Listen to Iron Radio Episode 140 (link to mp3).
Topic: Two Paths to Hugeness – Get Strong First or Time Under Tension? Or Both?
The guys geek out about this study about the benefits of time under tension and other intensity techniques methods to build muscle.
Intensity techniques as an alternative to straight-up power training:
- negatives
- slow eccentric, explosive concentric
- pre-exhausting, isolation movement before compound movement
- forced reps
- cheat reps
And Lonnie calculated how many calories you need to build a bound of muscle.
2300-2650 surplus calories (biochemical cost to synthesize a pound of muscle).
