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SBS Podcast Final Q&A

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Greg says a 240-pound lifter with a body-weight deadlift after six years should probably find a new trainer.
1. Stronger By Science Podcast: SBS Podcast Final Q&A centers on the show's final standard-run episode and a batch of listener questions. 2. Greg Knuckles hosts with Pac and Milo, and Pac and Milo both say they were listeners before becoming co-hosts. 3. The episode exists to answer listener questions while the show moves to an indefinite hiatus and newsletter-only audio Q&As. 4. Greg says the podcast is going on hiatus, but monthly audio Q&As will continue for newsletter subscribers at strongerbyscience.com/newsletter. 5. Pac thanks Greg, Lindsay, and Tracks, and says the show was a source of education, entertainment, and companionship. 6. Greg and Pac both emphasize that Stronger By Science was a major resource for learning about lifting and fitness. 7. The first question asks whether hand-grip strength is the best strength metric for predicting longevity. 8. Greg says the longevity literature often uses hand-grip strength, but other measures like knee-extension strength could in theory improve prediction. 9. Greg argues that individual prediction intervals are still so broad that extra precision may not matter much outside settings like an insurance actuary role. 10. Greg says resistance-training volume shows a weaker longevity relationship than strength itself, which makes him skeptical that training harder to maximize one number drives the outcome directly. 11. Greg says strength and VO2 max likely reflect both training and inherent differences between people. 12. Greg gives the practical advice that two or three gym sessions per week, totaling 90 to 120 minutes of resistance training, is probably enough. 13. Milo says strength percentiles are heavily genetics-dependent, especially near the top 10 percentiles. 14. A listener asks whether repeated heavy deadlifting can make weight loss harder. 15. Milo says there is no direct effect that would make hitting a one-rep max twice a week block fat loss. 16. Greg says the listener's six-year deadlift progress suggests the trainer may be ineffective, especially if the 245-pound deadlift is near body weight. 17. Greg says body-weight exercises like push-ups, dips, pull-ups, and step-ups can make weight loss feel less psychologically conflicting for lifters. 18. Another question asks about resistance curves, range of motion, and long-muscle-length training for hypertrophy. 19. Milo cites cable preacher curls, barbell preacher curls, and incline-curl research, then says the literature is mixed and does not justify strong certainty. 20. Greg says he would not trust claims that an exercise must maximize tension at long muscle lengths, and he recommends training hard rather than making sweeping declarations.

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