Does the Evidence Now Support Effective Reps? Ft. Greg Nuckols | Ep. 58

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0:00:00 Intro

0:04:50 Overview of New Proximity to Failure Meta-Regression

0:17:00 Common Misinterpretations of the Results

0:20:00 The Resurgence of the Effective Reps Model

0:40:00 The Desire for a Proxy Metric of Hypertrophy

1:18:00 The Mechanistic Rationale of Effective Reps

1:50:00 Other Factors Influencing Muscle Growth

2:09:00 Metabolic Stress as a Mediator

3:05:00 Is Force on the Fiber Level High at the End of a Set?

3:40:00 Practical Applications

Papers Mentioned:

https://sportrxiv.org/index.php/server/preprint/view/295

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30335577/

https://www.strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-cardio-bigger/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37382939/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11332-022-00907-2

https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005581

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1050641123000330

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2020/11000/Neural_Drive_is_Greater_for_a_High_Intensity.1.aspx?context=FeaturedArticles&collectionId=1

https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.13675

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105064112300069X

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11102845/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354976236_Neuromuscular_responses_to_isometric_concentric_and_eccentric_contractions_of_the_knee_extensors_at_the_same_torque-time_integral

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16282433/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7473942/

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