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071: Mike Israetel - Q&A - Optimal lifting tempo & Oct 09, 2017

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Another Q&A with Dr. Mike, this time we cover optimal training lengths to canola oils impact on health. 02:14 Worst case of overreaching Mike has experienced & how he dealt with it. 13:50 Does Mike believe in an intensity of effort threshold for hypertrophy? 22:28 Does the optimal rep tempo of a lift depend on whether the goal is strength or hypertrophy? 30:26 Canola oil healthy? 33:07 Can anti-oxidants hinder adaptation around workouts? 35:33 Stress Response Adaption - in depth programming discussion. 41:25 Is there an optimal length of duration of training? 45:01 Maximum sets per body part per session? • Mike's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.israetel • RP+ Membership: http://bit.ly/2vSuSub - COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEnxibAe5lk __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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070: Lyle McDonald - Refeeds Revised Oct 02, 2017

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Steve talks to Lyle McDonald to get his revised views on refeeds. Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! --- Time Stamps: • 01:30 History/Definition of Flexible Dieting & Refeeds • 07:28 Purpose of the refeed • 19:40 Refeeds for women • 25:25 How many days do we need to benefit from a refeed? • 36:05 Linear deficit vs. low days & high days? • 55:18 Additional benefits to refeeds for different athletes • Lyle's website: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/ --- COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjl1Uui3Yw __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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069: Broderick Chavez - The Biology of Muscle Growth Sep 25, 2017

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Steve talks to Broderick Chavez all about muscle growth. Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! -- Time Stamps: 03:20 General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) Theory applied to muscle growth 19:10 The importance of removing stressors & attributing the right causality 25:02 Cyclic rhythm to muscle growth responses 38:55 The accumulation of stress & identifying the point at which we need to take a break 52:30 Nutritional recommendations for eating for muscle growth -- COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVwJridwxX0 __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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068: Mike Israetel Q&A - How to mini cut? Sep 18, 2017

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Another fantastic Q&A with Dr. Mike. 04:20 Adaptions to cardio & how to mitigate this or plan round it? 16:20 Overloading/Deloading different muscle groups at different weeks? 30:48 Weight fluctuations during a gaining phase, how to deal with them? 38:08 Doing mini cuts during a lower volume period? 48:05 Is there a body fat set point or a weight set point? Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpfNTvbSMWc __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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067: Brad Dieter - Carbohydrates for Physique Competitors Sep 11, 2017

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Brad runs Science Driven Nutrition, an online platform that aims to spread evidence-based nutrition information. He also has an M.S. in biomechanics and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology, and has also done research training as a fellow in biomedical research, examining how nutrition and metabolism influence disease. We cover everything you could want regarding carbohydrates role for a physique competitor. Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! __ Time Stamps: 04:00 What is a carbohydrate exactly? 07:45 What's the difference between fast & slow digesting carbs & what relevance is there for a physique competitor? 17:40 Are carbohydrates are 'non-essential' for a physique competitor? 22:30 Carbs role in fat loss. 33:30 Keto; what does it REALLY mean? 47:15 Insulins role in relation to carbohydrates & it's relation to workouts. 55:10 Nutrigenomics, is it the future? __ Links Mentioned: • Brad's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10133821 • Brad's website: http://sciencedrivennutrition.com/ __ COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7C5S-SKyWI __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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066: Mike Israetel Q&A - A case for muscle damage Sep 04, 2017

