Is Progressive Overload more Important than Volume? - Brian Minor

Surprise surprise, the volume month gets extended a little bit! This week, Brian Minor, comes on to talk about progressive overload, training volume and how these factors influence muscle growth. Brian is a natural bodybuilder, writer, and overall, super knowledgeable fitness professional who is always a pleasure to listen to about these topics. Time-Stamps: 2:10 - Is volume or progressive overload causing muscle growth? 5:04 - Further clarifying how muscle growth is stimulated 8:15 - Is training 1 rep shy of failure more effective than training 3-4 reps away from failure? 12:59 - The real role of progressive overload - and how its misunderstood by many 18:02 - Can you gain muscle by lifting the same load for the same reps as you did the last session? 23:32 - Is getting as strong as possible the best way to get as big as possible? 27:20 - Is it ok if your strength gains slow down on a high volume routine? 34:04 - Central fatigue -does it really exist? 42:13 - Junk volume - does it really exist? 46:56 - Mike Israetel's volume progression and how optimal it is 55:45 - How much volume do you do and how much did you have to increase it over time? 1:02:22 - Where can we find your work? If you'd like to be coached by me, shoot me an e-mail at : [email protected] - and we'll discuss the details there Our blog and courses: https://www.sustainableselfdevelopmen... The SSD Facebook group:   / sustainableselfdevelopment   Brian's resources: INsta:   / bdminor   Website: http://myojournal.com/ If you want to work together with me, you can book a free call with me here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iKhNBt... Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Insta: @ssdabel