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December 16, 2018 98 mins

In this interview Dr. Bret Contreras and I discuss the value of the smith machine, whether you can maintain squat strength without squatting, "powerbuilding", the mind muscle connection, training to failure and new controversial research on training volume.

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https://youtu.be/92pQFyQnJsw


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SOURCES:
https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00685.2018
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328502454_Evidence_for_an_Upper_Threshold_for_Resistance_Training_Volume_in_Trained_Women
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29533715
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30153194

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