15. Menno Henselmans: Mechanisms of Hypertrophy, The Pump, Role of Strength Training, Periodization
Episode description
Menno Henselmans is a former business consultant specialized in advanced statistics turned fitness researcher. He shares some fresh insights on the current evidence we have on the following topics:
1:44 Mechanisms of hypertrophy
8:26 Role of “the pump”
10:10 Importance of strength for hypertrophy
21:58 Low rep training, DUP, reverse pyramid sets
24:19 Progression schemes
28:01 Block periodization
31:03 Rates of gain
39:04 Length of massing phases and frequency of cuts
Find Menno at:
IG: @menno.henselmans
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About me: I'm a medical doctor and natural men’s physique athlete based in Vancouver, Canada. I seek to share science-based perspectives to help people lose fat and gain muscle. These will reflect the current expert consensus in the scientific bodybuilding community. I‘m lifetime drug-free and have been training since 2012.
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