158. Is it time to relax about gripping? With Adam McAtee and Raphael Bender

What exactly is muscle gripping? Turns out it’s not an internally coherent concept. We make the case with logic and research that it’s time to let go of gripping and just relax.Resources mentioned in the episode: Schedule a call with our team hereConnect with Adam McAtee on IG hereFollow Raph on IG hereGlutes fire last in the prone leg extension test hereHamstring recruitment order varies between people in the same exercise hereGlute max activation increases with squat depth hereQuad activity is pretty flat up to 90% of max in a squat, whereas gluteus maximus activity increases with increasing load herePhysical therapists can’t visually detect a pelvic tilt of less than 34° here<br/>Learn more here. <br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy<br/>AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy