We are back with our Monthly Instagram Q&A episode for June 2024. Today we cover 13 questions almost exclusively on resistance training. A bit about cardio, and one nutrition question about successfully evaluating plateaus in clients pursuing fat loss. Thanks for listening!

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Life/episode updates
14:42 - Now that you’ve used the Prime Pulldown 2.0 a lot more at N1, is it worth the price tag ($4950.00)?
18:44 - Home gym equipment wish list vs must-haves (Prime Prodigy HLP, REP Fitness Ares 2.0)
25:50 - Can you look at someone and determine if their physique is genetics vs hard work? 
33:17 - Is OHP/Chins superset going to limit strength due to long head triceps fatigue? 
36:23 - Looking to hire a coach for cardio. Know I need to do it for health/longevity, but not doing it. I walk 12-15k steps a day and lift 4x/week. Cardio is solely about health. Do you have any thoughts, or advice on coaches?
41:07 - What’s the next experiment? 
43:00 - A lot of talk now about Full Body and Upper/Lower splits being optimal if done properly (not necessarily volume equated). Paul Carter, Jake Doleschal, and Borge Fagerli being the most vocal. The idea seems to be something like 2 sets 3 times per week or 3 sets 2 times per week is much more effective than 6 sets once per week because of fatigue management and drop in effectiveness of each set during a given session. What are your thoughts on this?
52:37 - If going from training to failure to 2-3 RIR, how much volume to add to equate?
56:58 - Can magnesium combined with sugar (say like chocolate) cause lucid dreams resulting in poor sleep? I've noticed if I have the both together my dreams get really wild.
59:10 - Do you follow a specific protocol when clients in a deficit hit a plateau? I.e lower calories first or increase steps / cardio? Thanks!
1:04:54 - How much growth do you think you’d be leaving on the table by doing myo-reps on all movements for time efficiency? (Obviously not ideal for big compounds, but curious what you think that trade off would be in practice.)
1:07:19 - And relating to that, what would you consider would be an equal stimulus for straight sets vs myo-reps? For example, do you think 1 main/activation set with 2 mini sets would be similar in terms of stimulus compared to 2 straight sets, assuming the same proximity to failure on each set?
1:11:49 -  On a lat cable pulldown with one arm, how important is it for both legs to be on the same side of the bench?
1:13:52 - All of a sudden my forearms hurt when doing any type of bicep curl.

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