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493: Rest Between Sets – Compound Moves only or All The Same?

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  For a long time bodybuilders were very concerned about keeping rest periods short and feeling the burn – in fear that not training this way would short change their muscle gains. Newer research tends to challenge this belief and so today we review that research. John always reviews the full-text of every article, but you may view the free abstract by clicking here: http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/publishahead/EFFECT_OF_DIFFERENT_INTER_SET_REST_INTERVALS_ON.96784.aspx http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/493_-_final.mp3.

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490: Eric Helms on Rest Periods: Do they Matter? - Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid Level 5

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    Eric Helms is back and talking rest periods between sets on today's continuation of sharing Eric's Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid. Find all of these YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Team3DMJ/videos   http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/490_helms_john_did.mp3

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480: Do You Even Have to Count Reps? Timed Sets Rather than Rep Sets in Personal Training – Better or Worse?

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    Personal trainers used to have the job of counting reps, but these days I see more and more counting total time spent training. Is this a valid way to have clients exercise – timing set length and stopping when a certain time count is reached? Let’s examine a study. John always reviews the full-text of every article, but you may view the free abstract by clicking here http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1691&context=gs_rp  http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/480_-_final.mp3

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439: Review of Best Ways to Train for Maximum Muscle Gain

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  As you know if you’re a regular listener of the show I typically review original research articles, but occasionally I do cover reviews of research and we have one of those articles today. Often times the reason I don’t cover reviews is because I was to avoid a potential extra layer of bias in interpreting the research, but reality is most people writing an in depth review of a topic are going to be quite while versed in the content and I think reading a few reviews gives a little bit of checks and balances – more than likely...

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423: Sit or Stand During Rest Periods?

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  I always stand during my rest periods, but I know many who sit. Some say you’re weak if you sit down, others say it’s smart to recover faster. Today we look at a research study comparing the two methods and looking at lying down as an alternative. 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/25774623 .    http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/423_-_final.mp3

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