#190: If the "burn" isn't building muscle, what is it doing?
#190: If the "burn" isn't building muscle, what is it doing?  
Podcast: The Dr. Shannon Show
Published On: Thu Oct 31 2024
Description: A burning sensation happens during resistance exercise and typically occurs with higher rep training. That burning sensation is due to metabolic stress, which was once thought to be the stimulus that builds muscle. This has since been challenged in the literature. So if an exercise that "burns" isn't building muscle, what is it doing? Shannon discusses this today. Study referenced 0:00: Introduction 0:33: What causes muscle burn? 3:40: Misconceptions about metabolic stress8:43: Benefits of higher rep training12:49: Should you do exercises that burn?  14-day free Evlo trialFollow Dr. Shannon on InstagramFollow The Doctor Shannon Show on Instagram To take our free 35-minute Upper Body Build class taught by Dr. Shannon, visit portal.evlofitness.com.