Discover Strength Podcast Throwback: "Resistance Training for Metabolic Health" with Dr. Jurgen Giessing

09/28/23 • 45 min

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a world-renowned expert on the benefits of resistance training for metabolic health. Dr. Giessing is a professor of Sports Science at the University of Koblenz-Landau. He's also a coauthor on a number of research papers we've discussed on this podcast in the past.
Dr. Giessing has worked closely with Dr. James Fisher and Dr. James Steele on a number of different projects. The paper we specifically discuss today is on the effects that resistance training has on metabolic health.
For this discussion, we focus specifically on a paper published in 2021, in which Dr. Giessing's group investigated the effects of a resistance training intervention on patients receiving routine care for Type-2 diabetes (T2D). This minimum dose exercise approach was given as an intervention along with a normal standard of care to help patients understand and maximize their own metabolic health.
The results of this study, which last over 2 years, and is still having intermediate check-ups are fascinating. It appears that along with dietary interventions and education about T2D, minimum dose resistance training (very similar to what we practice at Discover Strength) was extremely effective in improving overall markers of metabolic health.
Dr. Giessing and I discuss important takeaways from this paper, as well as practical implications for those that may already be diabetic, or are on their way to becoming T2D, based on lifestyle and overall metabolic health.
I recommend listening and taking notes on this one, as well as sharing it with anyone you may know who is suffering from T2D, or has below-average metabolic health.
Check out the paper HERE!
Dr. Giessing is also an author and has written one of the best books ever on High Intensity Training. I highly recommend checking it out and sharing it with anyone who you think might be interested in this style of training.
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Discover Strength Podcast Throwback: "Good to Go" with NYT Best Selling Author Christie Aschwanden

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by NYT Best Selling Author Christie Aschwanden. Christie is a prolific writer for a variety of different media outlets, including but not limited to the New York Times, the New York Post, Runner's World, Men's Journal, and more. She is also the host of the "Emerging Form" podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Christie comes to us to share her experience and knowledge this week on the art, science, and sometimes B.S. involved in "recovery". Her NYT Best-Selling book "Good To Go", takes a deep dive into the recovery industry, in which "recovery" has gone from a noun to a verb. Something that happens, to something you must actively do and pursue.
As evidence based practitioners we are thrilled to have Christie share her research on the science of recovery and help us sort out for our clients and listeners, what works, and what may or may not be simply the placebo effect. From float tanks to wearable devices, Christie and I cover the gauntlet of recovery regimens, and hope that you can take away some actionable items to bring to your own personal recovery going forward.
This episode is a MUST listen! If you've ever tried any sort of recovery modalities, you don't want to miss this conversation with Christie Aschwanden.
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Discover Strength Podcast Throwback: "Training to Failure" with Dr. Brad Schoenfeld

On this week's episode, I'm delighted to be joined by world-renowned exercise science researcher, and one of the most prolific authors in the resistance training field, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld.
Dr. Schoenfeld has been a previous guest on our podcast, discussing ways to maximize hypertrophy. You can find that episode HERE. In this week's episode, we had Dr. Schoenfeld on to discuss the importance of training to momentary muscular failure.
While we are firm believers at Discover Strength that single-set training to momentary muscular failure is the most time-efficient, and effective strategy to maximize results in minimum time, there are many effective ways to train.
The research study we discuss in this episode looks at a recent meta-analysis, comparing different training styles. Some to failure, and some not to failure, to see if there's a benefit to either.
While there seems to be some benefit to training shy of failure, specifically for strength athletes, the majority of the training population will not see much if any difference between training to failure versus not training to failure.
The biggest difference is the time commitment involved. At Discover Strength, we know busy people don't have time to waste on exercise that doesn't work. And while multi-set, higher volume training, may be effective, it's certainly not time efficient.
We discuss how the results of training to failure versus not training to failure are essentially negligible. So for clients, listeners, and trainees, looking to maximize results in minimum time, single-set resistance training taken to momentary muscle failure, seems to be a great strategy, backed by the research, and proven to be effective!
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Check out the paper HERE.
Link to Brad's Books HERE.
Link to Brad's Blog mentioned HERE.