Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates #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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