Barbell 1 Show — Genetics - Role in Training
425: Muscle Maturity; Pound for Pound Strength
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You know how you’ll hear people like Jeff or say Philip Ricardo Jr. who are top competitors in their 40s talk about the so called muscle maturity they have now that they didn’t have in their younger competitive years. Like no one can seem to explain it fully, but it just seems that the longer you’ve been lifting the muscle just looks a little different through the skin and no matter how ripped you get as a younger competitor you can’t seem to achieve quite the same grainy or granite like look at the older guys. So what is...
409: Body Shape & Size – Predictors of Powerlifting Performance
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We always hear people talk about how so and so is built for that or built to be a powerlifter, but it’s always nice to have research to verify these observations and also to help us decide the best prioritization in training, skill/strength or size/strength. Today’s research study lends some insight. John always reviews the full-text of every article, but you may view the free abstract by clicking here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19826300 . http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/409_-_final.mp3 Partner