Neuromechanical Matching also known as functional differentiation is just a word of many to describe a long known and scientifically accepted physiological phenomen. We see that emg and voluntary activation data heavily correlates with where muscles have best leverage. A small tought experiment for Dr. Soko to see Neuromechanical Matching is a thing is to just look at the shoulder joint. In the resting position all delt muscles are lengthened so how do your brain know what delt muscle it needs to activate to perform the wished joint action? Yep not by stretch but by leverage for that motion. Another example for how NMM matters and the stretch beeing overhyped are front delts: Front delts are far more stretched under resistance in a bench press yet a Shoulder Press grows the front delt far better than a bench press.
What about the fact that the amount of rest you need to be at your best will change every day, so by timing your rest periods you still may be under recovered compared to previous sessions… I’m with Steve and auto regulating these but maybe being more conscious of exactly HOW rested you are before starting and maybe implementing some regulation there.
6:35 interesting my triceps often felt sore from pulling and pressing, after 2ish weeks of almost No Training i got 2 big PRS on the triceps Overhead Extension the 2 following workouts
Not that anyone should strive for my puny gains - he he, but since I have a programming background I wrote a timer program. I can set times for work and rest intervals, also some little features like a heads up beep so I can get into position for my next set. For the next revision I may add a feature like diminishing work intervals (I think I would like that especially for isometric stuff like planks)
I absolutely think you should track rest periods. If you don't then you might think you are progressing on a lift simply because you rested longer than last time.
That may not be a progression from a strength improvement standpoint, but resting longer and doing more work is still overloading compared to the previous session, so wouldn’t it to make sense to track rest times but be willing to use longer rest times if necessary to overload? Ie if you made a slight RIR mistake
@ I don't think so. It's a chicken or the egg scenario I suppose. I think progressive overload is earned. You earn the next rep or weight. It's a signal of progress more than anything
@@peterfarr9591 Interesting. I appreciate your opinion. I guess I would say that I would consider progressive overload to be the goal, it is the mode of operation which leads to the goal, which is hypertrophy. I’m not trying to earn progressive overload, it’s a tool I use and if I have to force it (go through extra effort to use that tool) with extra rest at the end of a mesocyclone then I will so that I can earn the hypertrophy.
i don't agree with the talking and agression, if you try to stay jacked up you will burn out, you need to learn to go up and down, i find getting jacked up lift, come down, take 51-20 sec to focus and regain your fire and then go again.
In case you're unaware, UA-cam has this wonderful feature where you can fast forward or skip past the parts you don't want to listen to. Better yet, Steve literally has timestamps on every podcast for this exact reason. 🙄 I'd encourage you to try that instead of complaining about educational content that's being put out for free.
how do you not have at least 1M subs or more? let's bump this channel up man
This is invaluable information! Quickly becoming my favorite podcast for fascinating conversations about my favorites subjects. 😊❤
Hell yea that's awesome - Steve
Great to see Dr Soko on here. Looking forward to listening.
Hope you enjoyed it - Steve
This was your best podcast in a long time
Glad you enjoyed it - Steve
Dr soko is genius, I bought his hypertrophy course and it was one of the best investment!
Nice! Have you tried any others? What makes his stand out?! Thanks!
Great interview!
Great conversation guys !!
Excellent loved the chat guys - would like a follow up sometime to delve more into Chester's ideas.
dr soko finally here 🙌
I’m also a fan of utilizing timed rest periods
I'm 48 yo. I love the volume literature. When I use aggression and intensity, I end up with minor injuries and taking time off within a few weeks.
Neuromechanical Matching also known as functional differentiation is just a word of many to describe a long known and scientifically accepted physiological phenomen. We see that emg and voluntary activation data heavily correlates with where muscles have best leverage. A small tought experiment for Dr. Soko to see Neuromechanical Matching is a thing is to just look at the shoulder joint. In the resting position all delt muscles are lengthened so how do your brain know what delt muscle it needs to activate to perform the wished joint action? Yep not by stretch but by leverage for that motion. Another example for how NMM matters and the stretch beeing overhyped are front delts: Front delts are far more stretched under resistance in a bench press yet a Shoulder Press grows the front delt far better than a bench press.
What about the fact that the amount of rest you need to be at your best will change every day, so by timing your rest periods you still may be under recovered compared to previous sessions… I’m with Steve and auto regulating these but maybe being more conscious of exactly HOW rested you are before starting and maybe implementing some regulation there.
Yeah I still side with not letting standardisation take away from stimulus, our ultimate goal.- Steve
@ I can’t believe you replied to my comment I’m so excited hahaha great content man thank you!
6:35 interesting my triceps often felt sore from pulling and pressing, after 2ish weeks of almost No Training i got 2 big PRS on the triceps Overhead Extension the 2 following workouts
Not that anyone should strive for my puny gains - he he, but since I have a programming background I wrote a timer program. I can set times for work and rest intervals, also some little features like a heads up beep so I can get into position for my next set. For the next revision I may add a feature like diminishing work intervals (I think I would like that especially for isometric stuff like planks)
Ah I wish you could send that over, good effort
can you please get paul standel from PT project
Might happen! - Steve
I absolutely think you should track rest periods. If you don't then you might think you are progressing on a lift simply because you rested longer than last time.
true
That may not be a progression from a strength improvement standpoint, but resting longer and doing more work is still overloading compared to the previous session, so wouldn’t it to make sense to track rest times but be willing to use longer rest times if necessary to overload? Ie if you made a slight RIR mistake
@ I don't think so. It's a chicken or the egg scenario I suppose. I think progressive overload is earned. You earn the next rep or weight. It's a signal of progress more than anything
@@peterfarr9591 Interesting. I appreciate your opinion. I guess I would say that I would consider progressive overload to be the goal, it is the mode of operation which leads to the goal, which is hypertrophy. I’m not trying to earn progressive overload, it’s a tool I use and if I have to force it (go through extra effort to use that tool) with extra rest at the end of a mesocyclone then I will so that I can earn the hypertrophy.
Sorry I meant to say I WOULDNT (not would) consider progressive overload to be the goal, but the tool to achieve the goal…
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Bigger arms? That's it. I'm compressing my arms!😂
i don't agree with the talking and agression, if you try to stay jacked up you will burn out, you need to learn to go up and down, i find getting jacked up lift, come down, take 51-20 sec to focus and regain your fire and then go again.
Optimal level of arousal in sports psychology :)
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50:48 new way of saying you're on steroids😂
46:40 Rich Piana mentioned 🦅🔥
Way too much chit chat about the guests etc. I dont have all day. Get on with it.
In case you're unaware, UA-cam has this wonderful feature where you can fast forward or skip past the parts you don't want to listen to. Better yet, Steve literally has timestamps on every podcast for this exact reason. 🙄 I'd encourage you to try that instead of complaining about educational content that's being put out for free.