<description>&lt;p&gt;Work with Josh, Zac, or another DDS Coach: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWJYWEVRZURuTzh5UWpLMTZRMEFCbDNHS2NIUXxBQ3Jtc0tucHdUV0VWZUtnYS1VTGl6cjVweTdlQXBoUHZyWFk3ZThSdmUzQzdfVDhvWnBhMUFoZlNhdVNRejVsZkdhR2ZMTmN3T1R1SEhUaTJ0LW03dlFwMzNmY2MxeDJLaGVGb2ctTGpZLS16YnRMWWFRZm52WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdatadrivenstrength.com%2Fcoaching&amp;v=rbRBRM-Idcg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:35 Introduction to the Study and Team&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2:33 Conceptual Rationale for Drop Sets&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6:50 Current State of the Literature&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:55 Tonal Technology and Methodology&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:21 Study Design and Participants&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:50 Traditional vs. Drop Series Protocol&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;34:21 Defining Practical Equivalence&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;37:34 Hypertrophy Results and Findings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;42:14 Time Savings and Training Efficiency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:01:45 Practical Takeaways and Applications&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:05:41 Future Research&lt;/p&gt;
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Work with Josh, Zac, or another DDS Coach: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWJYWEVRZURuTzh5UWpLMTZRMEFCbDNHS2NIUXxBQ3Jtc0tucHdUV0VWZUtnYS1VTGl6cjVweTdlQXBoUHZyWFk3ZThSdmUzQzdfVDhvWnBhMUFoZlNhdVNRejVsZkdhR2ZMTmN3T1R1SEhUaTJ0LW03dlFwMzNmY2MxeDJLaGVGb2ctTGpZLS16YnRMWWFRZm52WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdatadrivenstrength.com%2Fcoaching&v=rbRBRM-Idcg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching</a> 0:35 Introduction to the Study and Team2:33 Conceptual Rationale for Drop Sets6:50 Current State of the Literature12:55 Tonal Technology and Methodology22:21 Study Design and Participants26:50 Traditional vs. Drop Series Protocol34:21 Defining Practical Equivalence37:34 Hypertrophy Results and Findings42:14 Time Savings and Training Efficiency1:01:45 Practical Takeaways and Applications1:05:41 Future Research

Are Drop Sets an Effective Training Method? [New Research] - S2E14

<description>&lt;p&gt;Work with Josh, Zac, or another DDS Coach: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDJGN3RHUDhHSnV4N2R1UzhMQnpORFMtbnRVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttcDFzUF81eXh1bFdMSEthdkN6ZjBMQVJ5OEVDcnRnN0RFZG1reUh4WW1HRC1FQm1kcURudm1BWnl3OG5KMm5EVzVXMXkxc0VWWnhHT2NQanlVbU9zUVpTR3lVQkhJdFZSX2d3YmZyT0o2cWJhUDVsbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdatadrivenstrength.com%2Fcoaching&amp;v=M9Y1ycqOEUQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00⁠ Intro Teaser: 30 lbs Down&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠00:31⁠ Podcast Intro &amp;amp; Topic Overview&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠02:57⁠ The &amp;quot;Week 4 Effect&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠05:05⁠ Does Expertise Hurt Your Own Progress?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠06:35⁠ The Value of &amp;quot;Walking the Walk&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠10:52⁠ PART I: THE CONTEXT (From PL to Hypertrophy)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠18:40⁠ Why Josh Hired a Coach (Steve Hall)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠21:30⁠ The Stats: From 230lbs to 199lbs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠22:30⁠ PART II: TRAINING ARCHITECTURE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠25:00⁠ Strength Retention &amp;amp; Leverage Changes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠29:27⁠ Volume Talk: 6-12 Sets Per Week?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠32:08⁠ Rest Periods &amp;amp; Super-setting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠34:36⁠ Rituals &amp;amp; Meal Timing Structure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠37:50⁠ Decision Fatigue &amp;amp; Accountability&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠43:00⁠ Work-Life Boundaries for Better Sessions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠46:45⁠ Nutrition Strategy Overview&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠46:52⁠ PART III: NUTRITION STRATEGY&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠51:40⁠ Implementing Refeeds &amp;amp; Diet Breaks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠54:45⁠ Dining Out Hacks: ChatGPT &amp;amp; Sharing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠59:34⁠ The Ninja Creami Recipe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠01:04:15⁠ &amp;quot;Eating Like an Adult&amp;quot; (Rebuilding Habits)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠01:07:50⁠ Mindset: Subjective Experience &amp;amp; Momentum&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠01:07:57⁠ PART IV: KEY TAKEAWAYS &amp;amp; MINDSET&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⁠01:15:30⁠ Protecting Your Training Priority&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Work with Josh, Zac, or another DDS Coach: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDJGN3RHUDhHSnV4N2R1UzhMQnpORFMtbnRVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttcDFzUF81eXh1bFdMSEthdkN6ZjBMQVJ5OEVDcnRnN0RFZG1reUh4WW1HRC1FQm1kcURudm1BWnl3OG5KMm5EVzVXMXkxc0VWWnhHT2NQanlVbU9zUVpTR3lVQkhJdFZSX2d3YmZyT0o2cWJhUDVsbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdatadrivenstrength.com%2Fcoaching&v=M9Y1ycqOEUQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching</a> 00:00⁠ Intro Teaser: 30 lbs Down⁠00:31⁠ Podcast Intro &amp; Topic Overview⁠02:57⁠ The &quot;Week 4 Effect&quot; ⁠05:05⁠ Does Expertise Hurt Your Own Progress?⁠06:35⁠ The Value of &quot;Walking the Walk&quot;⁠10:52⁠ PART I: THE CONTEXT (From PL to Hypertrophy)⁠18:40⁠ Why Josh Hired a Coach (Steve Hall)⁠21:30⁠ The Stats: From 230lbs to 199lbs⁠22:30⁠ PART II: TRAINING ARCHITECTURE⁠25:00⁠ Strength Retention &amp; Leverage Changes⁠29:27⁠ Volume Talk: 6-12 Sets Per Week?⁠32:08⁠ Rest Periods &amp; Super-setting⁠34:36⁠ Rituals &amp; Meal Timing Structure⁠37:50⁠ Decision Fatigue &amp; Accountability⁠43:00⁠ Work-Life Boundaries for Better Sessions⁠46:45⁠ Nutrition Strategy Overview⁠46:52⁠ PART III: NUTRITION STRATEGY⁠51:40⁠ Implementing Refeeds &amp; Diet Breaks⁠54:45⁠ Dining Out Hacks: ChatGPT &amp; Sharing⁠59:34⁠ The Ninja Creami Recipe⁠01:04:15⁠ &quot;Eating Like an Adult&quot; (Rebuilding Habits)⁠01:07:50⁠ Mindset: Subjective Experience &amp; Momentum⁠01:07:57⁠ PART IV: KEY TAKEAWAYS &amp; MINDSET⁠01:15:30⁠ Protecting Your Training Priority

