#84: Is feeling the "burn" enough to stimulate muscle growth?
Fit Body, Happy Joints ®
English - October 20, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 840 ratingsFitness Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: OQM #8: Why you get sore and what to do when you're sore
If you've exercised, you are familiar with the love/hate relationship you have with the "muscle burn." But what is this actually doing? Is it burning fat? Is it "toning" an area? Is it building muscle? Why is it happening? All these things are discussed in this episode.
0:00: Introduction
2:00: The “3 M’s” to muscle growth
3:23: 1st M: Mechanical load (How heavy should I be lifting?)
11:15: 2nd M: Muscle damage or EIMD
14:47: 3rd M: Metabolic stress or “the burn”
19:23: Barre and Pilates
22:55: Heavy lifting does not necessarily equate to high mechanical load to the muscle
24:55: Summary