Explaining Exercise Science & Physiology

Dr Joel Garrett and Dr Hunter Bennett

Explaining Exercise Science & Physiology breaks down the what, why and how of exercise. Why does exercise help people with heart disease, diabetes or Parkinson’s? What drives hypertrophy, and why does lifting weights make you jump higher? Each episode, Dr Joel Garrett (Griffith University, AEP) and Dr Hunter Bennett (Adelaide University, AES) take one question and work through it, the physiology behind it, what the research says, and how it’s applied in practice. Made for exercise science and clinical exercise physiology students, and useful for anyone working in the field.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 2: Hypertrophy: what actually builds muscle?

    Most people agonise over the perfect split or the one exercise that “finally grew” their arms, but the evidence says those are some of the least important decisions you make. Dr Hunter and Dr Joel work through what actually drives hypertrophy, in order of importance: choosing exercises that load the muscle at long lengths, how many hard sets you really need each week, why sets only count if they’re close to failure, and how supersets, drop sets and myo-reps can save time when you’re busy.

  2. Oct 21

    Ep 1: Why does exercise help coronary artery disease?

    If the arteries supplying the heart are narrowed, why would we ask the heart to work harder? Dr Joel and Dr Hunter explain why exercise doesn’t “unblock” a narrowed artery but still makes a big difference in coronary artery disease, from how it eases the load on the heart to how it’s prescribed safely in cardiac rehab.

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Explaining Exercise Science & Physiology breaks down the what, why and how of exercise. Why does exercise help people with heart disease, diabetes or Parkinson’s? What drives hypertrophy, and why does lifting weights make you jump higher? Each episode, Dr Joel Garrett (Griffith University, AEP) and Dr Hunter Bennett (Adelaide University, AES) take one question and work through it, the physiology behind it, what the research says, and how it’s applied in practice. Made for exercise science and clinical exercise physiology students, and useful for anyone working in the field.

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