Growing up before the age of the internet meant that you had to get your training and nutrition information from books and magazines or from the veteran lifters and athletes that you’d meet at the gym. Unfortunately when it came to magazines and locker room advice, it was hard to know if the information was …
When the goal is to increase hypertrophy and strength levels, it appears that training volume may be a key factor. Over the years there has been great debate between whether individuals should perform 1 set or 3 sets for increasing strength and muscle mass. Review papers on the topic tend to favor multiple sets over …
Established guidelines by both the Strength and Conditioning and Sports Medicine governing (i.e., NSCA, NASM, ACSM, etc.) body’s recommend specific set, repetition and intensity guidelines for differing training purposes. For example, it’s commonly accepted that hypertrophy training is best developed with moderate loads (e.g., 67-85% of 1RM) for moderate to high repetition ranges (e.g., 6-12 …