There are probably an infinite number of ways to train for hypertrophy.
Broadly, most people seem to perform the same weekly workouts, at least for a few months.
But, alternatively, an individual could randomly change their training variables across workouts.
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Progressive overload is necessary for making long-term hypertrophy and strength gains. Simply, it refers to progressing your training sessions in some way.
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Testosterone is probably the most discussed hormone in the fitness industry, largely due to its role in hypertrophy.
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Biceps curls are most commonly performed with weights, be it with dumbbells or barbells.
However, what if you saw an individual biceps curling without any weight?
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The barbell bench press is probably the most popular upper body exercise. In a previous article, we’ve detailed a fair amount of research depicting how effective the barbell bench press is at inducing chest hypertrophy.
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When it comes to understanding the basics of how any type of resistance training program works, the principle of specificity is one of the most fundamental ideas.
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For anyone who has Bulgarian split squatted before (also called the rear- elevated split squat or pitcher squat), you would know that it is a killer exercise.
In my opinion, it is one of the hardest exercises that exist, especially when using moderate to higher rep ranges.
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I’ve you’ve been involved in the strength or hypertrophy training community for a while, you may have heard of the repeated bout effect.
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Cross-education is the term given to the increase in strength, and potentially even size, of an opposite limb after training only one limb.
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