#131: Blair Wilson - Can Taking Time Off The Gym Increase Muscle Gain?

Blair Wilson is the co-founder of MedX Precision Fitness (@Medxfitness), a fast growing strength training facility in Toronto, Canada. Prior to starting MedX Precision Fitness, Blair was a professional water skier and long time mentee to John Little. Blair has contributed to several influential studies on the mechanisms of fitness and weight loss – two of which have been published in international publications – and he is also a founding member of the Canadian Sarcopenia Foundation.

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In this episode, Blair and I mostly focus on his recent findings from data on himself and his own clients. Blair has noticed that many of his trained clients have noticed significant lean gains following periods of extending rest from regular training. This is an ideal episode for you if you're a trained individual who is looking to optimise muscle gain over the long-term or a business owner looking to do the same for your clients.

Client data - pending

We also cover:

• How periodic lay-offs from training can increase muscle gain in trained individuals
• How this has informed training programming
• Higher frequency vs lower frequency
• Bod Pod vs DEXA vs electric sales
• … and much more

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