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Another fantastic Q&A with Dr. Mike. 00:40 Elaborations on differentiation between Overload and Progressive Overload. 08:02 When we diet we want to prevent muscle loss. However post diet it’s often said we can gain back the lean tissue lost quickly due to muscle memory. Why not then diet harder? 22:18 Is there any evidence you know of that ‘functional overreaching’ results in more growth than continued progression? or any research supporting prolonged AMPK elevation phenomenon dominating over mTOR? 32:50 What are your thoughts on hyperplasia for both natural and enhanced populations? 36:18 Defending his stance on muscle damage and soreness being indicative of hypertrophy. Just recently heard some smart evidence based folks touting that muscle damage is more of a by-product of training that may even interfere with muscle gains, as opposed to something to actively seek out? 46:50 Thoughts on number of hard sets? 49:55 Where do you see yourself in 5 years and 10 years time ? Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GTrlVOtlsA __ Stay up to date with the latest research! MASS (Research Review): • https://goo.gl/c7FSJD RP+ Membership: • http://bit.ly/2vSuSub __ Books we recommend! RP Books • http://bit.ly/2vREaH0 Scientific Principles of Strength Training • http://bit.ly/2w3th4D Renaissance Periodization Diet Ebook • http://bit.ly/2wGuuMU Understanding Healthy Eating • http://bit.ly/2uAxFZ8 __ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/

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065: Broderick Chavez - The Fallacies of the Scale Aug 28, 2017

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Broderick Chavez the 'evil genius' is back! We talk about how we can avoid using the scale the wrong way. 01:42 Data collection for body composition change 20:30 Thoughts on taking daily weigh ins 35:00 The benefits of challenging your own views 36:12 How to identify the need to make a change i.e. a plateau ~ Broderick's website: https://www.teamevilgsp.com/ ~ COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3EacW66h_Y

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064: Chad Dolan - Get Better Results Using This Data Aug 21, 2017

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Chad Dolan is a super smart guy who many might not know. He has a Exercise Science and Health Promotion B.S., Exercise Physiology M.S. and is currently working on his PhD. He's has published Strength and Conditioning Research alongside top powerlifting coach/researcher Mike Zourdos. Chad is also a competitive athlete and coach, the coaching qualities he identifies as paramount are: education (giving you the why and not just the “hows”), individualization (training and nutrition should be unique to you, and enhance your life not consume it), transparency, honesty, and efficiency. This was a great chat and I think you'll take a lot away from it! Time stamps: 04:40 5 Key Lessons Chad took from Mike Zourdos? 14:44 Nutritional data worth tracking? 27:12 How does Chad interact with his clients? 38:10 Things to track outside of nutritional data? 49:44 Training data worth tracking? Links mentioned: • MASS Research review: https://goo.gl/c7FSJD • Chad's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.dolan.3 COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZy2GMY8czo

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063: Mike Israetel & Greg Nuckols: Genetics Round Table Aug 14, 2017

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An exciting roundtable between two massive geeks of the science of genetics and how they impact our muscular size and strength gains. Time stamps: 2:35 99.9% of our genetics are the same, so how much impact can they have on our strength/size? 12:25 Lyle McDonalds work vs. talent model - does it work in practice? 21:25 Natural limits for muscle mass? Usefulness of different models? 36:36 How much influence does our structure, bone size have on our muscular potential? Does this relate to somatotypes? Links mentioned: • MASS: https://goo.gl/c7FSJD • https://www.strongerbyscience.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/gregory.nuckols • https://www.renaissanceperiodization.com • https://www.facebook.com/michael.israetel • Greg's articles: - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/steroids-and-strength-differences/ - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/much-steroids-increase-hypertrophy/ • Greg's excel sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NfPiRdqbqynG9xd3Te2Di5hNEKDH8D8k0BjJKgi-Ax8/edit#gid=996270355 COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MFOw_ir_tk

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062: Peter Fitschen – Important considerations before your first bodybuilding show Aug 07, 2017

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Peter Fitschen is a very smart natural bodybuilder. With a PhD Nutritional Science, Master of Science in Biology/Physiology & Bachelor of Science: Biochemisty. He has many publications including: Recommendations for natural bodybuilding contest preparation: resistance and cardiovascular training & A scientific based approach to natural bodybuilding contest preparation: nutritional and supplementation. - Time Stamps: 03:20 What does it mean to compete? 07:15 What has Peter done in his offseason to progress each year? 11:55 How early is too early to compete? 19:45 The importance of consulting with a competitor before they decide to compete. 25:05 How life stress could impact your contest prep. 32:25 How to make rational decisions during prep & once made how do you stay in control? Links mentioned: • http://www.fitbodyphysique.com/ COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/ WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0BcqMBxP8

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