The Revive Stronger Podcast

Mike Israetel is once again back with a Q&A. This time we're talking about high-frequency training, the validity of refeeds and diet breaks and much more!

Timestamps:

00:38 Mike is talking about high-frequency training gives a bit of insight where he is with his own training.

09:26 How much cardio is too much during prep?

15:07 Best cardio

20:19 Stairmaster

24:17 Avg. diet length. Too long and too short?

27:08 Training advise for a prep

29:10 Refeeds and Diet breaks in a cutting phase

35:31 Hunger after a refeed

37:50 Calorie burn be equal based on distance?

40:12 Water fluctuations more severe for formerly overweight/obese individuals

42:27 Do seasons impact cutting and gaining

49:11 Seasons are its impact of circadian rhythm and energy

53:15 Advanced nutritional strategies and protein in the midst of the night

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We're back with another episode. This time we're delving into a lot of questions. Some of them being, true failure on the last week of the meso? Calories during a deload and habits that became bad ones!

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Timestamps:

21:02 Is there anything better than Lebkuchen?

23:21 Is it worth mini cutting to get in one more planned meso of massing or just get a little over fat and go into a full cut after?

24:30 Deload bodyparts separately

28:26 Final week 0RIR

37:02 Calories on a deload

37:36 Habits you started as a good idea then later realized you were still doing it when it maybe was sub-optimal?

43:35 Splits that cross into new week and eating the same, day in day out

49:45 Muscle Building and Water Retention when not losing weight on a cut?

52:59 Inflammatory foods

55:46 If you had a basic home gym setup (rack, bench, DBs), what machine/piece of equipment would you invest in?

59:26 After minicut, straight into surplus or deload at maintenance?

01:01:44 Is there any reason to be concerned about arsenic content in rice as far as general health goes?

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Brad Schoenfeld the hypertrophy expert is back on the podcast.

Brad is arguably the most prolific researcher when it comes to the development of muscular hypertrophy. Also an author and trainee himself he has huge amounts of experience. We’re delighted to have him back on the show to talk about his opinion of effective reps and training to failure and much much more!

Timestamps:

00:54 Brad starts off with his take on the effective reps topic

03:38 Training to failure

07:49 Transitioning from failure training to RIR. Any issues with that?

10:06 Difficulties of conducting research

15:16 The limits of study designs and generalisability

20:32 What does it mean to be "evidence-based"

22:33 Brad's updated model of hypertrophy "metabolic stress" & "muscle damage". Any changes in practical application. Do we understand the mechanisms of hypertrophy

29:09 Brad's take on metabolite cycles

31:41 Preferred rep ranges

37:28 Closer to failure on higher reps

38:36 Practically speaking is it harder with RIR at higher reps vs lower reps

39:32 Differences between "gym failure" vs "study design failure". How do we define failure?

42:02 Biofeedback as an indication of hard training?

44:37 How does Brad train

47:04 Training frequency for different muscle groups

50:10 Is there an Intra Session Volume? Junk Volume?

51:12 Inter-individual differences leading to a misunderstanding in discussions

56:22 How to determine if you could benefit from more volume

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We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about the often quoted genetic potential and whether training "just hard" is enough

Timestamps:

11:33 Building muscle mass

15:43 Genetic Potential

25:32 When did Steve & Pascal first step into the gym

30:42 Is "just train hard" the right advice

46:28 Ownership and responsibility

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Mike and Alex have been on at episode 176 to discuss their ideas about the optimal progression scheme for hypertrophy. This time, we got them on again to talk about soreness and pumps.

Timestamps:

00:57 Alex starts off with muscle damage and hypertrophy

03:58 Mike responds to Alex take on muscle damage

12:45 Alex gets back to what Mike said about muscle damage.

14:25 Mike criticises Alex's views on damage

17:58 Does muscle soreness always equate to muscle damage?

26:34 Inflammatory process secondary damage?

