Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization breaks down the relationship between maximizing stimulus and minimizing fatigue and how reps in reserve can guide this. Look for the Scientific Principles of Hypertrophy book coming later in 2020.
While the terms used to describe it aren’t completely uniform (burnout, overtraining, overreaching, “fried CNS,” etc…), most people seriously involved in lifting and training for …
WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROGRAMMING AND PERIODIZATION. We talk about periodization, and various aspects of periodization, as if they’re mutually exclusive. Most …
This is a continuation of THIS article. If you haven't read part 1 yet, check it out before diving in. 1.) Choosing the Right Mix of …
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a common ailment in the athletic population. Incidence rates among adolescent and young adult athletes can exceed 25%, with females …
A couple months ago I wrote PR Smashing Nutrition, an article that discussed a number of ways athletes/lifters can prepare their nervous system, adjust their …
If you are a competitive athlete, what is the purpose of training? To improve your competition result. Training is not for showing off, it is not …
We train so that we can get better. Bigger, faster, stronger, leaner, and maybe even all of those at different times. Training hard makes us …
In order for training to be effective, an overload must be presented. Training must be chronically harder, longer, and more demanding in some way as …