Hypertrophy.
Muscle-building articles, split design, exercise selection, and volume work.
Re-Thinking Your Training Program on a Cut
"How do I make this program work on a cut?"
Standardize Your Movements! (How to Measure instead of Mask Progression)
Progression is the name of the game.
Heavy-Light-Medium Training & Hypertrophy
For those of you who have been following my writing for many years you know I'm a big fan of the heavy-light-medium training system. I"ve written…
The Evolution of The Training Split for Hypertrophy
It's pretty rare that a week goes by where I don't get an email from somebody with a question about adding muscle mass.
Progression, Volume, and Assigning Rep Ranges to Your Exercise Selection
One of the biggest changes I've made to the way that I program over the last couple of years (and even more so in the last few months) has been in the use…
Bigger Triceps, Less Elbow Pain
One of the most common questions I get from clients/members doing one of my power-building programs is....
Should You Squat/Bench/Deadlift If Hypertrophy Is the Goal? (maybe not)
Before you get up in arms and think that I'm all of a sudden "anti-Squat/Bench/Dead"...take a breath. The purpose of the article today is simply to get you…
Supplemental Work & Accessories on a Conjugate Program
Decided to write this today as a follow up to my last article which was just kind of a loose and incomplete summary about the conjugate method, how and why…
Programming with the Conjugate Method (my favorite features!)
There are a lot of things to like about the Conjugate Method. Over the last year or so I've really fallen in love with the method (again) for use with my…
An Easy Tricep Training Schedule
If you want your arms to grow you gotta train your triceps. If you want your Bench to move, you gotta train your triceps. It's true that the triceps get…
Training OCD - channel it the RIGHT way
In the spirit of not being OCD I’m gonna try and keep this article about being OCD short and to the point. This topic can easily get me off on a rambling…
New Product: The Basic Barbell Bundle (4 programs, 10% discount)
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that later this week I'll be offering 4 of my most popular training programs as a bundle for a 10% discount.
Pause Squat vs Pin Squat vs Box Squat
As part of my power building program as well as my basic barbell program, at my gym and in my online coaching group I have my members do a lot of each of…
Frequency & The Power-Building Split
For those of you that follow my Power Building routine, or at least my writings on power building type training, you know that I've come to favor a 5-day…
Bringing Up Your Bench Press (Frequency, Intensity, Volume, Exercise Selection)
Yes, yes, I know another "How to Bench Press More!" article. Add it to the thousands already floating around the internet in 2019 - some beneficial, many…
Great Advice on Assistance Work
This past weekend I went to a local power lifting meet - strictly as a spectator, for the first time in many years. But the opportunity to watch James…
4 Day Split for Hypertrophy
For those of you who have already picked up my power building program, you already know the basic principles I adhere too when designing a hypertrophy…
Programming Stiff Leg Deads & Barbell Rows (a simple strategy)
Two exercises I love programming for my clients are Stiff Leg Deadlifts and Barbell Rows.
Case Study: Exploding Bench & Overhead Press Numbers on An Underweight Male
So this case study is not meant to be read as any sort of authoritative, declarative, or definitive statement on "Bench & Press Training for the…
4 Ways To Get More Consistent in 2019
You've heard it from me and others 1,001 times right? We love to get way back in the weeds as it pertains to the details of programming and training, but…
Why & How to "AMRAP" Effectively (4 Methods)
So most of us have come to know and use "AMRAP" as a pretty common acronym in the strength and conditioning world, but in case you don't know "AMRAP"…
A Simple & Complete Guide to Conjugate / Westside Training
The Conjugate Method is a term and methodology made most popular by Louie Simmons, owner of the Westside Barbell Club and the creator of what has become…
Programming Assistance Work
We know there are 101 ways to effectively program our main lifts - the Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Overhead Press. There is much confusion and much debate…
What Rep Range for Hypertrophy? (hint: all of them)
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