#390: The Surprising Key to Building More Muscle and Strength | Do More Reps Equal More Muscle?

Dec 13, 2023

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Can you build more muscle by doing more sets in the gym? A new study on how much is too much will make you rethink training limits. In this episode, you’ll discover how to harness these insights for strategic gains instead of overtraining injury.

You’ll learn:

The optimal number of hard sets to maintain and to stimulate muscle growth
Why focusing on quality -intensity, and technique matter as much as quantity
What things to monitor to prevent overtraining and burning out
How training for strength differs from training for hypertrophy

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Paper - The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance training

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"Your body, the whole human organism is an adaptation machine, so when you apply a specific stressor on it, it wants to adapt so it can overcome and get really good at taking on that stress in the future." - Dr. Erik Korem

"As long as your hormone levels are within the normal range, it's not going to make as big of a difference as we may think." - Dr. Erik Korem

"I don't think it's wise to consistently be sore after training. It means that you're doing too much volume. Your body isn't able to adapt." - Dr. Erik Korem

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