09 Oct
Blog

Getting Schooled on Building Muscle

Chris Barakat, MS, ATC, CISSN, is the founder of the School of Gainz and Competitive Breed. He's also a competitive natural bodybuilder, researcher, and educator who really guides the conversation.

In this episode we will discuss all things muscle building, including:

  • Whether DOMs are a useful indicator of effective training
  • What Makes a Good Muscle Building Exercise?
  • How much variety do you need in your training?
  • Is Periodization a Useful Tool for Building Muscle?

In addition to discussing Chris' exciting research and insight into the latest scientific findings on hypertrophy.

If you enjoyed this podcast and cared about it, rate and rate it so we can get the word out and motivate and inspire others to take their performance to the next level. You can find more podcasts like this on the Breaking Muscle Six Pack of Knowledge page. Here you can find all the podcasts on most of the streaming services available, including: iTunes, Google play, Spotify, Youtube, Stitcher, PlayerFM, and PodBean.

I am the host, Tom MacCormick, and I am a personal trainer and online coach whose goal is to be the curator of the greatest hypertrophy experts in the world. If you're interested in working with me or learning more about me, follow him on Instagram @tommaccormick.

02 Mar
Blog

From Muscle Dysmorphia to Building a World-Class Set of Legs

Adam Bisek is a trainer who is at home both personally and online. He describes his job as an opportunity to change lives. To this end, he also believes that personal training should be exactly as described, personally.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How muscular dysmorphism shaped Adam's fitness trip
  • How he got perspective and realized that his struggles were indeed a blessing in disguise
  • The importance of intent if you want to succeed
  • How to build a premium leg set

If you liked this podcast and you cared about it, rate and rate it so that we can spread the word and motivate and inspire others to take their performance to the next level. More podcasts of this kind can be found on the Six Pack of Knowledge page.

02 Mar
Blog

The Underpinning Reason That Stops You From Building Muscle

Luke Leaman is a trainer, fitness trainer and founder of Muscle Nerds, the company he founded after getting angry about the industry and the lack of empathy and science in it. He is also an acolyte of the great Charles Poliquin, who is unfortunately no longer with us, and a highly regarded pioneer in hypertrophy.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The reason that keeps people from building muscle
  • How to measure your overall health and stress status with three simple metrics
  • Why Leas mode is a secret to unlock your beast mode and much more

This is the latest in a series of interviews with some of the leading minds and pioneers in the industry today. A few things make these podcasts unique and I hope they are fun and inspiring: I try to curate the world's greatest hypertrophy experts.

29 Feb
Blog

From Muscle Dysmorphia to Building a World-Class Set of Legs

Adam Bisek is a trainer who is at home both personally and online. He describes his job as an opportunity to change lives. To this end, he also believes that personal training should be exactly as described, personally.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How muscular dysmorphism shaped Adam's fitness trip
  • How he got perspective and realized that his struggles were indeed a blessing in disguise
  • The importance of intent if you want to succeed
  • How to build a premium leg set

If you liked this podcast and you cared about it, rate and rate it so that we can spread the word and motivate and inspire others to take their performance to the next level. More podcasts of this kind can be found on the Six Pack of Knowledge page.

29 Feb
Blog

The Underpinning Reason That Stops You From Building Muscle

Luke Leaman is a trainer, fitness trainer and founder of Muscle Nerds, the company he founded after getting angry about the industry and the lack of empathy and science in it. He is also an acolyte of the great Charles Poliquin, who is unfortunately no longer with us, and a highly regarded pioneer in hypertrophy.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The reason that keeps people from building muscle
  • How to measure your overall health and stress status with three simple metrics
  • Why Leas mode is a secret to unlock your beast mode and much more

This is the latest in a series of interviews with some of the leading minds and pioneers in the industry today. A few things make these podcasts unique and I hope they are fun and inspiring: I try to curate the world's greatest hypertrophy experts.

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