
Skyler Tanner
What’s the Best HIT Workout for building muscle and getting shredded?
Smart Strength Austin Founder Skyler Tanner talks about how he’s building lean muscle with the latest evidence-based approaches to both the strength training and nutritional aspects of his current regimen.
We dive deep into what the best available research right now can tell you about rep ranges, time under load (TUL), exercise variety, cutting phases, weight vests and bone density, adjusting client workouts and nutrition, and so much more!
Get caught up on what one of the best HIT experts is doing to build lean muscle and improve body composition today — tune in to this one now.
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Show Notes
- 03:24 – What Skyler has learned from Arthur “Art” De Vany, the Grandfather of Paleo
- 06:57 – A framework for being productive and successful despite life’s constant uncertainties
- 09:27 – Manipulate your environment to push yourself towards the outcome you want
- 11:41 – How Skyler applies this in his own life
- 14:53 – Why Skyler is going deep into learning Spanish
- 18:30 – How Art De Vany influenced Skyler’s perspectives on health, fitness, and exercising for longevity
- 28:48 – On strength training naturally making people more active outside of the gym
- 29:50 – The challenges of client education and scaling proper strength training
- 35:11 – Skyler Tanner’s approach to strength training nowadays
- 42:30 – Skyler’s current workout regimen
- 45:32 – The science behind a 3-3 rep cadence
- 48:12 – The variability of effective TUL (and how to think about it)
- 50:15 – Skyler’s approach to training legs
- 52:27 – Lawrence’s experiment
- 54:34 – On rep ranges and exercises variety
- 55:37 – Skyler’s goals with higher volume: growth
- 58:12 – Skyler’s approach to nutrition for adding lean muscle mass
- 1:02:45 – On cutting phases, weight vests, and the Gravitostat Theory
- 1:04:31 – On female influencers, peri-menopause and cycle-thinking, and adjusting workouts
People Mentioned & Selected Links from this Episode
- Skyler Tanner | Official Website | Smart Strength Austin | HIB Episodes
- Arthur “Art” De Vany | UC Irvine | The New Evolution Diet (book)
- Clarence Bass | Official Website | HIB Episode
- Evolutionary Fitness – Clarence Bass (article on Art De Vany)
- Robb Wolf | Official Website | HIB Episode
- Dr. Doug McGuff | Official Website | Ultimate Exercise Studio | Body by Science (book) | The Body by Science Q&A Book | HIB Episodes
- Dr. BJ Fogg | Official Website | Tiny Habits (book)
- James Clear | Official Website | Atomic Habits (book)
- Dr. Peter Attia | Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (book) | Official Website
- Dr. Stuart Phillips | Official Page | Google Scholar | HIB Episodes
- Børge Fagerli | Official Website | Facebook | X (formerly Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Channel | MyoReps
- Michael Gerber | The E-Myth (book) | The E-Myth Revisited (book)
- Mike Petrella | STG Strength and Power | HIB Episodes
- Blair Wilson | MedX Precision Fitness | HIB Episodes
- Dorian Yates | Official Website | HIB Episodes
- Drew Baye | HIB Episodes
- Dr. Andrew Huberman | Official Website | Huberman Lab podcast
- James Krieger | Weightology | HIB episode
- Donald Miller | Official Website | StoryBrand (book) | Business Made Simple (book) | Marketing Made Simple (book)
- The Gravitostat Theory

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