#359 Dr. Pak Androulakis-Korakakis - Muscle Building: Evidence Vs Social Media Hype

Dr Pak Androulakis-Korakakis guests to talk about several popular muscle hypertrophy concepts and help sort the social media hype from the body of evidence, while dropping a lot of real world application and nuance into the discussion. This is a master class in navigating what matters for getting jacked. 

Dr Pak shares:

-Why “strict” technique may not matter as much for muscle building.

-Nuance on the “high vs low volume” camps and narratives online.

-The nuance and problem with citing popular bodybuilders as anecdotes to support a training approach. 

-Fatigue’s role in hypertrophy training.

-Does training frequency matter?

-Nuance on the free weights vs machines debate for hypertrophy.

-Are lengthened partials just hyper?

-And much more

01:04 Debunking Fitness Myths: Strict Technique vs. Cheat Reps

08:16 Training Volume and Muscle Growth

12:31 Low Volume Training: Myths and Realities

22:48 Genetics and Realistic Expectations in Fitness

26:28 Fatigue Management in Training

30:56 Effective Rep Ranges for Hypertrophy

31:07 The Debate on Heavy Lifting and Form

33:56 Training Frequency and Muscle Building

39:24 Free Weights vs. Machines

44:49 Stability in Machine Use for Muscle Growth

52:30 The Hype Around Lengthened Partials

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