
The Chris and Paul Show
Delving into the greatest depths of muscle physiology, biomechanics, and anatomy, Paul Carter and Chris Beardsley break down a myriad of topics related to maximizing muscle growth.
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Jul 7, 2023 • 1h 46min
The biggest factors in truly killing your gains - FATIGUE
In this podcast, we talk about fatigue, starting with the definition and moving on to explain how it works both during and after a strength training workout.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-8-85671319
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

Jun 25, 2023 • 2h 18min
What is the most effective frequency for muscle growth?
Patreon link for this episode is here
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-7-85101964
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

6 snips
Jun 9, 2023 • 1h 55min
The effective reps for muscle growth - straight sets vs intensifiers
Chris and I lay down the mechanisms behind the effective/stimulating reps model and then how they play a role in straight sets and intensifiers for muscle growth
https://www.patreon.com/posts/84252358
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

May 28, 2023 • 2h 10min
Hypertrophy for advanced lifters - How to get that last 3-5 pounds of muscular development
In this episode Chris and I talk about the factors related to getting the absolute last bit of muscular development potential and what that entails. Check Chris' Pateron for the notes and research
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-5-for-82835932
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

May 12, 2023 • 2h 15min
Why muscles aren't torn down and built back bigger
Chris and I cover the myth behind the repeated phrase that "muscles grow from microtears" or "microtrauma" and that "muscles are torn down and built back bigger. We also cover why satellite cell proliferation an increase in myonuclear domain do not mean more hypertrophy or even an increase in muscle growth potential.
Check out Chris' Patreon covering the studies mentioned here and others -
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-4-muscle-82230019
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

Apr 28, 2023 • 2h 39min
Does metabolic stress cause muscle growth?
In this episode Chris and I will cover why metabolite accumulation doesn't cause muscle growth, along with a multitude of other mechanisms that have failed to produce direct responses that lead to hypertrophy.
This includes, ROS (reactive oxygen species), hypoxia, a muscle pump (sorry Arnold), and several other proposed mechanisms.
Chris pateron on this episode can be found here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/82121878
You can find Chris on his social and publications here -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisabeardsley/?hl=en
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/SandCResearch
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandCResearch
You can find Paul on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/liftrunbang1/?hl=en
And his hypertrophy training groups here -
Yoke Squad - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/lift-run-bang
Valkyrie - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-valkyrie
Garage Gangsters - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gangsters
Garage Gals - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/garage-gals

26 snips
Apr 14, 2023 • 2h 21min
Episode 2: Training "volume"
What is training "volume", how it is actually best defined, and how much does someone really need in order to maximize growth? Find out.
Also check Chris' Patreon for all of the studies in this podcast.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-2-volume-81302609

40 snips
Apr 1, 2023 • 2h 15min
Stretch Mediated Hypertrophy
Check out Chris' link in his Patreon for the notes on this podcast.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-1-80832172?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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