This podcast is brought to you by BiOptimizers our digestion expert sponsors upgrade your digestion for optimal recovery and better nutrient uptake with MassZymes.  Get 23-45% off plus an additional 10% off and 1 free bottle of HCL Breakthrough when you checkout the MassZymes here. This podcast is brought to you by Gasp! Top notch quality training wear, Muscle Expert approved training gear! Get 10% off when you use the discount code BEN10 at checkout at Gasp Online Today! Today on the Muscle Expert podcast Brad Schoenfeld, MSc, CSCS, the hypertrophy specialist joins Ben on the Muscle Expert Podcast today to explore and discuss the latest research on the mind muscle connection,  eccentric training, optimal training volume for advanced and untrained trainees, ideal protein intake according to the current research, the future of nutrition and training customization using genetic testing, utilizing intraset stretching protocols for hypertrophy and much more! In this Episode: 5:00 - Breaking research on the mind muscle connection and does it translates to muscle growth. 8:50 - Eccentric training Vs concentric training, muscle damage and what Dr. Schoenfeld has found. 14:30 - Standardizing for muscle recruitment, higher standards for exercise technique and exercise execution in bodybuilding research for 18:40 - Why the research is not enough. 22:20 - Intra stretching, the best growth Ben’s ever seen and exactly how to do it. 26:10 - Regulating training volume, what the research says about training volume for advanced and untrained trainees. 30:00 - Going to failure V. Stopping short? What the research says. 32:00 - Eccentric training and the MAPK pathway. What's actually happening inside the muscle. Intracellular signaling. 36:20 - Powerlifting v Bodybuilding routines and what Dr. Schoenfeld’s research has looked at when comparing the two head to head. And More! http://www.benpakulski.com/podcasts/brad/