The Revive Stronger Podcast 496: Advanced Training Tools for Bodybuilding - Adam Gonzalez
Nov 29, 2025
In this discussion, Adam Gonzalez, an exercise physiologist, shares insights from his journey in sports and science. He explores advanced training techniques like supersets, drop sets, and rest-pause training, emphasizing their time-efficient benefits for bodybuilders. Adam also highlights the importance of research in understanding these methods and their real-world applications. He calls for more studies to enhance training practices and discusses the pragmatic use of these strategies without overloading the body.
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PhD And Pro Card Overlap
- Adam Gonzalez competed in natural bodybuilding while completing his PhD, earning an NGA pro card in 2015.
- He balanced research, training, and competition during a period when his life allowed focused preparation.
Narrative Review Purpose
- The paper is a narrative review of common bodybuilding 'advanced' techniques, aiming to tell the evidence story rather than re-run stats.
- Gonzalez wanted the review to highlight gaps and guide future research, not promise a magic solution.
Advanced Tools, Not Magic Hacks
- 'Advanced' techniques often aren't advanced; they are tools that boost time-efficiency or training density.
- Most techniques give similar hypertrophy to traditional training but can deliver similar results in much less time.
