If you want to become really strong, you’ll also need to become bigger. But how much does your muscle mass correlate with your strength levels? And how should you train to optimize either one?
This is a fascinating topic. To kick things off we have a new study examining the correlation between chest muscle thickness and bench press 1RM.
Yes, yes, we know. Every person who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying. But hear us out!
To broaden the discussion, we also answer a bunch of great questions from you guys and gals.
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This is episode 33 of the podcast. Check out the five previous episodes below:
- Episode 32: Is More Training Always Better?
- Episode 31: How Long Can You Be in a Caloric Deficit? Mailbag!
- Episode 30: Build Muscle While Losing Fat!
- Episode 29: How Often Should You Change Exercises?
- Episode 28: Mailbag: Your Best Questions on Arm Training!
- Episode 27: How to Train for Thicc Triceps
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