019 Cluster Sets – How they work and how to use them
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris start by discussing one of the most widely used methods of the Silver Era; the 20 rep squat. They then dive into the physiology of clus...
29 Sep 20251h 21min
018 Pauses, Stretching, and Partials
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris unpack Reg Park’s calf-specialisation phase before discussing the physiology of pauses: when they work, when they don’t, and how they c...
22 Sep 20251h 24min
017 Exercise Selection - How to pick the exercises needed to maximally develop a muscle
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris discuss Sig Klein’s extensive routine and use it as a springboard to tackle one of the biggest programming questions: how much exercise...
15 Sep 20251h 22min
016 Training Splits - Why upper/lower, torso/limbs, push/pull, and other split routines face the same problem
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris revisit Joe Weider’s early 1940 full-body program before breaking down the central problem that all split routines face: supraspinal CN...
8 Sep 20251h 14min
015 Training Frequency - Why 3x per week beats 2x even if MYOPS is still elevated
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris explore Sig Klein’s early A/B full body routine from the pre-steroid bodybuilding era before examining the claim that elevated myofibri...
1 Sep 20251h 12min
014 Training Frequency - What the long-term studies actually show
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake and Chris explore the lesser-known silver-era bodybuilder Floyd Page’s 1952 full-body routine before unpacking the topic of training frequency, l...
25 Aug 20251h 14min
013 Neuromechanical Matching: Everything you need to know (but few do)
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley unpack one of Peary Rader’s Silver Era “advanced beginner” routines, before a deep dive into the principle of Neuro...
18 Aug 20251h 29min
012 How to build muscle with isometric training
In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley break down an isometric method from bodybuilding legend and first Mr Universe, John Grimek. They explore how maxima...
11 Aug 20251h 8min
