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Nov 2020
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#42 - How Hard Should We Train? ft. John...

JEFF NIPPARD
About this episode

This is part 2 of the "How Hard" miniseries where I'll be asking 5 different experts the same question: "How hard should we train in the gym?" 

Timestamps: How hard should you train?: 0:00

Do you rank volume or intensity higher? 15:16

Do people mess up RPE? & "Fake progressive overload" 18:16

How fatiguing is going to failure? 22:07

How often do you train "beyond failure"? 23:56

 

You can also listen on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jeff-nippard-podcast/id905054765

 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TkwWmQEiYHx8vkYjisIQo

 

Watch my "How Hard Should You Train?" compilation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjyDaxYpW8o

 

Find John Meadows here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/mountaindog1

https://www.instagram.com/mountaindog1/?hl=en

 

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