Is Training Effort more important than Volume? - Dr. James Steele

In the 3d episode of our Volume Month edition, Dr. James Steele comes on the podcast to talk about training volume, and how a lot of people might be overlooking factors such as training effort when trying optimize their workouts. After Menno Henselmans and Mike Israetel, I thought I'd bring on someone who represents a different line of thinking about the subject of training volume, and can offer a new perspective on this. Dr. Steele is an associate professor and researcher in the field of exercise science, and is a principle investigator for the not-for-profit organization UKActive. If you'd like to be coached by me, shoot me an e-mail at : abel.csabai@gmail.com - and we'll discuss the details there Hope you enjoy the episode! Time-Stamps: 1:27 - What are the main drivers of muscle growth? 5:55 - How important is volume for muscle growth? 10:13 - How to best quantify volume 14:43 - The more volume the better? 21:50 - Effort and its role in muscle growth (volume or effort?) 24:10 - Is HIT training enough to get someone to their genetic potential? 27:25 - Volume and rate of muscle growth 30:10 - Training to failure - how important it is? 38:25 - What's a good starting point for someone with a training protocol? 42:30 - When is it warranted to reduce training volume? 46:10 - Super slow training 53:05 - Conclusions + Where can we found your work? insta: @ssdabel Our blog and courses: www.sustainableselfdevelopment.com The SSD Community: www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment Podcast:   / abelcsabai   Dr. Steele can be found at: james.steele@solent.ac.uk UK Active Research Institute https://www.ukactive.com/research-ins... If you want to work together with me, you can book a free call with me here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iKhNBt... Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Insta: @ssdabel