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The Game Changers, Vegan Diets, Foam Rolling, and Keto with Michael Hull

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The Effects of Isometric Preconditioning on Muscle Damage

The next study I'm gonna look at is by Borretto et al the title is protective effect conferred by isometric preconditioning against slow and fast velocity eccentric exercise induced muscle damage. What they did was 10 sets of a three second maximal isometric contraction with 45 seconds between contractions. So something that would take what, a grand total of like eight minutes give or take. And so it should be noted, the subjects in this study were untrained. But for example, if let's say you've been dealing with a bum knee and you haven't squatted for a while and haven't done much hard lower body training. First time you get back under the bar and really

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