Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi Geoffrey Verity Schofield + Kassem Hanson - RP Methods, Rotating Exercises, Contracted Positions
Apr 13, 2024
Geoffrey Verity Schofield, a fitness coach and content creator known for critiquing training methods, joins Kassem Hanson, a coach from N1 Education focusing on exercise selection and biomechanics. They dive into the discrepancies around Renaissance Periodization, how social media shapes training narratives, and evolving views on exercise form. Kassem shares insights on contracted positions and the synergy of different training focuses. Both discuss balancing consistency with variation to maximize gains, emphasizing flexibility in exercise choices for effective hypertrophy.
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Training To ‘Fend Off Decay’ With Blocks
- Kassem describes periodizing between heavy and dense phases to manage load and recovery as he ages.
- He calls his current goal "fending off decay," balancing heavy lifts with efficient, goal-directed sessions.
Length And Short-Focused Work Are Complementary
- Kassem predicts optimal hypertrophy may combine separate length-focused and contraction-focused exercises rather than one all-purpose lift.
- He sees length-biased work as more fatiguing and contraction work as complementary and less damaging.
Pair Stretch Work With Contraction Days
- Pair length-focused sets with contraction-focused sessions to manage fatigue and recovery.
- Use short-position work as lower-cost volume to add stimulus without heavy chronic soreness.