hypertrophy

The exercise is deceptively simple, but there are a series of brilliant elements that come together to make it so effective.

Can some muscles tolerate more frequency than others?

Smart training is hard training, but hard training is not necessarily smart training.

Focusing on sets and reps takes your attention away from what matters most when it comes to building size.

Ask yourself, do you have a muscle building masterplan or are you just aimlessly meandering towards failure?

The more volume you do, the more you grow, but don't outgrow your capacity to recover.

Implementing drop sets into a properly periodized training plan will increase your chances of reaching your muscular potential.

A clean bulk is one thing, but gains so slow you can't measure them might not be useful.

To fully stimulate a muscle, you must challenge it across its entire contractile range, and this guide will show you how to do it.

It appears that volume is the key determinant of success when it comes to gaining muscle mass, so make this work to your advantage.

There's a lot of science and theory about how train body parts for hypertrophy. The great variable, though, is always you. Your adaptations are totally unique and individual.

The old Russian training principles weren't conceived with your goals in mind.

Here's how you can use research to guide your lifting life.

Smart programming, exercise selection, and execution can go a long way to reducing the risk of injury.

When it comes to planning your training: adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Your genetics were done and dusted well before you were old enough to read this. So why worry about them? Focus on what you can do.

It’s inconclusive how much of a role the growth of muscle plays in the growth of strength.