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There are four main phases of training that you must periodize for optimal growth and body composition. Yes, they lie on a continuum and there can be some overlap depending on how your training is set up, but here are the basics of each so that you understand the demands they place on your [...]
If your physique and performance is a chain, each of the training phase is like a link in that chain. By improving upon one of them, it will benefit the others. For those interested in making progress as fast as possible, knowing when you reach a point of diminishing returns in your current training phase [...]
Are You getting the most out of every rep? Every Workout? Are you searching for that Missing link in your program? Everyone is looking for THE ANSWER. The Answer to what's missing in their training program. If someone else is making faster progress than you, has a better body part, a stronger [...]
By Gabriele Trapani MI40 Italian Ambassador Even though we may make a concerted effort in our sweaty workouts, we all have certain muscle groups that are more resistant and difficult in terms of growth: thanks to certain basic training practices, we can still get good results Genetics Even though we may make a concerted [...]
Don't miss Part 1 here Pulling it All Together and Where to Start If you've been training for strength pounding away in the 3-5 rep range at 85% of 1 Rep Max and up, or if you've just finished a peaking phase, you need to train for hypertrophy. You need to spend some time in [...]
Where does hypertrophy training fit into a strength athlete’s training cycle? For strength athletes, or for those who just want to get stronger for that matter, the majority of information leans itself towards meet peaking/meet prep training cycles. But that is only a piece of the puzzle. The use of hypertrophy training during the [...]
In case you missed it, catch up on Part 1 here. Now, during my prep for this meet I had the best training cycle of my career with regard to my squat... I felt there was no weight I could not lift and I was prepared to hit a HUGE squat PR. My best squat in a [...]
MI40 Strength Coach Adam Miller here. This is an intro into the world of powerlifting, and how we can apply the MI40 principles to get stronger, faster... Strength is just as much a skill (like hypertrophy training) as it is about how much muscle mass you have. Just having a lot of muscle isn't enough [...]
In the first article of this series we looked at 5 ways the traditional bulking diet is a waste of time, even downright unhealthy. In the second, we broke down the science behind hormones – how a bulk negatively affects insulin management and ways bulking can get you fatter instead of bigger. We wrapped [...]
