Hypertrophy Past and Present

Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal

A deep dive into the science of muscle growth. Hosted by Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal, this podcast explores hypertrophy training through the lens of pre-steroid era bodybuilding and modern muscle physiology.

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Hypertrophy Past and Present

Episodes (76)

Yesterday 076 Is maximising the stimulus the same as maximising muscle growth?
Oct 26th 075 How much is too much? Fatigue accumulation
Oct 19th 074 Do indirect sets build muscle? Science vs Evidence

Hypertrophy Past and Present

Nov 3, 2026
3¾ hours
84 MB

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris explore the high-volume, full-body training routine of Silver-Era bodybuilder Al Berman and how they would modify it using modern exercise science. They then dive into the science of maximising muscle growth, discussing why maximising the hypertrophy stimulus of a single workout may not be the best strategy for maximising growth over the week, and how training volume, frequency, fatigue and stimulus saturation all influence the results. Key topics include: Al Berman's 1951 full-body training routine and how Jake and Chris would modernise itCan a single set stimulate...

Hypertrophy Past and Present

076 Is maximising the stimulus the same as maximising muscle growth?

Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal

00:00 -01:31:57