This episode begins with a discussion about the importance of scientific rigor in fitness research and science communication. After that, hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss the relationship between skeletal structure and muscle growth, including whether or not your bone structure can predict how much muscle you gain in response to training or your maximum level of muscularity.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

11:19 Expert Creep and Science Communication

21:22 Responsibly Expanding Your Domain of Expertise

31:42 Exploring Bone Structure and Muscle Growth

32:51 Study Overview: Bone Characteristics and Hypertrophy

41:13 Interpreting the results of a new study

47:50 Methodological nuances

58:30 Hypertrophy versus total muscularity

01:02:48 Finding the right sport for your frame and bone structure

01:12:23 Practical applications