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Jeff Cavaliere: Optimize Your Exercise Program with Science-Based Tools
Huberman Lab
Challenge muscles instead of moving weights, and the Cavalier test (contracting muscles)
The key insight is to focus on challenging the muscles rather than just moving weights when training to increase muscle size. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of contracting muscles really hard, using the Cavalier test to assess muscle stimulation under load. The test involves flexing a muscle to the point where it feels like it's cramping or knotting up, as an indication of being able to stimulate the muscle well. This approach has led to a significant transformation in the speaker's results.
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