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Charles Poliquin (@strengthsensei) is one of the best known strength coaches in the world. Charles is back for another round of the podcast. He has trained elite athletes from nearly 20 different sports, including Olympic gold medalists, NFL All-Pro’s, NHL All-Stars and Stanley Cup champions, and IFBB bodybuilding champions. His clients include long-jump gold medalist Dwight Phillips, NHL MVP Chris Pronger, and MLB batting champion Edgar Martinez, and the first women’s wrestling US Olympic gold medalist Helen Maroulis, among many others. Intro [00:00] Advice for older (40+) lifters. [06:44] Testing your insulin sensitivity [09:33] Charles’s best routine for gaining mass [11:16] Repairing stretch marks [14:00] Muscle hypertrophy injuries and treatments [14:32] How to combat misinformation [16:53] The difference between a good and a great personal trainer [19:53] Supplements for improving sleep [22:58] Regrets [23:27] Is taking three-to-one EPA to DHA supplements worth it? [26:01] Charles’s beef against foam rolling [27:38] A go-to lifting plan? [29:23] Effective supplements [30:36] All things squats [32:50] The impact of chewing on your weight goals [34:08] On combining strength training and long cardio sessions [40:01] Bad trainer signals? [47:05] How would Charles prioritize sleep, food, and exercise? [47:50] Are there any benefits to cryotherapy? [49:12] Top things Charles has learned in the last two years [51:25] What does Charles know that’s not well-known among the scientific community? [53:08] Getting a coaching certification. Valuable? [53:55] Thoughts on intermittent fasting [55:35] Increasing strength in a squat and deadlift after you hit a plateau [56:53] What “big idea” has Charles recently changed his mind about? [58:40] What new insights did Charles gain training women wrestlers for the Olympics? [1:00:09] Charles's process for learning new languages [1:04:59] Favorite books [1:08:27] Charles discusses his “one thing” [1:08:49] What is Charles most proud of? [1:10:16] Connect with Charles Poliquin Returns: Like Charles Poliquin Returns on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthsensei Follow Charles Poliquin Returns on Twitter: https://twitter.com/strengthsensei Follow Charles Poliquin Returns on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strengthsensei1 Charles Poliquin – His Favorite Mass-Building Program, His Nighttime Routine For Better Sleep, and Much More Show Notes: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/11/06/charles-poliquin-mass-building-program/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J

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Nov 19, 20161h 16mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released: November 19, 2016
Duration: 1h 16m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Charles Poliquin (@strengthsensei) is one of the best known strength coaches in the world. Charles is back for another round of the podcast. He has trained elite athletes from nearly 20 different sports, including Olympic gold medalists, NFL All-Pro’s, NHL All-Stars and Stanley Cup champions, and IFBB bodybuilding champions. His clients include long-jump gold medalist Dwight Phillips, NHL MVP Chris Pronger, and MLB batting champion Edgar Martinez, and the first women’s wrestling US Olympic gold medalist Helen Maroulis, among many others. Intro [00:00] Advice for older (40+) lifters. [06:44] Testing your insulin sensitivity [09:33] Charles’s best routine for gaining mass [11:16] Repairing stretch marks [14:00] Muscle hypertrophy injuries and treatments [14:32] How to combat misinformation [16:53] The difference between a good and a great personal trainer [19:53] Supplements for improving sleep [22:58] Regrets [23:27] Is taking three-to-one EPA to DHA supplements worth it? [26:01] Charles’s beef against foam rolling [27:38] A go-to lifting plan? [29:23] Effective supplements [30:36] All things squats [32:50] The impact of chewing on your weight goals [34:08] On combining strength training and long cardio sessions [40:01] Bad trainer signals? [47:05] How would Charles prioritize sleep, food, and exercise? [47:50] Are there any benefits to cryotherapy? [49:12] Top things Charles has learned in the last two years [51:25] What does Charles know that’s not well-known among the scientific community? [53:08] Getting a coaching certification. Valuable? [53:55] Thoughts on intermittent fasting [55:35] Increasing strength in a squat and deadlift after you hit a plateau [56:53] What “big idea” has Charles recently changed his mind about? [58:40] What new insights did Charles gain training women wrestlers for the Olympics? [1:00:09] Charles's process for learning new languages [1:04:59] Favorite books [1:08:27] Charles discusses his “one thing” [1:08:49] What is Charles most proud of? [1:10:16] Connect with Charles Poliquin Returns: Like Charles Poliquin Returns on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthsensei Follow Charles Poliquin Returns on Twitter: https://twitter.com/strengthsensei Follow Charles Poliquin Returns on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strengthsensei1 Charles Poliquin – His Favorite Mass-Building Program, His Nighttime Routine For Better Sleep, and Much More Show Notes: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/11/06/charles-poliquin-mass-building-program/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Author, entrepreneur, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show.
Charles Poliquin
guest
Strength coach known for StrengthSensei training resources and programs.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Tim Ferriss, Charles Poliquin Returns (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) explores charles Poliquin Answers Listener Questions on Training, Nutrition, Sleep, Coaching and Life Poliquin lays out training principles, including alternating two-to-three-week high-volume and low-rep phases for mass, varying exercises to avoid overuse injuries, and using much shorter training cycles than he once did.

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