fitness program. They discuss various studies, training methods, and common myths surrounding women and resistance training. Brad also shares his takeaways from a 2021 study on partial ROM knee extensions with solely female subjects.  

Jenn and Meredith share how they train themselves and clients to use different ranges of motion and the benefits of exploring these methods. They also share their observations on the effects of single versus joint exercise on muscle hypertrophy.

Topics discussed:

• Hypertrophy
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• “The Bulk Myth”: resistance training
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• Women-specific training research
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• Training around menstrual cycles 
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• Partial ROM vs. Full ROM
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• Single vs. multi-joint exercise
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• Promoting partial ROM for safety
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• Defining stretching and eccentric, in hypertrophy literature
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• Jenn and Meredith’s 90’s Fix

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