BONUS - Drop Sets & Myo-Reps: The Best Way to Use Them (w/ Eric Helms & Steve Hall)
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall discuss training strategies, auto-regulation, the role of cardio in bodybuilding, and practical techniques for efficient training. They share insights from ...
9 Sep 1h 6min
Ep 388 - What Most Bodybuilders and Their Coaches Miss (ft. Richard Collins)
In this episode, Eric Helms and Richard Collins explore the art and science of coaching, emphasizing the importance of motivation, rapport, and tailored strategies in achieving long-term success in fi...
3 Sep 1h 35min
Ep 387 - Energy Cost of Building Muscle
In this episode, Eric Trexler and Eric Helms explore the energetic cost of building human skeletal muscle, discussing recent research, practical implications, and misconceptions about muscle growth an...
26 Aug 1h 2min
Ep 386 - Sleep, Hypertrophy, and Creatine
Trexler and Helms dig into sleep and how it intersects with body composition and supplementation. They open on the sleep-and-lifting landscape, then work through the frequently cited 2010 study on ins...
20 Aug 1h 19min
Ep 385 - Do Studies on Untrained Lifters Apply to Trained Lifters?
Trexler and Helms dig into Helms's new MASS article, "Are studies on untrained lifters irrelevant to trained lifters?" It's built around a new umbrella review by Andy Fry and colleagues. The recurring...
12 Aug 1h 18min
BONUS: Bulking Is Dead - Eric Helms & Steve Hall
In this episode, Eric Helms and Steve Hall explore the nuances of body recomposition, optimal bulking and cutting strategies, and the science behind muscle gain and fat loss. They discuss recent resea...
5 Aug 1h 15min
Ep 384 - Is Ultrasound Lying About Your Gains?
A methods-focused episode about how muscle and body-composition measurements can mislead you when reading the research. The main event is a new Balshaw and colleagues paper concluding that ultrasound ...
29 Juli 1h 22min
Ep 383 - Q&A: Imbalances, Fatigue, & REDs
In today's Q&A episode, the Erics work through a few listener questions. First they tackle upper/lower body imbalance — why lagging body parts usually call for improving training quality before adding...
22 Juli 1h 5min
