Many things about 2020 have been unprecedented. However, what was truly remarkable was how steadfast people were about their fitness and training goals. Equipment suppliers were loving it. While the economy of the rest of the country crashed, they were flourishing. It was amazing to see social media videos of people plopping half racks in […]
Weekly Progression for Muscle Growth: Should We Add Sets?
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 […]
“Good Question!” – How can rest-pause/Myo reps and long rest periods BOTH be optimal for hypertrophy?
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 […]
How to Succeed in Any Training Environment
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 […]
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