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Back to Search010 Warming up - what does it really achieve?
Episode 10
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley unpack the very first York Barbell course, discussing its warm-u…
9 months, 1 week ago
009 Work capacity - what it is and how to improve it
Episode 9
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley break down a pre-steroid bulking routine from Alan Stephen, an u…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
008 Training Frequency - what to consider if you want to train every day
Episode 8
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley explore whether full body training can be done every day, and wh…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
007 Do all training programs maximise hypertrophy eventually?
Episode 7
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley return to Reg Park, but this time explore one of his most advanc…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
006 Strength - the mechanisms that increase strength, and why hypertrophy must make us stronger
Episode 6
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley discuss one of the strongest bodybuilders of the Silver Era, and…
10 months ago
005 Training volume and post workout fatigue - how many sets are recoverable in 48 hours?
Episode 5
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley dissect Reg Park’s 1950s “Mr. Universe Bulk Course”. Unlike the …
10 months, 1 week ago
004 Training splits and exercise selection - 3 sets of 1 exercise or 1 set of 3 exercises?
Episode 4
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley break down Steve Reeves’ favourite full-body routines from the e…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
003 Training splits - what to consider when splitting full body workouts into upper / lower workouts
Episode 3
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley examine Clancy Ross’ 1940s split set routine - an early experime…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
002 How long does the growth stimulus last after a training session?
Episode 2
In this second episode, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley break down the York Barbell Mr America Course, a program from 1951 that evolved from the e…
11 months ago
001 Training frequency - why the diminishing returns of volume makes higher frequencies better
Episode 1
In this debut episode, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley dissect the very first mass-produced bodybuilding program: the Milo Barbell Course. They ex…
11 months, 1 week ago