I recently sat down with Patroklos Androulakis Korakakis, P.h.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Pak) to discuss his P.h.D. thesis topic: the minimum effective training dose to meaningfully increase strength.
In other words, Dr. Pak’s expertise is in research on the least amount of work we need to do in the gym to make meaningful gains. This topic is useful for anybody looking to continue making gains or even be confident that they won’t lose any gains during a period of reduced training. For lay people, this might be a shorter period, like vacation or finals week, or it could be a longer period, like during graduate school or a few intense years of their career.
On the other hand, for athletes, this might be during the competitive season when practice takes priority over lifting. Or, for military members, this might be during deployment where it’s necessary to reduce the time and energy spent on lifting.
In addition to the minimum effective dose for strength, during the podcast, we also discuss the minimum effective dose for hypertrophy, Dr. Pak’s thoughts on recent resistance training research, his Bane impersonation, and more.
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SUP #002 The Minimum Effective Resistance Training Dose With Dr. Pak P.h.D.