The Best of Muscle For Life: Easy Strength, Napping For Muscle Growth, & Truth About “Secrets” @MikeMatthewsFitness
The Best of Muscle For Life: Easy Strength, Napping For Muscle Growth, & Truth About “Secrets”  @MikeMatthewsFitness
Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 minutes ago
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In this installment of the Best of Muscle For Life, you’ll hear hand-picked clips from three popular MFL episodes: an interview with Dan John on quick, efficient strength training workouts, a monologue on whether taking naps can help you gain muscle and strength faster, and a motivational episode on doing the real work and developing skill over “hacks” and shortcuts.

Some people—my favorite people—listen to most or even all of my podcasts, but my wizbang analytics tell me that while many listeners tune in on a regular basis, they don’t catch every installment of Muscle for Life and thus miss out on insights that could help them do at least a little better inside and outside the gym.

That’s why I do “best of” episodes that contain a few of the most practical and compelling ideas, tips, and moments from the more popular episodes I’ve published over the years. This way, you can learn interesting insights that you might have otherwise missed and find new episodes of the show to listen to.

So, in this installment of The Best of Muscle for Life, you’ll be hearing hand-picked morsels from three episodes:

Dan John on “Easy Strength” For Quick, Efficient Workouts That Really Work
(Originally published 8/11/2021)

Can Naps Help You Gain Muscle and Strength Faster?
(Originally published 9/10/2021)

Motivation Monday: “Secrets” Don’t Work Unless You’ve Worked for Them
(Originally published 3/26/2018)

And we’ll be starting with number one, Dan John on “Easy Strength” For Quick, Efficient Workouts That Really Work.

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3:26 - Dan John on “Easy Strength” For Quick, Efficient Workouts That Really Work
16:05 - My free meal planning tool: buylegion.com/mealplan
17:28 - Can Naps Help You Gain Muscle and Strength Faster?
25:39 - Motivation Monday: “Secrets” Don’t Work Unless You’ve Worked for Them

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