Training to Failure for Muscle Hypertrophy: Will You Build Muscle Faster? The aim of this brief review is to examine training to failure for muscle hypertrophy. Will you build muscle faster if you train to failure? I wanted to find out. My hypothesis was that training to failure did lead to small but better gains, at least in some populations. I haven’t carried out a systematic […]
Muscle Hypertrophy: How to Progress your Training for Size In this guide, you’ll find out how to progress your training for size along the key variables of load, volume, frequency, and exercise selection. Preface: I’m honoured to publish this article as part 1 of a 3-part series on progression for hypertrophy with Dr. Mike Israetel. I have huge respect for Mike’s work, and feel […]
Muscle hypertrophy and muscle damage: no pain, no gain? Last month, I wrote a review for Greg Nuckols titled Training for Hypertrophy: The Case Against Muscle Damage. Today, I’d like to update and expand on that review. I’ll add a bit of evidence in favour of the “muscle damage” theory of muscle hypertrophy, to provide a more balanced view. Next, we’ll see what actually […]
Training for Hypertrophy: The Case Against Muscle Damage This week, I was PUMPED to contribute this article to Greg Nuckols’ awesome site (I’ve been amazed by Greg’s work over the years): Training for Hypertrophy: The Case Against Muscle Damage In this piece, I review the evidence on muscle damage. Does it really cause hypertrophy? I was surprised to find out that, after all, […]
Rest-Pause: Can You Really Build Muscle Faster With This Tip From the Only Bodybuilder to Ever Beat Arnold Schwarzenegger? A practical, science-based guide to building muscle faster with rest-pause sets In 1962, Cuban weightlifter Sergio Oliva received political asylum in America. In 1969, he would become the first (and only) bodybuilder to ever beat Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Mr. Olympia. Schwarzenegger later recounted: “Then for the first time, I saw Sergio Oliva in person. […]
Podcast: Effective Reps & Strategies for Hypertrophy I was on the Sigma Nutrition podcast with Danny Lennon (truly one of my favourites podcasts). We discussed effective reps and strategies for hypertrophy. As always, Danny asked great questions. He surprised me a bit, and we jumped into the juicy stuff right away. Highly recommended if you’re into podcasts: The day the podcast came […]
Podcast: The Science of Effective Reps and Rest-Pause Sets Steve Hall of Revive Stronger just published a new podcast with me. Steve is a class act, and it was a pleasure to be on to discuss the science of effective reps and rest-pause sets: The Science of Effective Reps and Rest-pause Sets I wrote about the science of effective reps before. When I formalized […]