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] How Many Sets per Muscle Group and Workout?
Is there too much of a good thing, or should you just keep adding sets to your workouts to grow bigger and stronger? In episode 32, we discussed a meta-regression analysis on weekly set volume for hypertrophy and strength gains. Now, the same researchers are back with an analysis on per-session volume. How many sets … Read more
[Podcast] Results from Maxing out in the Bench Press Every Day
Ten years ago we got an awesome study on powerlifters and weightlifters maxing out in the squat daily. Now, a group of physical therapy students have replicated that study, but in the bench press instead. You read that right. Bench press. Maxing out. Every day for more than a month. Plus back-off sets. That’s a … Read more
[Podcast] Signs You Might Be Ego Lifting – New Mailbag!
How do you know if you are applying progressive overload and pushing yourself, or just ego lifting? And what’s the point of accessory exercises? We collected ten questions from our Instagram account and the StrengthLog Subreddit, to create a really interesting and fun episode for you today. See the timestamps below for all questions. Timestamps: … Read more
[Podcast] You Should Do More Than One Type of Bicep Curl
Which type of bicep curl is best if you want to grow your biceps? A new, impressive bicep study adds to the evidence that just doing regular curls might not be optimal, comparing bicep growth between two exercises where one was performed with a shortened bicep position and one with a lengthened bicep position. After … Read more
[Podcast] Why Cycle between Bulking and Cutting?
If you want to build more muscle mass, is it a good strategy to bulk up first before cutting down to the same weight again, hopefully with more quality mass on your body than you started out with? Bodybuilders do this all the time, but do you really need to if you don’t plan to … Read more
[Podcast] Does Slow Lifting Boost Muscle Growth?
If you lower the weights slowly when training, will that boost your muscle growth and strength gains? In today’s episode, we’re discussing a new meta-analysis (still in preprint) that pooled the results from eight studies on this topic, to see if an intentionally slow eccentric tempo when strength training produces better results. The results gave … Read more
[Podcast] Will Late-Night Carbs Make You Fat?
If you eat carbs before bedtime, you’ll become fat. At least, that’s what people have been claiming for decades—but is it true or just another fitness myth? Today, we have a new study looking into whether carbohydrates eaten in the evening are more prone to becoming body fat, and whether it matters if the carbs … Read more
[Podcast] Cardio or Strength Training for Fat Loss and Health?
Which type of training is better for fat loss and reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease: cardio or strength training? Today’s topic is a new, impressive study looking into this question, and we break it down for you! If you exercise at least partly for your health, this is the episode for you! With the … Read more
[Podcast] How to Deal with Plateaus in Your Training – New Mailbag
How can you measure progress without testing your 1RMs? How do you best deal with plateaus in your training? And what do we think about low-volume, high-intensity training for muscle hypertrophy? The first mailbag of the year is here, and it’s a good one! Read the timestamps below for every listener question we answered. Timestamps: … Read more
[Podcast] Do You Benefit from Carbs during Workouts?
How important are carbohydrates for your strength training results? And if you’re planning for a long, grueling workout—should you even bring carbs with you to the gym, to eat or drink during the workout? That’s the main subject for today, aided by a new, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial on intra-training carbohydrate ingestion in CrossFit-trained … Read more