Season Finale: Tons of New Meta-Analyses and Q&A Catch-Up

Description: After opening the final episode of the season with a Good News segment, Greg & Eric make SBS Podcast history with the first ever prospective Feats of Strength segment. After that, Greg & Eric have an extensive Research Roundup segment in which they cover some brand new highlights from the freshly-updated Meta-Analysis Master List on StrongerByScience.com. That’s followed by a lengthy Q&A segment in which Greg & Eric try to answer as many training and nutrition questions as possible before the current season of the show comes to a close. Finally, they answer a couple of professional development questions for aspiring trainers and research interpreters To Play Them Out. 

Summer break begins with the conclusion of this episode, but Greg & Eric will be back with regular episodes in the fall. In the meantime, keep an eye out for the bonus audio content that will be released throughout the summer. 

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TIME STAMPS

Announcements (0:01:30). 

Good news (0:02:13): 

• Supreme court decision: employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ people ruled unconstitutional.
• Creative solution for library book delivery. 

Feats of Strength: Prediction Edition (0:03:56). 

Research Roundup: Meta-analysis update highlights (0:09:15). 

Greg’s metas (0:11:01): 

• The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis. MacKenzie-Shalders et al. (2020). 
• The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review. Hurst et al. (2019). 
• A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery. Wiewelhove et al. (2019). 
• Acute Effects of Foam Rolling on Range of Motion in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Multilevel Meta-analysis. Wilke et al. (2019). 
• Is tDCS an Adjunct Ergogenic Resource for Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance Performance? A Systematic Review. Machado et al. (2019). 

Eric’s metas (0:40:00): 

• Acute Effects of Citrulline Supplementation on High-Intensity Strength and Power Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trexler et al. (2019). 
• Effects of vitamin C on oxidative stress, inflammation, muscle soreness, and strength following acute exercise: meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials. Righi et al. (2020). 
• Effect of Betaine on Reducing Body Fat—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Xiang et al. (2019). 
• Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Muscular Strength and Endurance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Grgic et al. (2020). 
• The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Recovery Following Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review. Lakićević. (2019). 
• The Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Yarizadh et al. (2020). 
• Effects of Arginine Supplementation on Athletic Performance Based on Energy Metabolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Viribay et al. (2020). 

Q&A (1:14:18): 

• Based on its mercury content, how much canned tuna can you eat on a weekly basis? (1:14:26). https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/advice-about-eating-fish. 
• Can I spread my training throughout the entire day instead of doing everything within a 60-90 minute “workout” period? (1:17:37).  
• Does hypothalamic amenorrhea impact hypertrophy? If eating at maintenance (or in a caloric surplus), does hypothalamic amenorrhea still have a negative impact on hypertrophy and athletic performance?" (1:20:47). 
• How should we approach kids/adolescents and resistance training? How young is too young? Are there additional safety concerns? (1:25:30). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532191/

Rapid fire Q&A for Eric (1:34:14): 

• Is it likely that habitual intake of nitrate-rich vegetables can induce the same ergogenic benefits that highly-concentrated supplements can? 
• L-citrulline dosing guidelines. 
• What is the optimal speed for consumption of a protein bolus? 
• Is there a link between high-protein diets and kidney stones? 
• L-theanine: purpose and dosing guidelines. 

Rapid fire Q&A for Greg (1:45:53): 

• Lifting belts. 
• Does acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) blunt hypertrophy or strength gains? 
• Does being younger (16-19 years old) affect strength negatively? 
• Categorizing lifters as “beginner,” “intermediate,” and beyond. 

To play us out: professional development questions (2:00:48). 

• I am a newly certified personal trainer, and I am planning to submit applications for personal trainer positions at commercial facilities in a couple weeks. How does a new trainer know when they are "ready" to take on clients? 
• I'm a first year psychology student. We recently had a class on how to read research articles, and many course materials laid out processes that would take about 5-6 hours for every single paper. What is your process for reading research? Does this change when you’re trying to get acquainted with a whole new body of literature versus evaluating a single paper on a familiar topic? 

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