Ep. #961: Q&A: “Boring” Training, Cutting and Newbie Gains, Adrenal Fatigue, and More

Will cutting “waste” your newbie gains? Is adrenal fatigue real? Are knee sleeves necessary? Do I ever get bored of my workout routine? Should you take every set to failure? Can foam rolling help muscle growth? Should you increase energy flux? All that and more in this Q&A podcast.

This podcast is a Q&A, but it’s a bit different from the kind you’ll typically find here on Muscle For Life.

In my usual Q&A episodes, I take a question from email or Instagram and then fully answer it in an episode of the podcast every week.

However, over on Instagram, I’ve started doing weekly Q&As in the stories, and it occurred to me that many podcast listeners might enjoy hearing these questions and my short answers. So, instead of talking about one thing in an episode, I’m going to cover a variety of questions. And keep in mind some of these questions are just for fun. :)

So if you want to ask me questions in my Instagram stories, follow me on Instagram (@muscleforlifefitness), and if I answer your question there, it might just make it onto an episode of the podcast!

If you like this type of episode, let me know. Send me an email (mike@muscleforlife.com) or direct message me on Instagram. And if you don’t like it, let me know that too or how you think it could be better.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - My free meal planning tool: buylegion.com/mealplan

3:11 - Does cutting make our body less responsive to training?

5:21 - What is best, 4x10 reps or 3x4-6 reps?

12:19 - Do you get bored of your workout routine?

12:58 - Do you have any advice for sleep apnea?

13:43 - What were your calories on your last cut?

15:15 - Do you consider knee sleeves necessary for squatting?

15:46  - Is it possible to plateau in a weight loss journey if you don't eat enough protein?

16:12 - Should I be bracing my muscles when I’m lifting or should I be loose and tensionless?

17:41 - Is it good or bad to take every set to failure?

19:31 - Why can’t we all stop hating each other and just get along?

20:18 - Is adrenal fatigue a real thing?

21:25 - What are your thoughts on occasionally training for a pump because I enjoy it?

22:09 - Can cold showers after a workout blunt inflammation response?

23:06 - What are your thoughts on energy flux?

27:36 - Does foam rolling after a workout help with muscle growth?

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