RP Strength Podcast

00:00 - Intro: Is Milo Batman or Robin?
01:00 - How he finished a PhD young (23 YO BABY 💥)
06:30 - Why Milo chose to study exercise physiology
11:49 - What got Milo into lifting? 
16:30 - Bulking mistakes: why big surpluses usually mean mostly fat gain
26:30 - How Milo started studying ROM as it's related to hypertrophy
38:45 - Not all partials are equal: stretch-position vs squeeze-position
44:30 - How Milo feels being assigned "The Stretch Guy"
49:50 - Milo's principled protocol for max hypertrophy
56:00 - Rep standardization: partials vs full ROM; Tempo and injury prevention

00:00 - Intro
00:00:51 - Will has cerebral palsy: what it actually looks like day to day
00:02:57 - Growing up with CP, how Will started lifting, and what early training looked like
00:15:08 - Gym confidence, feeling judged, and pushing past the "new guy" phase
00:19:11 - Exercise selection: why barbell squats are tough (and what he does instead)
00:33:24 - Machines, imbalances, and unilateral work
00:38:20 - Should you compete? Dieting realities and expectations
00:40:50 - Bulking: eating enough, high protein, and making it work in real life
00:54:49 - Advice for lifters with disabilities

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00:00:00 - We've got PhDs at home - the PhDs at home: Dr. Pak
00:02:00 - Dr. Pak's educational background
00:06:04 - Starting out for free: building experience in research and coaching
00:10:04 - Minimum effective dose and "volume tribalism"
00:20:45 - The "3-5 must-haves" for training: effort, enough volume, long-term consistency
00:23:30 - Setting realistic physique expectations
00:27:50 - The illusion of optimal
00:34:10 - Exercise selection flexibility + why titles/thumbnails look "absolute" but content is nuanced
00:42:10 - The "52 sets" misconception: specialization phases, tradeoffs, bad extrapolations
00:50:00 - Dr. Pak's current training, strength numbers, and bulking history

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00:00 - Intro
03:20 - Is the 10,000-hour rule a myth?
07:15 - Specializing too early
13:43 - Why Doing Multiple Sports Can Make You Learn Faster (and Win More Later)
24:29 - The Hidden Cost of Early Specialization: Burnout, Injuries, and Quitting the Game
28:08 - What Makes Kids "Great" Often Fails at the World-Class Level
31:13 - Youth Stars Rarely Become Adult Legends: The 90% Turnover Reality Check
35:32 - How Sticking With It Paid Off for Nick and Eric
48:00 - When It's Appropriate to Specialize | Limitations of Specializing
59:35 - Practical Playbook: The 4 Takeaways You Can Apply to Training, Parenting, and Progress

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00:00 - Intro
01:15 - How Milo and Pak found RP
05:10 - Milo and Pak's lifting > research arc
18:30 - How "evidence based" fitness has changed over the last 10 years
23:35 - What does "evidence based" actually mean
37:30 - How science is being misrepresented
49:15 - Looks ≠ Expertise
52:50 - Upcoming research and projects