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Oct 2023
54m 35s

385: The Impact Of NSAIDs On Muscle Grow...

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Brandon is back on the show to give you the low down on NSAID’s, do they help or hinder muscle growth? If you want to maximise your gains but have pain, how should you navigate use of NSAIDs? And what can we do to mitigate pain outside of using these drugs?


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

06:27 Anything changed to training and applications with new research?

08:20 Any new exciting findings?

11:07 The impact of NSAIDS and pain medication on muscle growth

14:48 Are there benefits for recovery?

18:22 Does it help with pain tolerance in a session?

19:58 Practical recommendations

21:58 Should you avoid NSAIDs if you're an athlete?

28:31 Other recommended treatments?

30:14 Does warming up for a training session help and what's a good warm-up

39:12 Collagen supplementation, is it worth it?

44:45 Different types of collagen

46:13 Any interesting new research coming up?

49:43 Training to failure, what's Brandon's take?

51:48 Where can people find more about Brandon?


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Resources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30102811/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32346802/


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