#11 - How Do You Know What Works?

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Podcast breakdown:

00:02 🧠 Context on Exercise Effectiveness

03:00 🔄 Evolution of Exercise Selection

04:23 📜 Decision-Making Analogy - Cheesecake Factory Menu

05:46 🔄 Identifying Issues for Program Adjustment

08:01 ⏸️ Signs and Symptoms of Fatigue

11:14 🗓️ Timeline Planning for Contest Prep

15:37 🔄 Adjusting Training Volume and Nutrition

20:31 🔄 Tying Topics Together - Tangential Yet Relevant

22:08 🔄 Importance of Long-Term Perspective

23:04 📊 Assessing Program Effectiveness

24:15 📐 Metrics for Program Assessment

28:21 🏋️ Progressive Overload Misconceptions

32:53 🏋️‍♂️ Efficiency of Contraction

45:43 🏋️ Bodybuilding Trends and High-Level Audience:

46:54 🔄 Importance of Tradeoffs in Decision-Making:

49:14 🔄 Tradeoffs in Relationships and Exercises:

50:53 🤔 Challenging the Notion of Soulmates:

53:17 💡 Setting Timelines and Structured Planning:

55:32 ⚙️ Psychological Factors in Training Duration:

59:10 🔄 Adjusting Training Approach for Recovery:

01:02:21 📉 Addressing Specific Fatigue Issues:

01:06:02 🔄 Balancing Intellectual Curiosity and Recovery:

01:08:37 🤯 Understanding stress and performance

01:11:10 🔄 Balancing awareness and performance

01:13:23 🛌 Psychological burnout and recovery

01:17:01 🔄 Autoregulation and long-term planning

01:20:49 🍔 Subjectivity and dietary balance

01:23:21 🩸 Fatigue's impact on blood work