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Dr. Bret Contreras

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Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

I would say what we talked about yesterday, the one set to failure.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Who does it?

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Who does one set to failure, two full body workouts a week, one set to failure?

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

For each body part.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Yeah, on like six to eight exercises, like six to ten exercises per day.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

You get the workout done in, you know, 45 minutes.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

So you're training an hour and a half a week and you probably could get –

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

80% of your gains than you could through training for three times that much time.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

It's very time efficient, it's just no one ever does it.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

I don't know anyone who does one set.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Everyone does multiple sets, but it's a very efficient way to train.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

it's a very fun way to train because you come in with a goal.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

You're like, I need to try to beat my record.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Well, the only thing I would say is shuffle the lifts around, shuffle the order around and shuffle the variations around.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

Because as we've mentioned, you can't just keep gaining strength for years on end.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

It doesn't work that way.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

We talked about this yesterday.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

It gets to a point where you're, I got to a point where I suck at squats, but I was doing 225 for 30.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

I was doing my best stiff leg deadlift.

Huberman Lab
Build Your Ideal Physique | Dr. Bret Contreras

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