Article recommendations week #38 2022
The most interesting and valuable articles of week #38 2022.
Strength Training Articles
T-Nation shared
- The Truth About Muscle Pump and Hypertrophy, what the ‘pump’ is, does the ‘pump’ matter, and the practical ‘pump’ application.
- The New Drop Sets for Size & Strength, how to use understanding strength zones to maximize training results.
Men’s Health discussed why ‘Bigorexia’ Has Young Men Doing Dangerous Things for Muscle.
YLM Sport Science released To Recover Faster, The Key Is Above All To Train! Check it out
Breaking Muscle outlined
- Workout Splits Explained — How They Work And Why You Need Them, discussing common workout splits, the best split to choose, and how to implement them into your training.
How To Do The Push-Up — Benefits, Variations, And More, common mistakes to avoid, benefits, muscular activation, who should do them and who shouldn’t, alternatives and variations, and programming considerations.
Sign-up for the free Training Course Training Principles Made Simple and access 11 video lectures, presentation slides, transcripts and audios
Power Athlete explained How Exercise Changes Your Brain. Check it out
Stack released
- a New Strength Training Methods to Boost Cross Country Performance, through the use of eccentric and isometric training.
- Tips to Reduce Muscle Soreness, and how they are applied.
- Stand Your Planks For Greater Strength, how to increase the effectiveness of your planks.
The Strength Sensei looked at the importance of training volume and how it influences your training in the article Strength Sensei 101: Training Volume.
Nutrition Articles
Stronger By Science asked Should We Replace The Beta-Alanine In Our Pre-Workout Supplements? Discussing different supplementation strategies.
YLM Sport Science discussed Carbohydrates During Exercise: Favor Natural Foods! Check it out
Power Training Articles
Lift Big Eat Big discussed the use of PAP (post-activation potentiation) in the article Post-Activation Potentiation: Your Secret Power Weapon.
Squat Articles
The BarBend outlined How To Do The Sissy Squat To Build Heaps Of Muscle Without Weights, the technical execution, reps and sets, common mistakes and how to fix them, variations and alternatives, and who should use the Sissy Squat.