CoachingCues

Sep 07 2023 33 ep. 17 mins 37

CoachingCues Podcast artwork

CoachingCues is an organization, or rather a community dedicated to bridging the gap between scientists and lifters interested in the science behind the practices.

Health & Fitness

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

EP. 32: Satellite Cells and Muscle Growth | Kevin Murach

Sep 07 2023 18 mins

Muscle fibers are cylindrical cells that can contain hundreds of nuclei called myonuclei. On the periphery of these muscle fibers, stem cells, known as satellite cells, lay dormant in a quiescent state during resting conditions. With exercise, these cells can activate, often proliferate and may fuse to muscle fibers. Historically, this fusion of satellite cells has been thought to

EP. 31: Acute and Chronic Effects of Cluster Sets | Timothy Davies

Mar 17 2023 38 mins

Historically, strength training has been prescribed based on set configurations where continuous repetitions are performed followed by inter-set rest periods, ranging from 1 to 5 min in duration. These configurations are referred to in the literature as traditional sets. However, it is unclear if these set configurations provide an optimal or advantageous stimulus compared to other

EP. 30: The Nuances of Momentary Failure | James Fisher

Feb 28 2023 22 mins

Momentary failure can be defined as the point trainees reach where despite attempting to do so, they cannot complete the concentric portion of their current repetition without deviation from the prescribed form of the exercise. Instead of momentary "muscular" failure, the term momentary failure is used because there is no current consensus on where the lack of continued ability to

EP. 29: Proximity to Failure for Hypertrophy | Martin Refalo

Nov 22 2022 11 mins

Proximity-to-failure can be defined as the number of repetitions remaining in a set before momentary muscular failure -meaning when an individual cannot complete the concentric portion of repetition with the prescribed range of motion without deviation from the given exercise technique. At the level of one set, as one approaches failure, muscle fiber activation and, thus, mechanica

EP. 28: Tapering and Peaking in Barbell Sports | Kyle Travis

Nov 10 2022 21 mins

Before major competitions - whether regional, national, or world championships or just you maxing out at the gym - lifters use tapering to achieve peak performance on a given day. Unfortunately, most tapering literature has focused on endurance sports, and the current literature on tapering and peaking maximal strength is scarce. Luckily, a group of researchers has taken it upon th

EP. 27: Peak Week Recommendations For Bodybuilders | Andrew Chappell

Nov 01 2022 25 mins

In the final days of competition preparation, bodybuilders usually implement interventions to "peak" their body to maximize contest day aesthetics. These interventions aim to 3) maximize muscle glycogen content to enhance muscle "fullness," 2) minimize subcutaneous water to look dry, and 3) minimize abdominal bloating to maintain a small waistline. But how may one accomplish all th

EP. 26: Nervous System Adaptations to Strength Training | Simon Walker

Oct 21 2022 19 mins

Most of you may know that the force production of skeletal muscle depends on many different systems and tissue properties, such as muscle size or tendon stiffness. However, specific elements within the nervous system control and manipulate our muscles' force production. But can these elements be altered via resistance exercise? - Dr. Simon Walker provides us with some insight!

EP. 25: Sex differences in strength and hypertrophy | Brandon Roberts

Oct 14 2022 17 mins

At this point, it's clear that males and females can increase strength and muscle mass. However, since there are several differences both between and within sexes, it begs the question: just how differently do sexes respond to training? - Dr. Brandon Roberts provides us with some insight! . . . _______________________ Dr. Brandon Roberts is a Captain & Research Physiologi

EP. 24: How to Quantify Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy | Grant Tinsley

Oct 05 2022 19 mins

Commonly, skeletal muscle is inferred using molecular level assessments that attempt to divide our bodies' molecules into two groups: fat molecules and non-fat molecules. However, skeletal muscle can be anatomically isolated and therefore isn't assessed at a molecular level. Importantly, skeletal muscle contains multiple different categories of molecules - including molecules that

EP. 23: Flexible vs. Rigid Dieting for Optimizing Physique | Laurin Conlin

Mar 04 2022 14 mins

Most of the weight loss efforts fail to provide long-term weight maintenance. Recent research has shown the value and increased likelihood of weight loss success and long-term maintenance by adopting a flexible restraint form while dieting. However, the literature regarding resistance-trained populations is scarce. In this episode, Laurin Conlin walks us through the first dietary i