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Ep. 174 - Periodization for Hypertrophy: An Overview

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Is There a Better Way to Train Hypertrophy?

One group did reverse pyramid, every exercise, every day, matched number of sets. One group had a broader range from five to 15, versus the other one which had that traditional eight to 12 range. In the five to 15 group, you saw almost significantly, uh, almost significant effects favoring the five to15 group. And like, almost twice the percentage change in hypertrophy. So these all lean the same direction. It doesn't seem to matter whether you're doing it block periodized, daily undulating, or non periodized.

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