Massenomics Podcast Ep. 549: Is AI the Future of Strength Training?
Oct 12, 2026
A wide-ranging training Q&A tackles AI programming, RPE versus percentages, hypertrophy blocks, strength-speed squats, and the value of heavy singles. They debate competition goals, longevity, bodyweight classes, strongman, supplements, bands, and unusual training tools. Plus, they design a brutal fitness test and discuss how new dads can keep lifting.
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Prioritize Load When You Can Pull One Lever
- If you can manipulate only one training variable, prioritize intensity and weight.
- Eventually, progress requires becoming better at lifting heavy singles and doubles rather than endlessly adding sets or repetitions.
Pause Squats Make Regular Squats Feel Fast
- Use pause squats, high-bar squats, or pause high-bar squats as productive back-squat variations.
- Pausing builds control and makes regular squats feel faster when you return to them.
Unusual Training Can Still Serve A Purpose
- “Fun” training is not necessarily ineffective; sandbag-to-shoulder work can provide conditioning while satisfying the desire to do something difficult.
- Grip work and unusual finishers can keep training engaging even when they are not maximally specific.