Ep 342 - New Data: Does Growth Really Drive Strength Gains?

In this episode of Iron Culture, hosts Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss various topics including the ongoing debate about the relationship between muscle growth and strength gains. They discuss brand new findings from the largest and longest-running study on resistance training, explore the implications of "apparent" sex differences in strength gains, and emphasize the need for nuanced statistical analysis in understanding the factors that contribute to strength gains and observed sex differences.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
09:10 The Debate on Muscle Size and Strength
12:30 New Research on Muscle Strength and Size
20:45 Exploring Sex Differences in Muscle Training
26:40 The Hierarchy of Evidence in Research
32:00 Relationships Between Strength And Muscle Size
36:40 Lifting For Sport: History And Changing Cultural Norms
39:00 Back To The Study Results (Understanding Sex Differences in Strength Gains)
42:15 Nuances of Statistical Analysis: Relationships Between Strength And Muscle Size
54:10 Aside About Collegiate Sports In USA
56:50 Causal Discovery Analysis in Strength Research
1:08:00 Summary and Conclusions: The Role of Muscle Growth in Strength Gains
1:21:45 Listener Question: Sample Sizes in Exercise Science
1:27:10 Outro