Welcome to The Strength Log, a podcast about strength training, nutrition, science, health and fitness.
Your hosts, Daniel Richter and Philip Wildenstam, are two Swedish gym rats and science nerds with decades of experience in helping people reach their fitness goals.
In The Strength Log, we translate science into understandable insights for you who are looking to gain a better understanding of how to reach your fitness goals.
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Recent Episodes of The Strength Log Podcast
[Podcast] Anabolic Steroids Weaken Your Tendons
Bit of a mixed bag for you today, with three unrelated topics. First, we look into why athletes on anabolic–androgenic steroids so often experience tendon injuries. As far as we can remember, a possible explanation has been that the tendons can’t keep up with the fast gains of muscle mass and strength from AAS use, … Read more
[Podcast] Rest Time Might Be Overrated if Volume Is Matched
How long you rest between sets is an important factor to consider, as longer rest times often lead to better training results since you can perform more reps in each set at any given weight compared to shorter rests. But what if you compensate for shorter rest times by doing more sets, until you’ve reached … Read more
[Podcast] To Keep Getting Stronger You Probably Need to Train More
To maximize strength and muscle growth, how many sets should you perform per week for each muscle and exercise? A year ago, we reported on a meta-study that found surprisingly low levels of training volume were sufficient to maximize strength gains. To say that had us confused is to put it mildly. It’s finally time … Read more
[Podcast] How to Train the Bench Press for Big, Explosive Pecs
If you want to get a stronger bench press, bigger pecs, and become more explosive when pushing or punching, should you train for max strength, muscle growth, or explosiveness? And what is the overlap between those three training philosophies? Today, we break down a new study that compares exactly this, and give you our recommendations … Read more
[Podcast] Ultra-Processed vs Unprocessed Foods – Looking past the Macros
We’ve all heard that we should eat healthy, specifically to avoid ultra-processed food. But why? Yes, it’s easy to overeat ultra-processed food because it’s tasty. But if you count your calories and don’t overeat, are ultra-processed foods still bad for you? In today’s episode, we explore a new study that put people on either a … Read more
[Podcast] How Do You Reduce Muscle Soreness? New Q&A!
Are there any scientifically proven methods to reduce muscle soreness after hard workouts? And if so, should you? We’re back with another episode based on listener questions, and this is a good one. Besides muscle soreness, we discuss paused deadlifts and paused squats, as well as the optimal time of day for working out. See … Read more
[Podcast] This Is Why You Don’t Need to Stress about Protein Timing
We have two topics for you today. First out is a new meta-analysis examining the impact of timing your protein intake immediately before or after workouts. Does it matter? And if so, how big are the differences? Then we tackle a topic a lot of you have been curious about: ”Daniel is training weird.” Let’s … Read more
[Podcast] Will Fat Loss or TRT Boost Your Testosterone More?
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is becoming more common as more and more men suffer from low testosterone. But for many men, it might just treat the symptoms instead of the root cause: unhealthy body fat levels. In today’s episode, we discuss a new study that compared one of the new weight loss drugs (tirzepatide) to … Read more
[Podcast] 8 vs 16 Sets per Week for Muscle and Strength
How many sets should you do weekly for your muscle groups to maximize strength and muscle gains? That is the eternal question for gymgoers, and even though this is a relatively well-researched subject, we still can’t say for sure. Let’s look into a new study that had participants perform eight sets of leg presses per … Read more
[Podcast] How Much Do Your Biceps Grow from Rows?
Rows are great for developing your upper back, but do they also work your biceps sufficiently? That certainly would be a good incentive to do more boring rows and less direct biceps work, to kill two swole birds with one stone. So, what does the science have to say about this? In today’s episode, we … Read more