In this episode, I talk with professional powerlifters Kristen Dunsmore and Garrett Blevins about intensity and how it affects periodization and programming decisions and the resultant physiology in powerlifting. We take interesting tangents into sex differences in training, long-term athlete development (LTAD) in strength vs endurance sports, and problems with training studies in the scientific literature.
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