Training volume

The panel is split on optimal training volume for muscle and health.

Genuinely contested

For resistance training for muscle growth.

Sourced from the doctors, PhDs and clinicians behind Entrain. Updated

Both sides, in their own words

Our sources differ. Compare their views and the context behind each one.

One side

“maybe over training over exercising which is causing a stress response”

a former research biochemist · source video · 00:00:45

The other

“Reducing training from five days a week to two days a week helped regulate health and improve symptoms related to overtraining and metabolic adaptation.”

a registered holistic nutritionist · source video · 00:16:30

In their own words

One faithful sentence per source, linked to the moment it was said; quiet chips mark where money is involved.

a registered holistic nutritionist against
“Reducing training from five days a week to two days a week helped regulate health and improve symptoms related to overtraining and metabolic adaptation.”

a registered holistic nutritionist · source video · 00:16:30 sponsored

a nutritional sciences PhD recommend
“This range and rep variation is considered an effective training stimulus for muscle protein synthesis.”

a nutritional sciences PhD · source video · 00:17:50 sponsored

a board-certified internal medicine doctor recommend
“Studies show that one ninth of training volume is sufficient to maintain muscle mass”

a board-certified internal medicine doctor · source video · 00:00:20

Worth discussing with your GP, especially if you take medication or are pregnant. Entrain describes what is publicly taught; it does not prescribe.

Natural environment exposure

Time in nature is a simple, effective way to support mental and physical well-being.

Strong consensus

“spending time in the natural world or or having opportunities to kind of commune with other species or spend time in restorative natural environments is not something we can do without”

a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator · source video · 00:14:32

Zone 2 cardio

Zone 2 cardio is foundational for heart, energy, and mitochondrial health.

Strong consensus

“Exercise is one of the best ways is blood flows across the glycoalics that sheer stress releases nitric oxide. Zone two training is where I would start.”

a board-certified cardiologist · source video · 00:12:30

Sweating

Sweating through movement or heat supports natural detoxification and can help with overall vitality.

Strong consensus

“We remove or deplete deuterium by sweating pooing weeing and also sunlight it'll deplete deuterium as well”

a molecular biology PhD · source video · 00:16:50