Answering Your Best Questions on Strength Training

We made it to ten episodes! That’s worth a small celebration, don’t you think?

That’s why this episode is fully dedicated to answering questions from our listeners. 

From the ones you sent in, we picked eighth. See the timestamps below!

Timestamps:

• 02:50 – Question 1: What rep ranges do you prefer when strength and muscle mass are the priorities?
• 06:40 – Question 2: How do I build bigger glutes without hip thrusts? I'm doing at-home workouts with only a barbell and dumbbells.
• 09:00 – Question 3: It’s summer soon. How much do I need to train to avoid losing my gains?
• 13:20 – Question 4: Do cold showers (not baths) harm muscle growth if taken 12–24 hours after training?
• 16:30 – Question 5: What is the #1 lesson you’ve learned in the gym, that helped you the most regarding progression and/or motivation for your training?
• 20:00 – Question 6: Say that you want to test your general strength and fitness in the gym quarterly, using the same tests every time. The test can only take one hour, not including warm-up. Which exercises should the test contain, and for how many reps?
• 27:25 – Question 7: Does creatine lose its effect if you put it in coffee or tea?
• 29:50 – Question 8: Bench press, squat, or deadlift: You can only do two for the rest of your life. Which one will you never train again, and why?

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