031 How steroids and TRT increase injury risk (and how modifying your training might help)
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris break down Mike Mentzer’s “most productive” routine and use it as a turning point to discuss how training trends shifted across the Golden...
22 Dec 20251h 16min
030 Everyone's wrong about muscle activation + how to compare hypertrophy programs (WNS)
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris shift from the Silver Era into the early anabolic era by analysing a Golden Era training plan from Ken Waller. Using Waller’s 1975 routine...
14 Dec 20251h 36min
029 Elevated MPS ≠ muscle growth
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris revisit the Silver Era through one of the most iconic Silver Era bodybuilders, John Grimek, and his bulking plan. They then discuss what m...
7 Dec 20251h 18min
028 How does dieting affect hypertrophy?
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris go back to 1945 and break down Clancy Ross’ pre-contest “definition” routine to show how Silver Era lifters tried to get lean using their ...
30 Nov 20251h 27min
027 Are 4 reps optimal?! New study: stimulating reps vs volume load
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris use a 1967 Bill Pearl program to jump from the silver era into the early steroid era, showing how training volume exploded once anabolics...
23 Nov 20251h 12min
026 How does insufficient sleep affect hypertrophy / atrophy?
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris dive into a Bill Pearl full-body routine, using it as a bridge between the pre-steroid silver era and the early anabolic era. From there,...
16 Nov 20251h 19min
025 How does insufficient sleep affect training?
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris break down Bob Hoffman’s basic athletic program through a modern physiology lens and unpack how insufficient sleep impacts training perfo...
9 Nov 202555min
024 Training, hypertrophy, and recovery for older people
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris discuss Silver-Era author Peary Rader’s “training as you get older” guidelines and dive into how to construct a modern, physiology-led te...
2 Nov 20251h 4min
