In today's episode, my recent favourite YouTuber, Natural Hypertrophy is visiting the SSD headquarters! It was an absolute blast...khmm...maybe let's use a different word there, it was a ton of fun talking to him! 0:00 - Elojutub! 0:09 - NH's success on YouTube 5:00 - Making YouTube videos - challenges, style, etc. 10:00 - why NH remains anonymous 13:28 - Fanboyism and how your style dictates whether you'll have fanboys 20:55 - Being natural and why this is so important to NH 38:10 - What is the black-pill and why NH talks about it so much? 50:57 - Where did you learn about lifting methods? 57:36 - evolving rep ranges and evolving sets 1:04:55 - progressive overload talk - how frequently do we look at progression 1:07:08 - periodization and progressive overload talk 1:13:36 - how to arrange supersets 1:18:08 - training frequency per muscle group 1:26:25 - autoregulation 1:33:50 - how frequently you should do exercises? 1:34:33 - NH meets Lizzy 1:37:00 - talking about chin ups a bit 1:47:50 - Nucleus overload teaser 1:49:30 - where can we find you? coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ NH's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-3rEW4IrDNa7-9iGByc2A

How did our attempt to challenge Kassem go? Were we going hard at him or did we wuss out? You can find out in this episode! 0:00 - Are "optimized movements" overrated? 4:53 - what works for the freaks and what works for average genetics 11:10 - fully shortening the muscle and its relevance 19:37 - cheat reps and their validity Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ Insta: @abelfitstuff Kas: Kassem's IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kassem/ Kassem's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/N1education Kassem's website: https://n1.education/

In this podcast episode we talk mainly training, but we sneak in some diet talk as well with Dave Maconi and Bryan Boorstein. Time-stamps: 0:00 - intro and Abel’s Omar Isuf impression 2:30 - Dave’s coaching experience with Steve Hall 5:30 - Stubborn muscle groups 12:44 - not growing in size but in vascularity 18:40 - finding “small wins” in the gym at the highly advanced level 20:04 - Abel’s muscle growth spurts 22:04 - Dave continues to talk about finding small wins in the gym 25:40 - Dave’s muscle growth spurts 27:26 - Bryan’s muscle growth spurts 30:25 - Why is progressive overload needed? 41:30 - Structured program hopping to measure progress 53:30 - Lengthed partials and standardizing them 1:01:40 - Steve Hall feels nauseous from bulking on 4000 kcals Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ Insta: @abeltolift Dave's website: https://drdavemaconi.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-PI9YMJ6SXPiqXy2FYfLg Dave's insta: @dave_maconi Find Bryan: https://evolvedtrainingsystems.com/blog/ insta: @bryanboorstein

Thomas's impressive weight loss journey is discussed, including his motivation and challenges. The podcast explores the benefits and challenges of low-calorie diets, the importance of finding the right coach, and the surprising benefits of low-calorie diets. They also touch on the training process, loose skin after weight loss, transitioning to maintenance, experimenting with diet, and setting realistic expectations. The podcast emphasizes the psychological aspect of weight loss, the power of cheat meals, and the importance of flexibility and listening to your body in training.

Studies won't tell us how to train, but what will? Maybe not the sexiest topic 0:00 - how valuable are studies for telling us how to train 1:30 - where exercise science is today 15:00 - the problem of averages coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/

0:00 - talking about arm training 6:30 - low volume being as good as higher volumes 11:07 - specialization phases and whether they work 14:07 - why studies suck and lower volume training 23:00 - more specialization talk 26:20 - Natural Hypertrophy bulking transformation 28:30 - some positive messages in the fitness world and how redundant they are Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ Insta: @abelfitstuff

Dive into the captivating world of workout splits! Discover the pros and cons of upper-lower, push-pull legs, and full-body routines. Learn how crucial factors like training volume and recovery play a bigger role than the split itself. Unpack the bro split's potential pitfalls and muscle growth strategies. Explore the flexibility of hybrid routines and performance tracking tips to keep injuries at bay and results soaring. It’s a treasure trove of fitness insights!

Gravitate to your ideal body-fat% - this is my comprehensive blueprint by Abel Csabai

Monster podcast episode with Zac Robinson and Josh Pelland from data driven strength on failure training, reps in reserve, and the importance of training "intensely". Can we leave 5 reps in the tank and get as good of results as if we trained to failure? We investigate this question from a scientific, anecdotal and logical standpoint. 0:00 - intro 0:37 - how Zac and Josh got into the research over RIR and failure training 10:42 - What training to failure actually means - is there a scientific consensus? 14:25 - Is actual failure (missing reps) significantly different from just going to 0 RIR (0 reps in reserve) 20:54 - autoregulating volume when training close to failure 29:57 - so, what do you (Zac and Josh) think of the importance of going close to failure at this point? (we should have started with this) 42:45 - at 80% of 1RM proximity to failure is not important anymore only repetition count? 45:20 - beyond 5RIR, diminishing returns or no returns to train more "intensely"? 50:12 - swinging in the other direction and advocating training super far from failure 55:54 - is failure training never WORSE in research? 58:40 - practical issues with very submaximal training 1:10:55 - why do so many people spin their wheels and not get anywhere with their training if training close to failure is not that important? 1:19:20 - progressive overload mysteries 1:22:19 - training at long muscle lengths, how important is it? 1:33:40 - prior "models" we had for muscle growth (which were more like FADs) 1:40:11 - practical recommendations for failure proximity and RIR 1:50:10 - where can we find you and your work? Coaching and consultations with Abel: https://ssdabel.com/ Zac: https://www.instagram.com/zac.datadrivenstrength/?hl=en Josh: https://www.instagram.com/josh.datadrivenstrength/?hl=en Data driven strength: https://www.data-drivenstrength.com/

What are the things that really matter, what things matter less, and what are the really overrated things for building muscle? More detailed timestamps coming soon! Time-stamps: 0:00 - intro The Categories: Overrated category 2:12 - Periodization 3:26 - Different Training Phases 4:26 - Variation Overrated, some good stuff though Subjective feelings in training - 6:07 Mind muscle connection - 9:32 Tempo/Time under tension - 11:48 Warming up - 11:36 Special Prehab and corrective exercises - 15:24 Advanced training techniques (Drop sets, rest pause, etc) 17:20 Death Zone Training - 18:48 The perfect exercises 20:56 Relevant, these things matter (though often not as much as you think) Rest periods - 22:55 The training split you're doing - 24:01 Training frequency - 26:39 Rep-ranges - 27:59 Important - 29:02 29:42 - Training volume Technical execution - 31:55 Injury management 32:29 33:51 - Exercise selection Essential! - 35:17 33:54 - Intensity of effort 38:08 - Progressiveness 39:35 - Conclusion Coaching and consultations: https://ssdabel.com/ My patreon with exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/ssdabel insta: @abeltolift