In this video, Dr Eric Helms, one of the world's leading experts in training for strength sports and physique transformation, explains the best ways to exercise to build larger, stronger muscles, and a more attractive body.
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Time codes:
00:00 — Intro
1:11 — How Eric (sort of) nearly killed Greg
9:46 — The best training intensity to increase muscle size, strength, and power
17:21 — Should yoga and Pilates qualify as resistance training?
21:07 — The best number of sets per week to maximise muscle growth
39:07 — How to select the best exercises to build muscle
47:31 — The importance of specificity in strength training
1:02:18 — Using RPE and RIR to autoregulate strength training
1:03:56 — Training periodisation (Mike Tuscherer's reworking of Anatolij Bondarčuk's methods)
1:16:46 — Isometrics, stretching, and muscle growth
1:29:20 — Exercise range of motion, partials, and muscle growth
1:44:55 — Training around injuries
1:57:28 — Getting to know Eric Helms: rapid-fire questions
People and resources featured in this episode:
Eric Helms, PhD. Find out more about Eric here https://academics.aut.ac.nz/eric.helms
Follow Eric on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/
Greg Potter, PhD. Follow Greg on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/gregpotterphd/
Books: The Muscle and Strength Pyramids (Helms, Morgan, Valdez) https://muscleandstrengthpyramids.com/
Charity: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention https://www.afsp.org
Charity: Feeding America https://www.feedingamerica.org/
Journal article: Resistance Training Recommendations to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy in an Athletic Population: Position Stand of the IUSCA https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353932034_Resistance_Training_Recommendations_to_Maximize_Muscle_Hypertrophy_in_an_Athletic_Population_Position_Stand_of_the_IUSCA
Subscription research review: Monthly Applications in Strength Sports (MASS) https://www.strongerbyscience.com/mass/
YouTube channel: 3D Muscle Journey https://www.youtube.com/@UC8fhb7upVSZ0q-zK5snR9BA
YouTube channel: Reactive Training Systems https://www.youtube.com/@UCs9S1Uqx7vYYzzQFkf5qcAg
YouTube channel: Revive Stronger https://www.youtube.com/@UC6wB_e6YQncYgpv_QrMGHCQ
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