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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 1H 29M

Exercise Scientist Challenges Everything You Know About Muscle Building w/ Dr. Milo Wolf

from The Garage Strength Podcast · host Garage Strength

Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=MiloWolfPODSubscribe to Milo on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@DrMiloWolfFollow Milo on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drmilowolf_/Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=MiloWolfPODStrength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller and Dr. Milo Wolf break down the key to muscle growth most people will not do.LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1WmqJDGE2jpz8FFQRFseAn?si=eb924958a09c49ba#garagestrength #speed #strengthJoin Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq20:00 Stretch Partials vs Full Range of Motion0:48 Introduction to Dr. Milo Wolf1:46 How to Balance Size and Strength4:45 How to Train for Strength While Building Muscle6:09 Periodization for Size and Strength7:32 Why Training Closer to Failure Doesn’t Build More Strength9:06 How Much Volume Do You Need for Muscle Growth?10:55 Peak Strength Sponsor Break12:02 Does Hypertrophy Research Apply to Advanced Lifters?13:17 Is RPE Actually Useful for Strength Training?14:06 Failure Training for Size vs Strength15:15 Why RPE Can Be Better Than Percentages18:12 RIR, RPE, and Velocity-Based Training20:16 How Velocity-Based Training Works23:04 Using Bar Speed to Track Failure and Recovery25:17 When VBT Makes Sense for Sports Training26:52 The Problem with RPE for Advanced Lifters29:09 Why RIR May Be More Useful Than RPE31:18 When Research Does Not Match Elite Training Practice33:18 Dr. Milo Wolf’s Calf Training Research35:48 Stretch Supersets Increased Growth by 40%37:32 Stretch Partials vs Stretch Supersets39:42 The Time-Efficient Stretch Superset Study42:20 Peak Strength Sponsor Break43:23 Finding the Stretch Position in Different Exercises46:08 Do Some Muscles Respond Better to Stretch Training?50:38 Can Long-Duration Stretching Build Muscle?54:40 Best Stretch-Focused Exercises for Hypertrophy56:04 Seated vs Lying Hamstring Curls57:42 Nordic Curls, Hamstrings, and Stretch-Based Growth59:00 Can Stretch Training Reduce Injury Risk?59:46 Standing vs Seated Calf Raises1:00:20 Incline Curls vs Preacher Curls1:02:03 Applying Stretch Training to Athletes1:03:51 Stretch Training for Injury Prevention1:06:32 Why Sports Training Does Not Need to Be Ultra-Specific1:07:05 The Biggest Mistake Coaches Make with Specificity1:09:34 Why Most Lifters Just Need to Practice and Get Bigger1:09:47 How Strong Is Actually Strong?1:12:23 Milo’s Best Muscle-Building Tactics1:13:27 Supersets for More Volume in Less Time1:16:11 How to Use Drop Sets1:17:28 Best Rest Times for Hypertrophy1:18:59 Why Milo Keeps Warm-Ups Minimal1:20:24 How to Get More Growth in Less Time1:21:11 Would Science-Based Training Improve Mr. Olympia?1:25:10 Milo’s Biggest Training Mistake1:28:22 Where to Find Dr. Milo Wolf

Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=MiloWolfPODSubscribe to Milo on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@DrMiloWolfFollow Milo on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drmilowolf_/Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=MiloWolfPODStrength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller and Dr. Milo Wolf break down the key to muscle growth most people will not do.LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1WmqJDGE2jpz8FFQRFseAn?si=eb924958a09c49ba#garagestrength #speed #strengthJoin Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq20:00 Stretch Partials vs Full Range of Motion0:48 Introduction to Dr. Milo Wolf1:46 How to Balance Size and Strength4:45 How to Train for Strength While Building Muscle6:09 Periodization for Size and Strength7:32 Why Training Closer to Failure Doesn’t Build More Strength9:06 How Much Volume Do You Need for Muscle Growth?10:55 Peak Strength Sponsor Break12:02 Does Hypertrophy Research Apply to Advanced Lifters?13:17 Is RPE Actually Useful for Strength Training?14:06 Failure Training for Size vs Strength15:15 Why RPE Can Be Better Than Percentages18:12 RIR, RPE, and Velocity-Based Training20:16 How Velocity-Based Training Works23:04 Using Bar Speed to Track Failure and Recovery25:17 When VBT Makes Sense for Sports Training26:52 The Problem with RPE for Advanced Lifters29:09 Why RIR May Be More Useful Than RPE31:18 When Research Does Not Match Elite Training Practice33:18 Dr. Milo Wolf’s Calf Training Research35:48 Stretch Supersets Increased Growth by 40%37:32 Stretch Partials vs Stretch Supersets39:42 The Time-Efficient Stretch Superset Study42:20 Peak Strength Sponsor Break43:23 Finding the Stretch Position in Different Exercises46:08 Do Some Muscles Respond Better to Stretch Training?50:38 Can Long-Duration Stretching Build Muscle?54:40 Best Stretch-Focused Exercises for Hypertrophy56:04 Seated vs Lying Hamstring Curls57:42 Nordic Curls, Hamstrings, and Stretch-Based Growth59:00 Can Stretch Training Reduce Injury Risk?59:46 Standing vs Seated Calf Raises1:00:20 Incline Curls vs Preacher Curls1:02:03 Applying Stretch Training to Athletes1:03:51 Stretch Training for Injury Prevention1:06:32 Why Sports Training Does Not Need to Be Ultra-Specific1:07:05 The Biggest Mistake Coaches Make with Specificity1:09:34 Why Most Lifters Just Need to Practice and Get Bigger1:09:47 How Strong Is Actually Strong?1:12:23 Milo’s Best Muscle-Building Tactics1:13:27 Supersets for More Volume in Less Time1:16:11 How to Use Drop Sets1:17:28 Best Rest Times for Hypertrophy1:18:59 Why Milo Keeps Warm-Ups Minimal1:20:24 How to Get More Growth in Less Time1:21:11 Would Science-Based Training Improve Mr. Olympia?1:25:10 Milo’s Biggest Training Mistake1:28:22 Where to Find Dr. Milo Wolf

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