Exercise Technique and Minimum Effective Dose Training with Dr. Pak (Episode 124)

In this episode, Greg is joined by Dr. Patroklos Androulakis-Korakakis (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      / @dr__pak   RECOMMENDATIONS AND MORE FROM SBS Coaching: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/coa... Bulksupplements.com: SBSPOD = 5% discount MacroFactor nutrition app: https://macrofactorapp.com/ MASS research review: https://massresearchreview.com/ Stronger by Science Facebook group:   / strongerbysciencecommunity   Stronger by Science subreddit:   / strongerbyscience   Send your Q&A questions to [email protected]