
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting
While the end-game differences between bodybuilding and powerlifting are well-known, how does this affect training and nutrition for each sport?
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While the end-game differences between bodybuilding and powerlifting are well-known, how does this affect training and nutrition for each sport?

Coaches and trainers often preach the importance of the lowering portion of resistance training exercises. Is this really the most important part of a lift?

Training Intensity can be a confusing topic for many lifters. What is it and how do you plan it? The 3% Rule offers plenty of guidance for these questions.

Protein and carbohydrate timing can be unique strategies for boosting growth – or can they? Let’s dive in and see how important nutrient timing is for gains.

Intensification Methods are strategies designed to push a muscle past failure and maximize growth. Do they work? Is there any science behind them?

There’s many different pathways one can take when attempting to achieve bodybuilding glory. Let’s examine three such of these paths and how they eventually converge.

Eating carbohydrates after your workout can boost recovery through replenishing glycogen more quickly. For bodybuilders training more than once a day, this can be incredibly important.

Resveratrol is produced by grapes and is found in red wine – this is why red wine has been associated with health benefits. You can

Improving sleep quality is an important factor in the recovery process for athletes and bodybuilders. This study found that using white noise strategies significantly improved sleep quality.

Many believe that stretching before your workout can help prevent injuries but virtually no research supports this theory.

Deer Antler Velvet has been proposed to interact with various anabolic hormones in the body but that effect has not been seen in research. Evidence remains inconclusive.

This study found that concentrating on specific muscle groups using the, “mind-muscle connection” can increase muscle activation during resistance training.
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Dr. Wilson will go over the top 3 reasons why your glutes aren’t growing and how to optimize growth in part 2 of our series.

Can you gain muscle on a calorie deficit? Here’s a controversial topic that people often ask us here at The Muscle PhD.

How do you know if your CNS (Central Nervous System) is ready to train? How do you get your body ready to attack the iron again?

In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live, we will be discussing Metabolism. What is metabolism? How do we raise it to improve fat loss?

In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss psychological satiety and how to control your appetite more effectively

How high should your meal frequency be to optimize muscle size? We discuss the pros and cons of this controversial topic in today’s video.
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