Dr. Craig Whitworth-Turner

Nice to see this one finally out there! We explored student-athlete perceptions of self reported measures. Your readiness scale may not be as valid as you think…. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

@MuscleMechsLab “The deep stretch“ 😂

"lengthened partials" is not just dividing a ROM in 2 & working half of it at longer lengths. Like ive said for yrs now, If thats all you think it is, then you've entirely missed the point. Zero biomechanical understanding of them tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

One of my goals complete… See @tomsegura live! 🫡

Realizing how blessed you are to live in the USA whenever flying through an international airport and you have to put your liquids in a little plastic bag.

S&C would be a better place when the minority thinking here becomes the majority. Ifyky

Ultimately if you don’t have access to heavy loads TUT may be a method to use to stimulate a signal for growth (or at least maintenance). Likely want to take these reps to failure just in case with a semi slow tempo (1-3 secs) rather than a super long tempo >8secs. 💪

Likely the reason for TUT working is activation thresholds are met at some point in the lift, creates enough signal and mechanical tension to cause some response. Suggestion might be similar to BFR mechanisms causing lowered venous return and creating semi-hypoxic environment.

Time under tension (TUT) is related to Hypertrophy and yet it’s likely not a causative factor (i.e more TUT ≠ greater growth response). BUT that doesn’t mean >TUT doesn’t stimulate growth at all. Plenty of evidence in submaximal protocols demonstrating a response -so is it good?

While the effective reps theory sounds fun in principle, as long as activation thresholds are met we are getting a stimulus for muscle growth and so there is no exact range of what’s effective and what’s not, especially when there is activation dependency and history to consider.

Many of the best programs you have written were likely cut short because you fell for the time trap (I.e a 4 week block) or felt pressured to switch things up as the same thing can become boring! Reflect and think how many programs you genuinely stopped cause goals were met!

For some reason S&C folks confuse Hypertrophy with meaning excessive amounts of volume. Most of the science based bodybuilding community will use 2 working sets! Thats it! Typically taken in proximity to failure. I’ve seen far more sets programmed in a typical “athlete” setting!

Is it time to get a @VALDPerformance DynaMo in every doctors office ? 👀

@BioLayne This is how total recall starts 😂

I do not get the insane pushback against lab grown meat. This is such a win if it produces low cost high-quality protein The technology is impressive and I’m guessing the pushback is from people who watched too many sci-fi movies & believe it’s going to cause them to grow a 3rd arm or some dumb shit And before you step to me & call me a soy boy or libtard or something stupid… I’m stronger than you. I’m more muscular than you. I’ve won 2 world title in powerlifting & set 2 world records I have a PhD specifically in muscle protein metabolism My research was funded by the Beef, Dairy, & Egg industries And, I consume animal products regularly I’m just not fucking stupid 🤷🏼‍♂️

You have got got if you think this is real. Either LeBron has the most optimal replicable technique at every given load increment (he does exactly the same action without the red plate in another video) or this is AI 😂🙈 you all have lost your damn minds !

@10Simmer10 You’re going to have to post a video cause I have no idea how you’re creating “chaos” with a fixed point axis of rotation.

@scibasedlifter_ A standard Nordic has 0 chaos the athlete knows the exact path, endpoint, and demands. It’s a closed-loop drill. Chaos Rule: The perturbation must occur DURING the eccentric phase 4cing an unplanned compensation.

Minimal effective dose for tissue? 2x2 slow Nordics. Minimal effective dose 4 movement? 1 chaos rep every 14 days. But if u ONLY feed tissue and starve the nervous system’s need 4 complexity, u’ve built a race car with no driver.

@10Simmer10 Again it’s a nice philosophical thought. I’m not sure this is actually supported by any evidence that the nervous system would adapt to this type of stimuli. Point me I the direction in case I’m wrong.

@scibasedlifter_ 95% of your Nordic work should be low-dose, slow, and simple. The 5% chaos isn’t for tissue it’s 2 remind the nervous system how 2 use that tissue when the world goes sideways..chaos/perterbment.

You’re right! Leg curls win 4 isolated hypertrophy but a reframed Nordic solves the sport-transfer gap u identified. The future isn’t ditching Nordics it’s evolving them in2 Chaos drills with diagnostic intent. PS..Your blog post better tag me this debate is gold..⚽️🖖🏼

@10Simmer10 Im not aware of the timmins study that compared curls and nhe? Different data from Maeo’s group. Once fasicle length changes have happened only need the minimal effective dose to maintain them.

@scibasedlifter_ Want maximal hypertrophy? Leg curls win. Why: 30% more myofibrillar volume vs. Nordics [due 2 constant tension]. Want injury resilience at high speed? Nordics win. Why: They increase fascicle length 19% more than curls reduces tear risk.. [ timmins ;;,,2016]

Leg curls are superior 4 building tissue capacity Nordics 4 building movement capacity. The ‘switch’ isn’t leg curls OR Nordics; it’s knowing WHEN each owns the priority in your puzzle..🖖🏼⚽️