Natural Bodybuilding & Powerlifting
by Josh Pelland BS, CSCS, & Zac Robinson BS, CSCS 2300 words; 8 minute read time Josh Pelland and Zac Robinson are exercise physiology master’s students at Florida Atlantic University, with Dr. Mike Zourdos, my friend, and colleague at MASS. They coach and make content at Data Driven Strength. I took great interest editing this guest blog, as I’m currently […]
We received a great question recently: “How do we reconcile studies where rest-pause and drop sets produce similar hypertrophy as straight sets, and data showing short rest periods produce less hypertrophy than longer?” I’ve discussed this with other researchers (shout out to James Krieger; much of this is based on our discussion in Norway a few years […]
You are probably familiar with Steph Curry, one of the greatest basketball players of our time. He’s the current all-time career free throw leader, with a 90% shooting percentage at the line. His free throw technique resembles your stock standard, conventional shooting technique. But let me ask you this… Do you think if Steph Curry […]
Every now and again I get the pleasure of coaching, or consulting with an athlete whom has clearly worked hard for their physique. Whether male or female they stand out from the crowd with well-muscled physiques that in some cases are not necessarily lean, but at the same time nowhere near what most would consider […]
