Have We Been Wrong About Muscle Resensitization? - Dr Josh Pelland

Dr. Josh shares insights from his recent PhD research on muscle resensitization and muscle memory, exploring how training volume, atrophy, and recovery influence muscle growth and adaptation. This episode clarifies misconceptions and offers practical advice for training and program design. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and guest background 00:30 Josh's experience with his PhD and current role 02:08 Balancing busy life with training and research 04:12 Introduction to the Macro Factor Foundation 06:30 Josh's personal training and nutrition update 11:13 Overview of the dissertation on muscle resensitization 17:38 Study design for muscle resensitization without atrophy 24:40 Findings: No evidence of resensitization effect in study 37:18 Implications for training, deloads, and program cycling 51:00 Meta-analysis on muscle memory and its conclusions 01:03:20 Practical takeaways and future research directions 01:13:28 Final thoughts and where to follow Josh Study: https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/273/ More from Josh: https://www.instagram.com/josh.datadrivenstrength/ https://www.data-drivenstrength.com/ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datadrivenstrength Thanks, please comment, like and subscribe! COACHING: https://revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/revivestronger NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/2rRONG5 __________________________________________________________________ Epic Workout Clothing (use code STRONGER): • US: https://www.raskolapparel.com?snowball=STRONGER • Europe: https://raskolapparel.eu/ • Canada: https://raskolapparel.ca/ __________________________________________________________________ Our Ebooks! Ultimate Guide To Contest Prep Ebook: • https://revivestronger.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-contest-prep/ __________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date with the latest research and educate yourself! MASS (Research Review): • https://www.massmember.com/a/2147994108/MxeV4T3M Muscle & Strength Pyramids • https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/25469?referrer=1uk0lvv6e1rqv __________________________________________________________________ When you're interested in online coaching, please go visit our website and follow the application form: https://www.revivestronger.com/online-coaching/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices