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Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D, C.S.C.S., is an internationally renowned fitness expert and widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on body composition training (muscle development and fat loss). He is a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder, and has won numerous natural bodybuilding titles.
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Great interview, Brad! Well made points and very well spoken as usual!
Comment by Anoop — November 3, 2012 @ 9:53 am
Much appreciated Anoop π
Brad
Comment by Brad — November 5, 2012 @ 10:40 am
Great stuff here Brad! I will add this interview to my bi-weekly “Good Reads’ blog this weekend π
Comment by Chris Martinez — November 6, 2012 @ 2:47 am
Thanks Chris π Cheers!
Brad
Comment by Brad — November 6, 2012 @ 6:08 am
Excellent interview Brad! Love the scientific approach to maximizing muscle growth. Excited to read your new book.
Comment by Joe — November 17, 2012 @ 11:23 pm
Appreciate it, Joe π Cheers!
Brad
Comment by Brad — November 18, 2012 @ 7:35 am
It was amazing Brad, thanks for sharing a part of your knowledge to change a very big part of people lives !
Comment by Saba — November 24, 2012 @ 5:01 pm
Many thanks Saba. It’s feedback like yours that makes my career so rewarding π
Cheers!
Brad
Comment by Brad — November 25, 2012 @ 9:49 am
Anybody have any suggestions on what type of muscle building supplement i should purchase. One of them that doesnt just make water weight.
Comment by Andrew Carter — December 13, 2012 @ 4:18 am
Great interview Brad. Quick semi-related question:
I’ve heard that hypertrophy is the primary, if not only means by which muscle tissue becomes larger. What role, if any, does hyperplasia play in increasing muscle size?
Second, what kind practical of exercises may preferentially cause hyperplasia vs hypertrophy?*
This 2007 review basically concluded that it’s negligible, but present nonetheless.: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17241104
(*… if there’s any research on that, I haven’t been able to find it. I know there are a lot of challenges in measuring hyperplasia in humans. It seems like a few studies using weird stretch exercises on animals produced some hyperplasia, but those seem irrelevant for humans.)
Thanks,
– Armi
Comment by Armi Legge — February 1, 2013 @ 11:10 am
70% of muscle is water, Andrew!
Comment by anoop — February 8, 2013 @ 8:32 am
Hi Armi:
Research generally does not support the presence of hyperplasia during traditional resistance training. It has been shown in animal models undergoing extreme protocols (i.e. synergistic ablation), but even this has been questioned as artifact (i.e. improper counting of myofibers).
Brad
Comment by Brad — February 8, 2013 @ 9:11 am
Have been using MAX Muscle Plan with great results. Currently I am on the muscle phase and have a question on drop sets. I have never done drop sets before and am a bit confused. When the program says to do four double drop sets, does a drop set count as two sets (so four sets in total) or one set (in essence would be doing eight sets, four initial weight sets and four dropped weight sets)?
Thanks for the great book. Look forward to my results at the end of the muscle phase.
Comment by scott — June 19, 2013 @ 5:05 pm