Lab Coat Fitness AMA #6

Lab Coat Fitness

Covered questions

At 08:34

Alexander Chaney:

For those of us who got into advanced body weight training out of the mindset that it is more applicable to athleticism than weight training, were we mislead or is there some truth to that?

At 16:38

Christian Nogueira:

What is your view of exercises which work the joints at odd movements, such as popularized by Ido Portal's "improper alignment" video, also some of Sommer's mobility work, etc. Is it useful at all?

At 26:27

Nicholas Masman:

What are your thoughts on Minimum Effective Volume, Maximum Recoverable Volume and (as per Mike Israetel) and moving from one to the other in a cycle? The mass cycles seem to fit these concepts quite well.

At 34:19

Demetris Mannouris:

Thank you for answering my "forearm splints" question on Podcast 4!!! I have been following the advice for ulnar deviations, compression and extensor strengthening and it has helped immensely...

At 37:45

Goncalo Martins:

What are your thoughts about using crossover symmetry has a shoulder mobility routine after the workouts?

At 45:40

Eliajah Hunsaker:

I understand Josh has a lot of respect for Dr Stewart McGill which is well deserved because he has done great things in the field of spinal research. However I find he tends to pigeonhole himself into a purely biomechanical model of pain which doesn't mesh with our current understanding of pain in the biopsychosocial model we have developed. What is your take on the role of biomechanics and it's relation to pain? How would you translate that to a clinical practice or a coaching practice?

At 55:53

Janne Makiniemi:

My gym has some strongman equipment (farmer's handles, yoke, sleds). How could I incorporate these to my training? Could I replace some of the leg work with these?

At 58:59

Abdul Ghani Memon:

What are good ways to improve work capacity? For example, not needing 3-5 minutes rest time between sets of pull-ups, bench press, rows, squats, etc. to fully recover. I want to get to the point where I can rest 45-60 secs ...

At 01:04:38

Jon Bjornar Keyser:

Hello beautiful people!

I wonder how much I should elevate the scapula when I practice the handstand? I have hear full elevation, but does that mean maximum contraction of the upper trapz or that I should be able to hold that maximum position?

Best regards from Norway!

At 01:08:23

Alexander Egebak

If I want to spend a little time trying to increase my 1RM in dips while at the same still progressing in my normal hypertrophy/strength training, how would one go about doing that? I tested my 1RM one year back with 65kg (around 80% of BW) but have not practiced dips since then

At 01:13:20

Mauro Gomez Alvarez:

I'm currently doing the 4-day strength cycle including back squats and deadlifts...

At 01:14:28

Stephen Soye:

I'm a regular blood donor. I donate every 3 months and sometimes more regularly due to haemochromatosis (iron overload). I do suffer from fatigue in the first few days after the donation which affects my training, but long term, would muscle growth and strength gain be affected by the regular loss of blood?