Ask Me Anything with Dr. Eric Helms

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0:00:48 Overlapping weekly training volume 0:04:44 Why does leg growth lag behind 0:07:48 Lower & upper body growth rate between females & males 0:09:20 Health science PhD 0:14:55 Pyramids 3.0 0:16:10 Elon Musk asks if doctor Eric is stretching his calves 🤨 0:16:24 Rest periods? Yes. 0:16:29 More brains more gains needs Eric to make a calf podcast 0:16:51 TEF peak 0:17:09 Eric's current program 0:18:10 Fixed weekly volumes (doctor Mike disagrees here but doesn't intervene because he's busy stretching his calves) 0:21:05 More calves 0:22:06 Are 10,000 steps per day an adequate target 0:24:37 Side delts, pressing movements and why EMG studies suck 0:28:15 Energy intake on a cut 0:30:03 Stuff you "shouldn't" eat but you absolutely can on a bulk 0:30:23 Low volume high intensity 0:32:29 Hamstring don't squat, what do?? 🤔 0:36:45 Slow-twitch to fast-twitch conversion 0:40:43 Rest periods?? Agreed. 0:40:59 Are squat, bench and deadlift necessary? 0:42:32 When to deload 0:45:05 Mesocycle progression 0:46:34 5 days x 2 sets vs 2 days x 5 sets 0:47:25 Jefferson curls for a crispy back 0:47:40 Hypertrophy for mature gentlemen 0:50:22 Starting from scratch - best aproach to diet periodization 0:52:25 Time under tension 0:53:39 Zerchers and dumbbells for leg day 0:54:49 Softening period, microloading, low volume 0:57:11 Muscle imbalances & asymmetries 0:58:17 Defending RIR aproach to programming 🥹 1:02:43 Don't untrain 1:03:29 Non-split paradigm

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Thank you so much my man. Much appreciated.

[@OlArbin]

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[@dhaferbenmimoun7050]

thank you my guy

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[@jessikaramiefyte896]

❤❤

[@Adrian-cn5rk]

Both your channel and the RP channel deserve much higher sub counts

[@InfiniteXavier]

I'm such a big fan of how effectively and respectfully you communicate. I've learned a lot about hypertrophy from you, but I think what I'd want to steal from you most is how well you flex your expertise without being off-putting. Thank you.

[@enmorot]

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question (and others' as well). Have a nice day!

[@thomasruckstuhl9980]

I was about to hit the like button several times but noticed I already had. 👍👍👍

[@richardtrass]

Superb thanks Eric

[@JohnK222inf]

Thanks for answering my questions! Appreciate it!

[@BrodieGiesbrecht]

Thanks for this, it was great! Looking forward to future AMA's.

[@joehayden6065]

Fantastic information as always, concise, informative and decidedly lucid!

[@utubebrowseupload]

Great one Eric! im looking forward to hearing more about the bulking study you are workig on next time!

[@_pvn]

Content for the morning workout 🙂

[@gr-wp7oh]

I missed this!! Turning on the bell now

[@kobe-the-goat339]

Hey Eric! Can you add the questions/timestamps, please? Thank you :)

[@ryanleal1764]

Eric, who’s personal training program would you recommend the most? Who actually follows the research and gets your stamp of approval?

[@kylestaker9279]

Would love to figure out a good program to bodybuilding and some power building for a carpenter that works 50 hours a week.

[@chip2th]

I understand leg curl is needed but is a hip required to fully train the hamstring muscles. Would only leg curls be sufficient?

[@jasonchia6373]

my guess is: leg curl only will grow hams up to a certain point. but extension at the hip will give hams a different stimulus, giving it even more growth.

[@gokukakarot1855]

For the algorithm

[@kimberleyzammit8377]

👌🔥🔥

[@ericjames7819]

18 sets for one body part? Wow, you guys do some seriously low intensity work.

[@MrDeanmfitz]

Example- your frequency is 2x/week, say chest, you do 3 sets on bench, incline, and flys each day, thats 18 sets