How I Lost 30 Pounds Without Losing Muscle | S2E13

<description>&lt;p&gt;Work with a DDS coach: https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:02:14 - Zac’s Work on Individual Response Variation (and his conclusion)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:08:35 - Key takeaway: programming around constraints, not different principles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:15:18 - New podcast approach: Building on their own work (Research &amp;amp; Coaching)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:19:03 - Experience vs weak Scientific Evidence&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:29:17 - Coaching Systems Review: The 5 Core Values in the training process&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:37:48 - The value of Training Skill for long-term success&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:44:36 - Listener Question: How to interpret years of Training Data&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:52:43 - Coaching as the Application of Principles within the athlete’s Constraints&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;0:59:11 - Key Inputs and Outputs to evaluate Strength &amp;amp; Hypertrophy programming&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:17:50 - The 3 Big Unanswered Questions in Training Science (Fatigue, Creatine, Growth Limit)&lt;/p&gt;
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Work with a DDS coach: https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching/ 0:02:14 - Zac’s Work on Individual Response Variation (and his conclusion)0:08:35 - Key takeaway: programming around constraints, not different principles0:15:18 - New podcast approach: Building on their own work (Research &amp; Coaching)0:19:03 - Experience vs weak Scientific Evidence0:29:17 - Coaching Systems Review: The 5 Core Values in the training process0:37:48 - The value of Training Skill for long-term success0:44:36 - Listener Question: How to interpret years of Training Data0:52:43 - Coaching as the Application of Principles within the athlete’s Constraints0:59:11 - Key Inputs and Outputs to evaluate Strength &amp; Hypertrophy programming1:17:50 - The 3 Big Unanswered Questions in Training Science (Fatigue, Creatine, Growth Limit)

A New Philosophy for Training Data | S2E12

<description>&lt;p&gt;Sign up for a 14-day free trial for the Evolve Training App: https://www.evolvetrainingapp.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work with Josh or Zac: https://datadrivenstrength.com/coaching&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Free newsletter with exclusive content: https://datadrivenstrength.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction &amp;amp; Rocking Chair Discussion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:30 — Coaching Anecdotes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14:10 — Structure vs. Flexibility in Training&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;44:59 — What Bodybuilders Can Learn From Powerlifters (&amp;amp; Vice Versa)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:00:35 — Announcement: Evolve Training App&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Sign up for a 14-day free trial for the Evolve Training App: https://www.evolvetrainingapp.comWork with Josh or Zac: https://datadrivenstrength.com/coachingFree newsletter with exclusive content: https://datadrivenstrength.com 00:00 - Introduction &amp; Rocking Chair Discussion09:30 — Coaching Anecdotes14:10 — Structure vs. Flexibility in Training44:59 — What Bodybuilders Can Learn From Powerlifters (&amp; Vice Versa)1:00:35 — Announcement: Evolve Training App

Structure vs. Flexibility, Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting, and a Huge Announcement | S2E11

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Thanks for tuning in to the Data Driven Strength Podcast!More from DDS: <a href="https://data-drivenstrength.kit.com/profile">https://data-drivenstrength.kit.com/profile</a> 00:00 - Introduction00:05:17 - Training Flexibility vs. Rigidity00:25:45 - New Rest-Pause Study00:43:55 - Recommendations: Rest-Pause &amp; Drop Sets00:55:49 - How to Individualize Training01:27:32 - An Improved Approach to RIR01:40:34 - A Guide to Interpreting Research (Common Fallacies)

New approach to RIR, Advanced Training Methods, Research Interpretation Errors, and More | S2E9

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