In this episode, Greg is joined by Dr. Patroklos AndroulakisKorakakis (Dr. Pak) to discuss his research on minimum effective dose training, and his recent narrative review on optimizing exercise technique for muscle growth. While this episode does dig into the research, the lads tried to keep a clear focus on actionable takeaways to help you improve your training results.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Intro and Plugs
00:15:49 Dr. Pak Intro, Bio and Projects
00:34:14 Dr. Pak's Paper: Optimizing Resistance Training Technique to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy
Narrative review: https://sportrxiv.org/index.php/serve...
Bench vs. incline study mentioned: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32922...
00:59:14 Technique: Tempo/Eccentric and Concentric Movement
01:16:14 Minimum Effective Dose Overview
01:24:51 Dr. Pak's PhD Research Implications for MED
Pak’s meta: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31797...
Pak’s doctoral research: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
01:41:18 Why Should We Care about MED?
01:52:01 How Does MED Change Over Time?
01:59:53 Audio Q&A
Bickel study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21131...
02:13:22 Social Media Q&A
02:30:47 Outro
Follow Pak:
https://www.minimumdosetraining.com/
  / dr__pak  
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