Results from Maxing out in the Bench Press Every Day
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Ten years ago we got an on powerlifters and weightlifters maxing out in the daily. Now, a group of physical therapy students have , but in the instead. You read that right. Bench press. Maxing out. Every day for more than a month. Plus back-off sets. That’s a lot of bench pressing. But did they die? Super fun study and lots to talk about. Afterwards, around 25 minutes in, we discuss Daniel’s results from a 6-week cycle of . Did he set a new lifetime PR? *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player. And hit that follow button! You can also...
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Signs You Might Be Ego Lifting – New Mailbag!
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Which is best if you want to ? How do you know if you are applying progressive overload and pushing yourself, or just ego lifting? And what’s the point of accessory exercises? We collected ten questions from and , to create a really interesting and fun episode for you today. See the timestamps below for all questions. Timestamps: 02:30 - Question 1: What old-school strength training practice has been discredited by research, but you still sort of believe and/or practice? Even though you know it’s not evidence-based? 05:50 - Question 2: What exercises do you feel guilty about not doing...
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You Should Do More Than One Type of Bicep Curl
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Which is best if you want to ? A new, adds to the evidence that just doing regular curls might not be optimal, comparing bicep growth between two exercises where one was performed with a shortened bicep position and one with a lengthened bicep position. After discussing optimizing your bicep growth, we move on to two listener questions. See the timestamps below! Timestamps: 03:20 - Main subject 15:20 - Question 1: If I want to increase my strength in squats, do you recommend or in your app? 21:10 - Question 2: Do I have to drink my , or can I mix it into food? *** Do you like what you...
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Why Cycle between Bulking and Cutting?
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If you want to build more muscle mass, is it a good strategy to first before to the same weight again, hopefully with more quality mass on your body than you started out with? Bodybuilders do this all the time, but do you really need to if you don’t plan to compete? Another strategy is to stay at the same weight, slowly losing fat while adding muscle mass. That’s what we’re discussing today. Using in which beginners did a 24-week bulk and cut cycle, we examine their results and talk about ways they could have been improved, and the practical takeaways for you, the listener. ***...
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Does Slow Lifting Boost Muscle Growth?
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If you when training, will that boost your muscle growth and strength gains? In today’s episode, we’re discussing (still in preprint) that pooled the results from eight studies on this topic, to see if an intentionally slow eccentric tempo when strength training produces better results. The results gave us a lot to debate, so let’s dive in! *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player. And hit that follow button! You can also follow us on Instagram. You’ll find Daniel at , and Philip at . Become a part of . *** This podcast is brought...
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Will Late-Night Carbs Make You Fat?
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If you eat before bedtime, you’ll become fat. At least, that’s what people have been claiming for decades—but is it true or just another fitness myth? Today, we have looking into whether are more prone to becoming body fat, and whether it matters if the carbs are of the fast (tasty) or slow (boring) kind. We round off the episode with a listener question about 1RM-based training programs in the . Timestamps: 03:15 - Main subject: Will late-night carbs make you fat? 22:00 - Listener question: I’m about to finish my first cycle of a 1RM-based training program that’s given me great...
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Cardio or Strength Training for Fat Loss and Health?
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Which type of training is better for fat loss and reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease: or ? Today’s topic is a looking into this question, and we break it down for you! If you exercise at least partly , this is the episode for you! *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player. And hit that follow button! You can also follow us on Instagram. You’ll find Daniel at , and Philip at . Become a part of . *** This podcast is brought to you by Styrkelabbet AB, Sweden. To support us, download . It's completely ad-free and the most generous...
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How to Deal with Plateaus in Your Training – New Mailbag
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How can you measure progress without testing your 1RMs? How do you best deal with plateaus in your training? And what do we think about low-volume, high-intensity training for muscle hypertrophy? The first mailbag of the year is here, and it’s a good one! Read the timestamps below for every listener question we answered. Timestamps: 01:45 - What’s your best tip to mentally handle periods without progress (in both strength and physique) for intermediate lifters? 08:00 - What are the most overlooked features in that you would like more people to know about? 14:10 - My current PR is 135kg,...
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Do You Benefit from Carbs during Workouts?
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How important are carbohydrates for your strength training results? And if you’re planning for a long, grueling workout—should you even bring carbs with you to the gym, to eat or drink during the workout? That’s the main subject for today, aided by a new, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial on in CrossFit-trained adults. In the second half of the episode, we move on to more personal matters: How did Daniel’s bench press competition go? And is Philip still doing his cardio quarters at the gym? *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star...
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Best Ways to Save Time in the Gym
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How can you in the gym while still building muscle and getting stronger? Today, we’re discussing time-saving training techniques like , rest-pause training, myo-reps, and supersets. A follow-up question for people short on time in the gym is: If you only have time to focus on one muscle group or lift, how little can you train the rest of your body without losing strength and muscle mass? *** Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player. And hit that follow button! You can also follow us on Instagram. You’ll find Daniel at , and Philip at ....
info_outlineWe have a great episode for you today, powered by awesome listener questions! How about planning the road from a 100 kg bench press to a 200 kg bench press?
Or what about active recovery, is it really a thing to sweat about?
Ten questions, all in all. See the timestamps below.
Timestamps:
- 05:10 – Question 1: How would you plan the road from a 100 kg to a 200 kg PR in the bench press? Roughly!
- 15:50 – Question 2: What is active recovery, and does it work?
- 20:10 – Question 3: My feed is overflowing with videos about how important it is for us stiff-necked office gnomes to train the hip flexors, but I can't remember even hearing the word hip flexors from you guys … Is this something you need to worry about, and if so how?
- 24:10 – Question 4: Alternating dumbbell curls or both arms simultaneously? Which is more disco, and how much sweating the details is it to care about the difference?
- 29:00 – Question 5: If you can't or don't want to strength train more than 90 minutes a week spread over 2-3 sessions, and don't have higher ambitions than to bench your body weight, deadlift twice that, and squat somewhere in between, is there any reason to go beyond a beginner's program?
- 35:00 – Question 6: Do you have a training program that you return to again and again?
- 37:50 – Question 7: I have a question about the set point theory, meaning if you lose weight, the body wants to try to restore it, restoring what you once weighed. But if you lose weight and then put on muscle mass until you reach the original weight, is the body "satisfied" then? Or is it more connected with the amount of body fat, so if the body finds its way back to the "status quo" + the new muscle mass, it results in a higher new total weight?
- 43:00 – Question 8: I want to get brutally strong in dips. I currently train 1-2 times a week, practicing handstands and freestanding handstand push-ups. I see some OK results, but I feel that I could improve more if I were properly structured. I’ve been using the app since 2019, and before I started training calisthenics, I pushed my bench press PR around +20kg with Benchpress Boogie, and similar in squats and deadlifts. I know that your programs work well for me, and I miss the structure they gave me. Do you have any tips?
- 47:00 – Question 9: What sets do you count as warm-up? I use your app, and, for instance, if my program says 5x5 for the first exercise I usually do like 5-6 sets with 6-12 reps building up to that weight, but the two final sets are fairly tough. Should I log those sets as warm-up or working sets? Ps. The total weight for the workout is not unimportant for my satisfaction
- 51:00 – Question 10: What is the biceps circumference at which you don't have to quote studies anymore, and can just drop truth bombs instead?
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