#31 - The Myth of the Myth of the Bro Split

As the pendulum swings in the fitness world, the body part split or "bro split" has gone through it's ups and downs. For many years it was accepted as a classic way to train for physique, with many notable golden-era bodybuilders splitting up their weekly workload into various body part specific days. Then as evidence-based training came into vogue, the idea came under attack, with proponents going back and forth on whether the bro split was effective or a suboptimal waste of time. Various alternate ideas were proposed such as timing your workouts around the muscle protein synthesis window, spread loading stress on body parts, high frequency full body training, and so on, but over time as the research evolved the bro split has regained its status in the evidence based world. Many questions about it remain, however, and Andy wades through the controversy in today's episode. Andy Baker Web: IG: @bakerbarbell Owner of Kingwood Strength & Conditioning Co-author of Practical Programming for Strength Training Co-author of The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40

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#31 - The Myth of the Myth of the Bro Split is an episode from Baker Barbell Podcast by Andy Baker.

This episode is 01:16:20 long.

This episode was published on Dec 6, 2023.

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