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Writing your own Program Part 2
Writing a solid training program is one of the most nuanced tasks in the fitness field. How can you go about creating your own program? We’ll get into the nitty gritty in this series.
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Working out with Masks
Many gyms have mask mandates in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. How do masks affect workout performance? Are they safe? Let’s see what the science says.
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Hamstrings in the Squat
Research continues to uncover minimal hamstrings involvement in the squat, but the fitness community often claims otherwise. What’s the deal here?
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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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Fasted Training
Many bodybuilders perform fasted cardio or fasted training in an attempt to burn more fat as fuel. Is this the best practice for getting shredded?
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Muscle Science: A History
Over the years, science has developed a greater understanding of muscle contractions and function. However, some key aspects have always perplexed scientists until recently.
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Muscle Activation During Normal Lifts
Studies show that muscle activation during a normal lift reduces throughout the positive portion of the lift. This is due to a few different factors but represents an area of a lift that requires more training.
What Time of Day Should you Train?
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,
Mind-Muscle Connection and Strength
Using mind-muscle connection techniques can increase muscle activation during strength training, but what about force production?
Myofascial Release and Foam Rolling
Foam rolling is a bit of a buzzword in the fitness world as not many understand what it does or how it works. This study found that foam rolling can improve recovery by increasing plasma nitric oxide.
How to Carb Cycle
Summary: There’s a few different methods of carb cycling, but most of them are designed to optimize performance in endurance athletes. Since bodybuilders or powerlifters
Burnout Sets and Growth
This study found that adding burnouts at the end of every workout in the last 4-weeks of a training protocol increased gains in size and strength more so than other training protocols.
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The Muscle PhD Academy Live #044: Will Multivitamins Hinder Muscle Gains?
In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live Academy we will discuss the effectiveness of multivitamins and their role in muscle building
The Muscle PhD Academy Live #046: Do You Want To Grow?
In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live, we’ll go over ways to help you attain your bodybuilding goals and help you grow.
3 Reasons Why Your Abs Aren’t Fully Developed
Dr. Wilson will go over the top 3 reasons why your abs aren’t fully developed. We will go over hacks to optimize ab development
Is Insulin Anabolic?
Is your body’s hormone insulin a powerful anabolic agent? We will explore ways that your body’s own insulin can help you maximize anabolism.
The Muscle PhD Academy Live #048: Hamstring Training
In this episode of the Muscle PhD Live, we will go over the anatomy and how to train your hamstrings to achieve the best results
What Is Reverse Pyramiding?
What is reverse pyramiding? How do you implement it into your training? How is it different than traditional pyramiding?
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