# Ep 366 - New Studies: Long Muscle Lengths & Muscle Swelling

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Podcast: [Iron Culture presented by MASS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iron-culture-presented-by-mass-6617631)
Published: 2026-02-18T14:04:21+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/massresearchreview/episodes/Ep-366---New-Studies-Long-Muscle-Lengths--Muscle-Swelling-e3f8pn5
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Duration seconds: 4590

## Resource

In this episode of Iron Culture, Eric Trexler and Eric Helms discuss perpetually hot topics in the fitness and bodybuilding community, focusing on recent research findings related to training at long muscle lengths and the implications of muscle swelling on hypertrophy reserach. They explore the nuances of lengthened bias training, the importance of sampling variance in research, and the impact of muscle swelling on hypertrophy measurements. If you're in the market for some new lifting gear or apparel, be sure to use discount code "MRR10" for a 10% discount at elitefts.com Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:39 Research Roundup: Lengthened Bias Training 07:20 Study Findings and Interpretations 10:24 Contextualizing Research in Fitness 13:53 Incremental Improvements in Research 17:10 Understanding Muscle Mechanics and Training Equipment 23:23 Sampling Variance and Its Impact on Research Interpretation 37:33 The Debate on Lengthened vs. Shortened Training 49:20 New Insights on Muscle Swelling and Hypertrophy 58:46 Understanding Muscle Performance and Recovery 01:03:39 The Debate on Training Volume and Hypertrophy 01:12:09 Wrapping up

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