
115: The Rest, Tempo, Pump Work Roundtable - Mike Israetel & Menno Henselmans
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The hosts discuss the importance of rest periods in relation to muscle growth and highlight the impact of rest on training volume. They stress the need to consider individual factors when determining the ideal rest periods for maximizing hypertrophy.
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The Rest, Tempo, Pump Work Roundtable:
Dr. Mike Israetel and Menno Henselmans get into a discussion about the general principles and understanding of rest times, lifting tempo & pump work for hypertrophy. Talking about things such as optimal rest times & lifting tempo and ways to go about pump work and how to properly apply these variables for optimal hypertrophic outcomes.
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00:42 Menno starts with talking about rest periods
05:30 Mike adds his opinion on the topic
14:22 Menno responds to Mike's take on rest periods
17:05 Mike talks about decreased performance independently of rest times
21:15 Mike further elaborates and talks about a limit of performance decrease for an exercise
23:08 Menno first adds something to Mike's stated approach & continuous with touching on the topic regarding tempo
28:13 Mike comments on the points being made by Menno
31:06 Mike shares his thoughts on variations and techniques such as pausing
33:58 Menno appends on pauses for hypertrophy
37:10 Mike expands on the topic and the potential downsides
39:47 Menno moves on to talking about training with bands
42:17 Mike gives his slightly different view on using bands
45:50 Mike responds to Steve's question about potential benefits and practical applications of using bands
47:36 Menno further goes into the topic of using bands
50:19 Additionally, Mike elaborates his views on bands
53:04 Mike continuous with a short summary and how people easily get caught up with minute details
55:04 Menno follows up with speaking about "overcueing"
57:15 Mike brings up the point about posture obsession
1:00:31 Mike shares his thoughts on the fallacy of "Perfect Posture"
1:04:12 Menno talks about perfect form and momentum
1:07:16 Menno goes back to talking about the illusion of "Perfect Posture"
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