MASS Office Hours Episode 29 (Optimal Rest Intervals + Q&A)

In this episode of MASS Office Hours, Dr. Eric Trexler and Dr. Mike Zourdos answer questions submitted by listeners and viewers in the live chat. Topics include rest intervals for acute performance, rest intervals for long-term outcomes, factors impacting rest interval length, practical recommendations for rest intervals, adjusting protein intake based on energy expenditure, estimating maintenance calories, accessory lifts for powerlifting, increasing aerobic fitness to improve hypertrophy potential, optimal set volume per session, optimal set volume per week, avoiding the interference effect from concurrent training, and much more.

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Time stamps:

0:00 intro

9:25 rest intervals for acute performance

11:55 rest intervals for long-term outcomes

19:21 factors impacting rest interval length

26:17 practical recommendations for rest intervals

43:04 adjusting protein intake based on energy expenditure

49:33 estimating maintenance calories

56:53 accessory lifts for powerlifting

1:02:52 increasing aerobic fitness to improve hypertrophy potential

1:09:39 optimal set volume per session

1:15:31 optimal set volume per week

1:21:56 avoiding the interference effect from concurrent training