The Stretch Shortening Cycle

Summary: 

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric reflect on the 4-year anniversary of their monthly research review called “Monthly Applications in Strength Sport,” also known as “MASS,” which they write alongside co-authors Dr. Mike Zourdos and Dr. Eric Helms (15:05). To commemorate the occasion, they’ve released a free “Best of MASS” issue and they're launching a big charity sale from April 27 - May 4. Greg and Eric also present Research Reviews about testosterone boosters (54:46) and barbell velocity-tracking technologies (39:37) in this episode, along with a Coach’s Corner segment about sticking points (1:35:54), some shocking information about eels (1:49:01), and much more.

Links: 

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Time Stamps:

Intro/Announcements (0:00). 

Good news (2:20). 

Feats of Strength (9:10). 

4-year anniversary of MASS (15:05). 

Research Review: Technologies for measuring bar velocity (39:37). 

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33666594/

Research Review: Testosterone boosters (54:46).

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24559105/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30790614/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11701431/

Coach’s Corner: Sticking Points (1:35:54). 

To Play Us Out: Breakfast casserole, frogs, and eels (1:49:01). 

• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/where-do-eels-come-from

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