21. Dr. Eric Helms: Exercise Selection | Compound vs. Isolation, Free Weights vs. Machines, Tension & Strength Curves
Dr. Eric Helms is back on the Swole Radio podcast! Here we discuss exercise selection: how to choose the best movements for hypertrophy. 4:23 Dr. Swole’s 5 criteria for choosing good exercises 8:10 Eric’s thoughts and caveats to these criteria 15:54 how to evaluate exercises for muscle growth 21:43 compound vs. isolation movements 33:23 tension curves & strength curves 42:52 machines vs. free weights 47:25 isolating specific parts of muscles 53:56 exercise variation; how many exercises per muscle group 1:00:06 how long to keep exercises in for Find Eric: IG: @helms3dmj https://3dmusclejourney.com/ ------------------------------- Follow me on social media: YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/c/AskDrSwole INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/dr_swole FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drswole TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr_swole/ ------------------------------- About me: I'm a medical doctor and natural men’s physique athlete based in Vancouver, Canada. I seek to share science-based perspectives to help people lose fat and gain muscle. These will reflect the current expert consensus in the scientific bodybuilding community. I‘m lifetime drug-free and have been training since 2012. ------------------------------- Disclaimers: Consider seeing a physician to assess your readiness before beginning any fitness program. Information presented here is to be applied intelligently in the individual context. I do not assume liability for any loss incurred by using information in this podcast.