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Episode: Effective applications of failure training - With Martin Refalo - Ep. 23
Description: In this very insightful interview, Martin Refalo and I discuss what it means to train “hard” for the goal of muscle hypertrophy; whether you need to train to complete muscular failure to maximise hypertrophy; and how to program failure to maximise its potential benefits and minimise potential downsides.
Martin is a coach and Education Manager at JPS Health and Fitness in Melbourne, Australia. He’s currently pursuing a PhD in Exercise Science and has recently authored a systematic review and meta-analysis on the influence of proximity to failure on muscle hypertrophy.
Martin is keen to conduc...