034 Voluntary activation deficit: exercise selection, muscle mass, and form

034 Voluntary activation deficit: exercise selection, muscle mass, and form

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris analyse a Golden Era training plan attributed to Larry Scott and Vince Gironda, using it as a lens to explore how hypertrophy programming evolved after the introduction of anabolic drugs. From there, the conversation pivots into a deeper examination of modern debates around exercise selection, “redundant” movements, single vs multi joint training, and the current discussions around form. Chris introduces voluntary activation deficits as the unifying physiological principle.

Key topics include:

  • Larry Scott’s Golden Era full-body routine
  • The limits of motor unit recruitment and voluntary activation deficits
  • "Redundant" exercises
  • Why more total muscle mass in an exercise reduces local recruitment
  • The form debate and how excessive technique focus can impair hypertrophy outcomes

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066 Do you need to feel a muscle for it to grow?

066 Do you need to feel a muscle for it to grow?

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with another Leroy Colbert routine, this time examining an over 100 set silver-era routine. The conversation then explores whether y...

24 Elo 1h 9min

065 How anabolics changed the fitness industry

065 How anabolics changed the fitness industry

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with Leroy Colbert’s late-1970s enormous volume training plan. The conversation then explores whether using pre-steroid bodybuilders...

17 Elo 1h 37min

064 Is time under tension important for muscle growth?

064 Is time under tension important for muscle growth?

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with Reg Park’s 1949 pre-contest routine, which involved training six days per week, twice per day, including the infamous 20-rep br...

11 Elo 1h 6min

063 Are workouts over an hour killing your gains?

063 Are workouts over an hour killing your gains?

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with a full-body routine from legendary bodybuilding coach Vince Gironda and the unusual reliance on isolation exercises. The conver...

4 Elo 1h 27min

062 How to overcome a hypertrophy plateau

062 How to overcome a hypertrophy plateau

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with an early 1950s “muscular bulk” routine from Jack Delinger. They discuss the minimalist, barbell-only full-body program and how ...

27 Heinä 1h 24min

061 Does training hard help or hinder hypertrophy?

061 Does training hard help or hinder hypertrophy?

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with a 1972 routine from Bradley J. Steiner and discuss what makes it one of the more sensible "golden era" bodybuilding programs th...

21 Heinä 1h 29min

060 How to make your second set more stimulating

060 How to make your second set more stimulating

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with Steve Michalik’s enormous 1972 Mr. America routine and why silver-era routines are the best data set for natural training routi...

13 Heinä 1h 17min

059 Hypertrophy is muscle-fibre specific

059 Hypertrophy is muscle-fibre specific

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with Alan Stephan’s classic Silver Era full-body routine, which he reportedly followed for years while building enormous strength an...

6 Heinä 1h 47min

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