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There are so many ways to measure intensity, but although we are measuring intensity, are we getting the efficient muscle stimulus that the body needs to build muscle? 
Here our host Adrian talks about a way to measure if your muscles are growing, giving you an index you can measure your muscle stimulus.

The host will also touch base on;
What is muscle hypertrophy?
Why do we need to know it?
An index we can measure it.

Tune in if you want to know what measuring tool you can use to help you measure if you are gaining muscle.

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In this episode, we discuss different types of diets, and different variations of them and what they mean. Adrian discusses and compares each diet type, what their benefits & drawbacks are. Allowing listeners to decide which one of them they would prefer to get you ready for summer shredding! 

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Unfortunately Brandon is absent from today's episode. However, our host Adrian talks about different variations on training and development pecs. Since there are many different ways to build pecs, like Dumbbells, barbells and machines. Which of these methods are the most effective and why.

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One of the host Adrian talks about 2 common muscle hypertrophy progression that has been science proven. It's also very common at the gym in this modern day, but also the benefits and drawbacks between the 2 types of progression techniques. 

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In this episode the host will talk about training techniques and variations for those who are at home. Home work outs can be challenging to keep motivated but the host have different ways to keep you motivated and also keep you working hard with just very simple, creative tools. 

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Listeners! We will break down step by step of what COVID has done to us for these past few months. Depression rates and suicide rates have gone up an all time high, so we are here to help you all shift the mindset and how to use fitness to help us. Fitness helped the both of us for sure and we want to use this to help all of you to stay healthy and happy.

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The truth and methods of eating around holidays and especially now Easter. We will share 5 ways to tackle obstacles to eat around the holidays when your on a weight loss journey. We will talk about how to enjoy the food you like even you're on a calorie deficit. How to find yourself not over eating? How much should you be eating if you don't have a scale? 
The host will discuss and give you answers to all of these tools to make your fitness journey sustainable!

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In this episode, we talk about the most asked questions we get as personal trainers. A lot of clients or members have concerns on some exercise execution theories that are still developed in the fitness industry. We will discuss and reveal how these myths are ancient and dated, and how science studies has proven these theories to be very unpractical. How are new people coping with the gym after the pandemic? How are people approaching the fitness industry? Join us to find out!

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Lifting Nerds was started by Adrian Ma and Brandon Emslie as a means of exploring the world of science with training and attempting to unify the philosophy of lifting to help listeners to find a greater meaning in the gym.
The community has been fractured by a lot of miscommunications, and this Podcast will attempt to explore the fundamentals threads and unite them. The Podcast will focus on  practical, useful information to listeners, looking into history, researched outcomes, philosophy, to modern lifting culture.  This can reach as teaching audience about lifting, programming, nutrition , and supplements. Our format offers a very casual conversation between the two host on a variety of topics with experts and interviews in the lifting community. 

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