Dear listener, we made it! Episode 100 is here!
To celebrate the occasion, we’re doing a Q&A where we answer as many of your questions as we can in under two hours.
And today, in contrast to our usual episodes, we deviate a bit more than usual from the training-related questions and include a few more personal ones (see the timestamps below).
Cheers!
Timestamps:
- 06:45 – Favorite premium features in the app; our thought process when planning workouts; what measurements to track; and is belly circumference a more useful measurement than body weight?
- 18:45 – How do we handle setbacks in life, and how do they affect our training?
- 24:00 – Why does Philip, the hedonist, not drink coffee?
- 27:30 – Biggest differences in gym culture across the world? Do you speak any other languages besides Swedish and English?
- 34:00 – Philip’s desert island wines? Daniel’s desert island books?
- 39:30 – Who is more likely to a) start a fight with a bear? b) win a fight against a bear?
- 43:45 – If you could go back in time (with all your knowledge about training and about yourselves) and train in a particular way from an early age, how would you train?
- 51:30 – What’s the biggest mistake modern fitness culture makes that the Golden Era of bodybuilding got right? Do you think modern lifters over-optimize details like tempo, rest times, RIR, science-based stuff, etc., at the expense of just keeping it simple, lifting heavy and intense, and simply being a monster in the gym?
- 57:00 – What results from a scientific study were you most surprised by?
- 1:03:00 – What does the science (and your experience) say about the diminishing returns of rest time between sessions?
- 1:08:45 – Are you considering Norwegian intervals sometime in the future?
- 1:15:00 – Any pet peeves when it comes to other people’s behaviour in the gym? Any tips to get past the fear of a new injury or at least live with the fear and still train? Who was the coolest 80s-90s action movie star? Arnold? Stallone? Van Damme? Kurt Russel? Chuck Norris? Dolph Lundgren? Which is your favourite “bad” eating habit?
- 1:22:45 – How do I dial in the volume and intensity when trying to do daily lifting?
- 1:27:30 – Other than strength training, are there any particular hobbies that you are passionate about?
- 1:40:30 – What’s your push-up PR (reps)? And the current approximate level?
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This is episode 100 of the podcast. Check out the five previous episodes below:
- Episode 99: The Minimum Effective Dose for Strength Training
- Episode 98: Warming Up for Better Performance
- Episode 97: Combining Cardio and Strength Training
- Episode 96: Building Muscle after 60 – the Elixir of Youth
- Episode 95: The Key to Losing as Much Fat as Possible
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