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#29 - Dr Mike Israetel - Why You're NOT Building Muscle with Calisthenics

Dec 21, 2022

01:28:53

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Mike Israetel

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Balance Failure and Technique for Optimal Gains

01:20

When and why to switch up your workout routine

00:58

The Value of Mixing Compound and Isolation Exercises

02:00

Do You Want to Win the War or Not?

04:55

Introduction

5min

Do Naturals Have to Get Stronger?

2min

Getting Stronger Quote Unquote for Repetitions

2min

Hypertrophy and Technique

3min

Choosing a Weight Within Your Means

2min

Is That Training Your Biceps?

2min

How Much Did Your Joints Hurt?

4min

Should I Do Leg Presses?

5min

Get Rid of Your Glutes

1min

10.

Is There a Resensitization?

2min

11.

How to Grow Muscle in a Set of 20 Hack Squats

5min

12.

Compound and Isolation - Fatigue and Lunch

4min

13.

The Most Effective Volume Dosage

5min

14.

Is There Therapy in the Gym?

3min

15.

Do You Want to Be a Navy SEAL Delta Force?

4min

16.

Calisthenics - Body Composition Recommendations

5min

17.

Calisthenics

4min

18.

The Cyclonic Approach to Training in Calisthenics

2min

19.

The Benefits of Weights and Machines in Calisthenics

2min

20.

Do You Want to Win the War or Not?

5min

21.

Using Weights and Machines to Improve Performance and Longevity

5min

22.

How to Troubleshoot a Plateau?

5min

23.

Bringing Up Lagging Body Parts

2min

24.

Bodybuilding With a Healthy Mindset

6min

25.

Do You Know What You're Doing?

2min

The truth about muscle building with Dr. Mike Israetel co-founder of Renaissance Periodization.
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Chapters:
(00:44) - Differences in muscle vs strength training?
(4:34) - Do naturals have to get stronger?
(9:14) - Best technique for hypertrophy
(13:31) - Finding most effective exercises
(19:40) - When to switch things up?
(26:41) - Failure training explained
(37:23) - How much volume is enough?
(46:04) - Mindset of a winner
(50:39) - Bodyfat - bulking and cutting
(1:01:30) - Free weights vs machines
(1:10:53) - Stop dogmatic thinking
(1:13:34) - Troubleshooting lack of progress
(1:18:30) - Bringing up lagging body parts
(1:20:45) - Healthy body image

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