31:54 Increasing volume over time and exercise selection

36:19 Benefits of exercise variation

38:64 Autoregulation based on the perception of soreness, fatigue and performance

44:40 Soreness dependant on muscle groups

47:32 Causation of pump/metabolites and hypertrophy

49:42 Mike's take on the matter

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Once again we're back with talking primarily about the next competitive season, favourite pose to hit, if RDL's can improve hamstring mobility and when are you not natural anymore

Timestamps:

19:08 Did you already plan out your next competitive season Steve Hall?

27:21 Favorite pose to hit? Why? Alternatively, if you were a hotdog would you eat yourself?

36:04 How do you get that grainy muscle look?

39:46 Deload and nutrition

42:13 When do you consider someone to not be natural any more?

54:40 Can you significantly improve hamstring mobility with RDL`s alone?

58:23 About set point theory: is it more bodyfat or bodyweight dependant?

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Dr Jake Linardon is the Research Fellow and Psychology Lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. After completing a PhD in 2018, he has continued his research into eating disorders, with a primary focus on testing and evaluating a broad range of treatment approaches for eating disorders. His research has also been published in numerous scientific journals, and he is also one of the editorial board members for the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Today we identified what different eating disorders there are and how we can best identify and manage them as someone trying to achieve our physique goals. This is a must-listen for anyone who ever has or intends to diet.

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01:20 What made Jake interested in that field?

04:19 What disorders are there?

09:15 Common threat of association of physique and self-worth

11:24 Bodybuilding and body image disorder

14:28 Does extra cardio count towards compensation?

17:50 Are people predisposed to eating disorders?

21:22 How to assess before eating disorders actually happen/occur

25:31 Spectrum of behaviour for sustainability

31:18 Intuitive eating and bodybuilding

35:10 Is force-feeding a bad eating habit as well?

37:16 Tracking vs intuitive eating

42:07 Best ways to recover from eating disorders and when to seek help

49:24 The media and its effects on eating disorders and other risk factors

54:23 Education as a preventive measure

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We're back with another episode. This time we'll talk about reducing protein for increased carb intake during a cut, axial loading and effective reps.

Timestamps:

19:19 TMG (betaine) for its osmolyte properties during a peak week to potentially enhance water stored in the muscle be a viable option for natural bodybuilders?

22:01 Reduce protein intake for carbohydrates during a cut?

25:11 specialisation blocks of training if you can’t work through landmarks for all muscles at once

27:14 Things to do when mentally down

34:26 Implications of the majority of weekly volume created via dropsets.

37:55 reducing axial loading throughout the meso or even a couple of meso’s as accumulative fatigue builds up (to avoid injury) but increasing total volume.

44:45 Have you changed your mind at all on effective reps after all of its recent criticism?

59:36 HST training... why not do HST? / why is not popular any longer? Do you see any disadvantages with HST?

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Dr Scott Stevenson is back! This is part 2 of a 2 part video show with Scott.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/wTzXz6SrpqM

Scott has a PhD in Applied Exercise Physiology and has published peer-reviewed scientific literature. He is also a competitive bodybuilder with plenty of success, with four overall titles, including the 2009 NPC Mr. Arizona, and four top 5 national level showings.

With over 30 years lifting experience and more than 2 decades of coaching Scott blends the science with anecdote to get results. His philosophy is to keep an open “beginner’s minded” approach to finding what works. You’re going to love today’s episode.

Timestamps:

00:08 Scott's opinion on JP's trial with RIR

13:39 Cost of failure

16:01 Scott's opinion on the genetic gap between average genetics and elite genetics. Furthermore, are there none responders to bodybuilding?

27:22 Scott's take on non-responders needing much higher volume

48:20 How long sticking to the same routine and when to change something?

59:54 Health supplements for enhanced athletes

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This time, we're talking about strength blocks in a hypertrophy cycle, whether mobility is always better and the Joker...but not that much tbh.

Timestamps:

23:58 Strength & Hypertrophy blocks

27:30 difference between just doing the workout or intentionally being focussed

31:41 Mobility and ROM for hypertrophy

37:28 Accepting genetics?

45:17 How much fruit in a gaining phase?

56:36 What is your approach for rest periods in unilateral exercises?

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