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Back to Search030 Everyone's wrong about muscle activation + how to compare hypertrophy programs (WNS)
Episode 34
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris shift from the Silver Era into the early anabolic era by analysing a Golden Era trainin…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
029 Elevated MPS ≠ muscle growth
Episode 31
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris revisit the Silver Era through one of the most iconic Silver Era bodybuilders, John Gri…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
028 How does dieting affect hypertrophy?
Episode 30
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris go back to 1945 and break down Clancy Ross’ pre-contest “definition” routine to show ho…
5 months ago
027 Are 4 reps optimal?! New study: stimulating reps vs volume load
Episode 29
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris use a 1967 Bill Pearl program to jump from the silver era into the early steroid era, …
5 months, 1 week ago
026 How does insufficient sleep affect hypertrophy / atrophy?
Episode 28
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris dive into a Bill Pearl full-body routine, using it as a bridge between the pre-steroid…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
025 How does insufficient sleep affect training?
Episode 27
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris break down Bob Hoffman’s basic athletic program through a modern physiology lens and u…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
024 Training, hypertrophy, and recovery for older people
Episode 26
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris discuss Silver-Era author Peary Rader’s “training as you get older” guidelines and div…
6 months ago
023 Fatigue accumulation and what to do about it.
Episode 24
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris unpack a Silver-Era routine passed from 1950 Mr America John Farbotnik to Gene Mozee…
6 months, 1 week ago
022 How intra-workout carbohydrates reduce supraspinal CNS fatigue
Episode 23
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris unpack Steve Reeves’ 1947 pre-competition full-body routine, then dive into why the …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
021 Why Counting “Half Sets” for Secondary Muscles Doesn't Make Sense
Episode 22
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris break down Dick DuBois’ 1954 full-body routine (and we finally have some pull-ups!).…
6 months, 3 weeks ago