To put an end to the non stop questions about if you should pause, or not pause, or what isometrics do, or how tempo works..........

Chris and I go over the ways and hows that cardio CAN kill gains, and the way to approach cardio to minimize the gain killing

Chris and I brainstorm in this session over a model we are working on to help people figure out their ideal (optimal?) split, volume, and how this adds up to the "weekly net stimulus"

Chris and I go through Menno Henselmans hypertrophy model and talk about the principles used to outline it

How an empty milk jug analog can help you understand motor unit recruitment

Chris and I tackle some QUESTIONS from Instagram -

1. Does 1-2 RIR REALLY save us some fatigue?

2. Is there more fatigue in unilateral exercises?

3. Do have actually have enough data to create a hypertrophy model?

4. Are there any other mechanisms besides mechanical tension?

5. Are full body splits REALLY effective to get swole?

6. What exactly is heavy and light loads?

7. The answer to magical muscle math is revealed

Chris and I discuss the physiological model we use that he created in order to predict/understand research and hypertrophy outcomes.

Chris and I talk about the principles of hypertrophy that every person that calls themselves an educator should know, and be able to speak intelligently about. This is also an episode to understand how to read a study and begin to understand outcomes

In this episode Chris and I go over all of the data from the meta regression on training to failure, and reps in reserve. And show that there's no current data that says muscle growth happens at 8 reps in reserve, aside from the untrained elderly.

In this episode Chris and I organically breakdown if you actually have a lifting plateau, how to assess it, all of the reasons that plateaus happen, and how to overcome them.