Hypertrophy Past and Present
A podcast by Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal - Sundays
34 Episodes
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034 Voluntary activation deficit: exercise selection, muscle mass, and form
Published: 11/01/2026 -
033 How to write programs that satisfy client expectations AND really work
Published: 04/01/2026 -
032 Common training mistakes to avoid in 2026
Published: 28/12/2025 -
031 How steroids and TRT increase injury risk (and how modifying your training might help)
Published: 22/12/2025 -
030 Everyone's wrong about muscle activation + how to compare hypertrophy programs (WNS)
Published: 14/12/2025 -
029 Elevated MPS ≠ muscle growth
Published: 07/12/2025 -
028 How does dieting affect hypertrophy?
Published: 30/11/2025 -
027 Are 4 reps optimal?! New study: stimulating reps vs volume load
Published: 23/11/2025 -
026 How does insufficient sleep affect hypertrophy / atrophy?
Published: 16/11/2025 -
025 How does insufficient sleep affect training?
Published: 09/11/2025 -
024 Training, hypertrophy, and recovery for older people
Published: 02/11/2025 -
023 Fatigue accumulation and what to do about it.
Published: 27/10/2025 -
022 How intra-workout carbohydrates reduce supraspinal CNS fatigue
Published: 19/10/2025 -
021 Why Counting “Half Sets” for Secondary Muscles Doesn't Make Sense
Published: 13/10/2025 -
020 How to program a muscle specialisation phase
Published: 06/10/2025 -
019 Cluster Sets – How they work and how to use them
Published: 29/09/2025 -
018 Pauses, Stretching, and Partials
Published: 22/09/2025 -
017 Exercise Selection - How to pick the exercises needed to maximally develop a muscle
Published: 15/09/2025 -
016 Training Splits - Why upper/lower, torso/limbs, push/pull, and other split routines face the same problem
Published: 08/09/2025 -
015 Training Frequency - Why 3x per week beats 2x even if MYOPS is still elevated
Published: 01/09/2025
A deep dive into the science of muscle growth. Hosted by Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal, this podcast explores hypertrophy training through the lens of pre-steroid era bodybuilding and modern muscle physiology.
