Lab Coat Fitness AMA #4

Lab Coat Fitness

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At 1:36

Nicholas Masman:

How would you learn the Manna with a barbell?

At 04:37

Simon Hernandez

Hey guys, I am trying to make sense of volume waves for hypertrophy. If you plan a 5% volume increase per week and try to aim up to 130% to 150% in total by the end of your cycle (I read this was recommendations by Joshua) you end up adding a ton of volume and time (like an hour) on the last week, considering that you need extra volume for each muscle group. Are my assumptions correct or what can I be doing wrong?

At 18:08

Alexander Egebak:

When would one add resistance to an exercise over adding more volume (or the other way around) for maximal muscle mass gains?

At 23:03

Goncalo Martins

First of all, wonderful articles and wonderful job with the website contents guys. I love it.

Regarding the skills section, that can be adjusted accordingly to the athlete goals right? If someone wants to work on side lever and back lever that can be the focus for the skill! Or is there a reason behind the selection of current skills? thanks

At 29:53

Vincent Dudret:

What are the general guidelines to follow when dealing with elderly folks looking to train ?

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At 37:08

Robert Burtchell:

It possibly from over training handstands and planche leans, but do you guys have any tips on tfcc strains and forearm splints?

Demetris Mannouris:

What is the mechanism behind forearm splints and how do you get rid of them for planche?

At 45:52

Daniel Manu:

How would you train transverse abdominis? I personally have quite strong abs since I can remember, and they were never I weak link when training skills.

At 50:22

Joeri van Hoek:

Concerning deloading, obviously this comes down to your body and your awareness of fatigue and overtraining. Nevertheless could you provide some general guidelines on approaching it (both trainingwise and periodisation wise). Because generally you find a recommendation of doing it once every 4-6 weeks, but they seem to be based mostly on logistic ease, rather than research. Thanks

At 57:10

Matthew Miller

When doing a ton of cardio in a fat loss phase (because I simply enjoy the cardio), what is a good rule of thumb for the minimum amount of work that you should give your muscles in order to simply preserve their current state? The goal is sheer fat loss without losing muscle - strength and hypertrophy phases can come later.

At 01:02:55

Mauro Gomez Alvarez

Is there any advantages in the order of the main exercises listed in the program?

e.g. doing H-Push - V- Pull - H-Pull instead of V-Pull, H-Push, H-Pull.

At 01:08:37

Roy Bassil

What do you think about taking creatine and its links to increasing DHT thus causing more male pattern baldness? I want to start supplementing it but I'm afraid it will just make my receding hairline even worse than it already is. Does the research support this?

At 01:14:10

Anssi Liback

Would you please share your recommendations for long term knee health? I have medial meniscus tears in both knees and osteoarthritis is prevalent in my family.