Inside Eddie Hall’s superhuman muscles - with Jonathan Folland

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-different-115321172 🏋️‍♀️Eddie Hall broke the world record in deadlift (500 kg) in 2017. In 2018, he agreed to let researchers test his muscles and tendons and compare them to those of the average person, as well as elite sprinters and other high-level athletes. Dr. Jonathan Folland had the pleasure of testing Mr. Eddie Hall and came on the Evidence Strong Show to walk us through the research results.Jonathan is a professor of neuromuscular performance at Loughborough University (UK). He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Royal Society of Biology, and the Deputy Director of the Versus Arthritis Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research. His research covers physical performance, fitness, and training, with a focus on neuromuscular function, especially strength and power, as well as the underlying physiology and biomechanics that explain function.Enjoy!Original research paper:Balshaw TG, Massey GJ, Miller R, McDermott EJ, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Folland JP. Muscle and tendon morphology of a world strongman and deadlift champion. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024 Oct 1;137(4):789-99.https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2024Join Evidence Strong Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrongWatch the episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9L-_m0WGD_7xV0sf87Zy7oMVDdtqR3bGWeightlifting research infographics:https://evidencestrong.comFollow Jonathan Follandhttps://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/sport-exercise-health-sciences/people/jonathan-follandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-folland-3bb28566Follow Evidence Strong:https://www.instagram.com/evidence_stronghttps://twitter.com/EvidenceStrongAll the content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional, coaching, or financial advice, nor does it substitute for advice from your health care professional/provider. Any actions you will take, changes you will make to your nutrition, training or health care, are on your own responsibility and not mine.

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