
Nutrient Timing
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.
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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.

How different are men and women when considering exercise performance and training adaptations? Let’s dive into what the science says about this topic.

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

Attitudes towards exercise variations in the bodybuilding community are pretty split – some swear by variation while others decry its importance. What’s the science say?

Just about everyone has had a bad training partner in the past. How do you know that you’re not the bad training partner in everyone else’s past? Let’s discuss.

Many teachers lecture on the various biomechanical properties of muscle but rarely mention how these properties can affect growth. Let’s check it out.

Several studies have found that isolation movements are no more effective at increasing muscle mass than compound movements. However, some muscle groups may benefit from isolation exercises.

Many trainers and coaches advocate for tempo training but this review found that lifting tempo has no effect on muscle growth or strength. In fact, slow tempos may actually impair gains.

This review found that subjects training in the morning made similar training adaptations to subjects training at night. Strength is usually greater at night, however,

Bodybuilders will often use front squats and back squats interchangeably in their training and this study supports that practice. Front squats cause similar levels of quad activation and require less weight to do so.

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.

Rest-pause sets can induce high amounts of fatigue very quickly. This can increase muscle activation and metabolic stress, both of which are important for gains.
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In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss intermittent fasting and we’ll be answering community questions

In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss carb cycling and we’ll be answering community questions

In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live, we will discuss Metabolic Stress and hypertrophy. We will also answer your questions

Dr. Jacob Wilson will go over the top 3 research-based ways that bodybuilders can use to become more vascular.

In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss insulin sensitivity and we’ll be answering community questions

This week we are going to start with this tip. Personally, I have some shoulder mobility issues and wrist pain when trying to position for a front squat. If you have similar issues, this old-school training hack may help you out with this powerhouse exercise that will hammer your quads.
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