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The Sustainable Self-Development Podcast

Exercise selection for muscle building, biomechanics and more ft. Doug Brignole

Nov 16, 2021
01:44:19
Doug Brignole is a biomechanics expert who spends most of his time these days educating people about exercise selection for efficient and injury-free muscle building. He is a former competitive bodybuilder, having won Mr. America and Mr. Universe titles amongst other accolades. 0:00 - intro 8:00 - Mike Israetel's critique video 17:41 - Talking about "back" training 24:34 - Building the lats - what's the optimal movement pattern? 42:27 - Developing the "lower lats" 49:25 - More or less training volume for different muscles 58:15 - We argue a bit over the value of compound lifts 1:08:11 - Triceps work - what should we do for the "long head"? 1:24:40 - Lever arms and other biomechanical interesting-ness 1:29:33 - Hamstrings - are hip hinges needed? Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ insta: @ssdabel Find doug: book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606794973/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Website: https://dougbrignole.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/dougbrignole/

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