022 How intra-workout carbohydrates reduce supraspinal CNS fatigue
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris unpack Steve Reeves’ 1947 pre-competition full-body routine, then dive into why the Silver-Era were such advocates of orange juice + ho...
19 Okt 202558min
021 Why Counting “Half Sets” for Secondary Muscles Doesn't Make Sense
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris break down Dick DuBois’ 1954 full-body routine (and we finally have some pull-ups!). They then tackle the “half-set” myth, why counting...
13 Okt 20251h 7min
020 How to program a muscle specialisation phase
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris use Peary Rader’s leg routine to outline a practical, physiology-led blueprint for muscle specialisation.Key topics include:Peary Rader...
6 Okt 20251h 21min
019 Cluster Sets – How they work and how to use them
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris start by discussing one of the most widely used methods of the Silver Era; the 20 rep squat. They then dive into the physiology of clus...
29 Sep 20251h 21min
018 Pauses, Stretching, and Partials
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris unpack Reg Park’s calf-specialisation phase before discussing the physiology of pauses: when they work, when they don’t, and how they c...
22 Sep 20251h 24min
017 Exercise Selection - How to pick the exercises needed to maximally develop a muscle
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris discuss Sig Klein’s extensive routine and use it as a springboard to tackle one of the biggest programming questions: how much exercise...
15 Sep 20251h 22min
016 Training Splits - Why upper/lower, torso/limbs, push/pull, and other split routines face the same problem
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris revisit Joe Weider’s early 1940 full-body program before breaking down the central problem that all split routines face: supraspinal CN...
8 Sep 20251h 14min
015 Training Frequency - Why 3x per week beats 2x even if MYOPS is still elevated
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris explore Sig Klein’s early A/B full body routine from the pre-steroid bodybuilding era before examining the claim that elevated myofibri...
1 Sep 20251h 12min
