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Micronutrients
Many often tout the importance of proper vitamin and mineral intake in bodybuilders, but how important are micronutrients for gains? Let’s see what the science says.
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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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Eccentrics and Growth
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?
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Periodization in Bodybuilding
Periodization is a common buzzword in the fitness industry but the word itself is often misunderstood and the theories are misused. How does it work in bodybuilding?
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Deloads
Most strength training experts recommend taking the occasional deload, however, the exact method of deloading is rather murky. What should we know about deloads?
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A “Brief” Guide to Cutting
Bodybuilders often spend the entire winter bulking and building slabs of muscle, but what happens when beach season rolls back around? Let’s discuss.
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Sleep and White Noise
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.
Forced Reps
Forced reps is a unique intensification method in which you need a partner to help you squeeze out those last few reps. This study found that forced reps resulted in a greater growth hormone response than normal reps.
Muscle Damage
Many believe in the mantra, “no pain, no gain,” but does that really apply to resistance training? Current literature shows that muscle damage is not necessary for hypertrophy.
Training While Sick
Everyone gets sick at one point or another, but unfortunately, training too hard while you’re sick can easily lead to overtraining. Follow these tips to
Resistance Training vs Static Stretching
Most people employ static stretching in an effort to improve flexibility. However, this study found similar improvements in flexibility from resistance training compared to stretching.
Cardio on Lifting Days or Different Days?
Bodybuilders have long known that performing cardio and lifting on the same day might not be best for gains. Why is this the case?
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Top 3 Ways to Increase Thick Dense Muscle
Dr. Jacob Wilson will discuss the top 3 research-based ways for bodybuilders to increase thick, dense muscle.
How Do You Stay Full on a Ketogenic Diet?
How do I stay full on a ketogenic diet? When you first transition onto a ketogenic diet, you go through a period of adaptation. Your glycogen stores are depleted and it’s very difficult to maintain a pump.
What can we Learn from CrossFit?
What can we learn from crossfit? Bodybuilding and crossfit seem to have very little in common on the surface. Let’s find some common ground.
How Do You Make Your Calves Grow?
How do you make your calves grow? Some say that either we were born with great calves, or we’re cursed with chicken legs.
The Muscle PhD Academy Live #023: Metabolic Training
In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss metabolic training. Learn how to effectively maximize muscle gain and fat loss
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