What is the least we can do and still get meaningful strength gains? The answer to this question is provided by Patroklos Androulakis-Korakakis (IG: @polkarots, Twitter: @pakpatroklos), a Ph.D. candidate at Southampton Solent University in the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sport Science. He's also an associate lecturer at the same university. PAK has been investigating the minimum effective training dose required to increase 1RM strength in powerlifters.

Paper discussed: https://osf.io/preprints/sportrxiv/wubps/

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patroklos-Androulakis-Korakakis

PAK's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0kyaBsv2YmHRd01b-5C15g

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What is a diet break? Are there any benefits in using them? How would one set up a diet break? The answer to all of these questions is provided by Jackson Peos (IG: @jacksonpeos), a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Western Australia in the Department of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry. He has been investigating intermittent vs. continuous dieting effects on fat loss, muscle retention, and muscle performance in resistance-trained athletes. Jackson is also a competitive bodybuilder and online physique coach. 

Paper discussed: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2021&issue=08000&article=00017&type=Fulltext

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jackson-Peos

Jackson's website: www.jacksonpeosfitness.com

Jackson's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0O2QfDOGcylFxeJkhzkBOw

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