Some people say overtraining is a myth. But according to a NY Times article, it’s very real. Dr. William Kraus, a cardiologist, and his son learned it the hard way. The Times reports: UNTIL last spring, running was going great for 15-year-old Erik Kraus. He had been training hard without a break for 18 months…
Arnold Schwarzenegger had massive arms, 22 inches big at his peak. In his book The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, he explains how you, too, can get big arms. One of his secrets is to train them “by themselves when you are rested and strong” or “on leg days when your arms are rested.” A…
I once heard that “Science is the only news” (I think it was Peter Attia, on a podcast). I’m not sure it’s the only news, but keeping current on “muscle science” sure gives you an edge when it comes to getting lean, fit, muscular, and strong. And with data showing it takes about 17 years…
Dr. Muscle is trending in first place in apps on Kickstarter! Thanks for your amazing support (this took us months to get ready). In the comments, backer Nicholas Bundock said: Markus (another new customer) emailed in: “Dr. Muscle is really like a personal trainer. It changes every training and makes every training individual. And that…
As we wrap up our launch on Indiegogo, I wanted to pause for a moment and recap. Overall: We’ve raised over $35,000 from 168 backers We’ve released 7 news features We’ve worked 12-20 hours a day for 35 days Food poisoning is no fun The good: We started the year with a bang and raised…
A superset is when you do 2 exercises with very little rest between them. Paz et al. (2017) studied supersets. They found that supersets: Cut workout time in half Allowed lifters to do more volume than normal sets Note that they studied agonist-antagonist supersets, which is the type we recommend. Volume is an important driver…
The aim of this brief review is to examine training to failure for muscle hypertrophy. Will you build muscle faster if you train to failure? I wanted to find out. My hypothesis was that training to failure did lead to small but better gains, at least in some populations. I haven’t carried out a systematic…