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Barbell Medicine Podcast
Episode #261: Great Debates in Fitness and Health Part II
Dec 13, 2023
- Debates include whether obesity should be classified as a disease.
- The importance of movement variation in training beginners is discussed.
- Energy drinks and their impact on health are debated.
- Perspectives on a training program and individual differences in weightlifting responses are explored.
- The regional distribution of strength performance is discussed.
- The probabilistic relationship between high blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease is explored.
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- Training close to failure but not all the way can lead to better strength outcomes.
- The use of testosterone replacement therapy in sports depends on the rules set by organizations and the presence of hypogonadism.
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Training close to failure but not all the way may be optimal
In general, training close to failure but not all the way to failure is the best approach for achieving improvements in strength and hypertrophy. This is supported by evidence showing that terminating sets at a lower velocity loss can lead to better strength outcomes. Power athletes also tend to train in a similar manner, avoiding grinding out all-out sets. While training to failure may have some potential benefits for hypertrophy, training with a few reps left in reserve (around RPE 8-9) can still yield similar results over the long term. Overall, staying further away from failure and maintaining higher bar velocity is likely to lead to better strength and power outcomes.
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