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#81: Optimize your workouts for the best results with the least cost

Fit Body, Happy Joints ®

English - September 29, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 840 ratings
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When your workouts are higher quality, you will feel better, have to workout for less time, and see better results. 

In this episode, Dr. Shannon discusses the physics principles that make certain exercises high payoff and low physical cost. 

0:00: Introduction
6:40: Opposite position loading
13:25: How to feel this principle in your workouts 
15:06: Resistance curves of exercises 
19:06: Early-phase loading 
21:09: Late-phase load example
24:07: Benefit of focusing on one muscle group at a time 
31:08: Applications once you choose an exercise that fits all 3 principles 
32:52: Summary 

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