What is Required for Hypertrophy? Popularized by Brad Schoenfield, a researcher and exercise physiology professer, the idea that there are three ways to induce muscular hypertrophy has been widely accepted across researchers and those involved in the science of muscle. The three ways to elicit hypertrophy are mechanical tension, metabolic stress, and muscle damage, but…

I’ve been lifting weights for 8 years, and I’ve been exercising for strength for 12. This last year I hit my first ever 225 lb bench press and it was YEARS in the making, scraping out maybe 10 lbs every 12 months. I hadn’t seen progress on my bench press in quite a long time,…

The vast majority of strength trainers and programs incorporate traditional weights like barbells and dumbells to gain strength across many different positions, and for almost all cases, it works. But what if there was a more effective way to enhance strength that matched our bodies natural movements? What Is Variable Resistance Training? Variable resitance training…

Whenever we make any movements throughout our lives, whether it be on our playing field, court or in our daily lives, we tend to generate power and strength in specific ranges of motion where we have the most leverage. Any jumps come from relatively minimal knee bends compared to traditional back squats, a basketball player…

How does strength training affect athletes? When we think of strength training, especially in the traditional sense, images of raw muscle strength and muscle hypertrophy are some of the first that come to mind, but the reality of strength and it’s many components is far more nuanced when training for athletic success. Athletes need a…