Episode Details

Q&A #111 - Build, then recover vs. consistent training load; Creatine for endurance athletes (that lift weights) 

• Is it better to work to a 2-1 or 3-1 "build-then-recover" training model, or to keep training load and volume consistent across a larger number of weeks? 
• Is creatine supplementation beneficial for endurance athletes doing concurrent resistance training in order to improve strength gains? 

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• Tapering, periodisation and recovery with Iñigo Mujika, PhD | EP#256
• Creatine Supplementation during Resistance Training in Older Adults—A Meta-analysis (Devries 2020)
• Effect of creatine supplementation during resistance training on lean tissue mass and muscular strength in older adults: a meta-analysis (Chilibeck 2017)

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