Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin

Build Muscle Size, Strength & Power With Science-Backed Programs

Jul 3, 2024

Delve into science-backed protocols for building muscle size and strength. Discover how muscle mass plays a vital role in health and longevity, especially as we age. Learn about essential training concepts, like progressive overload and block periodization, to enhance athletic performance. The discussion includes actionable strategies for both beginners and advanced athletes. Plus, uncover the importance of balanced nutrition and recovery in optimizing training results. Get ready to elevate your strength game!

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Auto-regulation in training programs ensures optimal results by adjusting load and volume based on individual response.

Maintaining proper technique is crucial in auto-regulated programs for quality and safety in workouts.

Whole-body hypertrophy programs balance multi-joint and single-joint exercises for effective muscle growth stimulation.

Designed training programs show significant improvements in strength, power, endurance, and muscle size for participants.

Structured athlete program with block periodization and velocity-based training aims for peak performance while preventing overtraining.

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Applying Auto-Regulation in Training Program Design

In this podcast episode, Dr. Andy Galpin discusses the application of auto-regulation in designing training programs for muscle hypertrophy and strength. Auto-regulation allows adjusting load and volume based on individual response during workouts, ensuring optimal results.

Hypertrophy and Repetition Ranges in Strength Training

01:04

Progressive Overload Weights System

01:50

Understanding Modifiable Variables in Exercise

03:49

Enhancing Sport Performance Through Progressive Overload

01:20

Intro

8min

The Essential Role of Muscle in Health and Performance

2min

Strength and Endurance: The Importance of Muscle Function

5min

Optimizing Training for Hypertrophy, Strength, and Power

17min

Mastering Training: Rest, Program Structure, and Nutrition

1h 31min

In this episode, I explain protocols to build muscle hypertrophy (muscle size) and maximize strength and power for athletic performance, health, and longevity. I describe two science-supported programs developed by strength and performance experts that are appropriate for both men and women, no matter the sport or training level background.

I discuss the key training concepts of strength-based programs, including progressive overload, intensity, Prilepin’s chart, autoregulation, block periodization, and how to train in multiple planes for well-rounded adaptations and injury prevention. I explain a straightforward program for improving muscle hypertrophy and discuss a more advanced program for enhancing speed and power that progresses weekly in volume, intensity, and specificity.

This episode provides listeners with the fundamentals of effective strength training and practical applications of these principles, which can be further modified based on time, equipment availability, injury background, individual goals, and skill level.

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