Dr. Mike Israetel is a renowned expert in the field of sports and exercise science. Dr. Mike holds a PhD in Sports Physiology and serves as a graduate professor at Lehman College. He’s also the co-founder of Renaissance Periodization.

Today on the show we discuss: the most common mistakes even the most experienced lifters make, what good lifting technique actually looks like, how to know if you’re actually giving it your best in the gym, how you should properly schedule your workouts, How to find out the best exercises for you for building muscle, what holds most people back from seeing results in the gym, how long you should actually be resting in between sets, whether or not being sore is a good thing and much more.

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