Ep 386 - Sleep, Hypertrophy, and Creatine
Trexler and Helms dig into sleep and how it intersects with body composition and supplementation. They open on the sleep-and-lifting landscape, then work through the frequently cited 2010 study on ins...
20 Elo 1h 19min
Ep 385 - Do Studies on Untrained Lifters Apply to Trained Lifters?
Trexler and Helms dig into Helms's new MASS article, "Are studies on untrained lifters irrelevant to trained lifters?" It's built around a new umbrella review by Andy Fry and colleagues. The recurring...
12 Elo 1h 18min
BONUS: Bulking Is Dead - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall explore the nuances of body recomposition, optimal bulking and cutting strategies, and the science behind muscle gain and fat loss. They discuss recent resea...
5 Elo 1h 15min
Ep 384 - Is Ultrasound Lying About Your Gains?
A methods-focused episode about how muscle and body-composition measurements can mislead you when reading the research. The main event is a new Balshaw and colleagues paper concluding that ultrasound ...
29 Heinä 1h 22min
Ep 383 - Q&A: Imbalances, Fatigue, & REDs
In today's Q&A episode, the Erics work through a few listener questions. First they tackle upper/lower body imbalance — why lagging body parts usually call for improving training quality before adding...
22 Heinä 1h 5min
Ep 382 - The Science of Building Bone (ft. Dr.Lora Giangregorio)
The Erics sit down with bone health expert Dr. Lora Giangregorio, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, to unpack what's actually known about how bone adapts to resistance training...
15 Heinä 1h 26min
BONUS: Are Fitness Trackers Worth It? - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Steve Hall and Eric Helms explore the nuances of training, recovery, and the use of technology in bodybuilding. They share insights on managing recovery, the limitations of fitness tr...
8 Heinä 1h 14min
Ep 381 - Q&A: GLP-1s, Tendon Training, & Rep Ranges
Trexler and Helms open with an overview of the new MASS issue (body recomposition, a protein consensus paper, reverse dieting) and a powerlifting World Championships recap before diving into a rapid-f...
1 Heinä 1h 16min
