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Stronger By Science publishes articles on topics like lifting technique (squat, bench, and deadlift), body composition and hypertrophy, programming, nutrition, prehab and rehab, and cardio.

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April 19, 2018 By The MASS Team

Strength and Physique Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis...

Due to the significance of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, we’ve put together a list and short take-home message of many recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses so you can cut straight to the chase of the results.

April 9, 2018 By Greg Nuckols

Strength Training For Women: Setting the Record...

There are a lot of misconceptions about strength training for women. This article clearly lays out what the research says about male vs. female strength and muscle growth, and the inferences we can draw from those findings.

February 21, 2018 By Greg Nuckols

Internal Cues Don’t Affect Muscle Activation with...

Bodybuilders preach the importance of the “mind-muscle connection.” However, when you’re actually putting full effort into your reps, does that focus on the target muscle actually affect muscle activation?

February 14, 2018 By Cody Haun

Concurrent Training for the Powerlifter, Part 2:...

In Part 2 of this concurrent training series, we will cover the molecular exercise physiology of concurrent training and provide some application for concurrent programming.

January 30, 2018 By Eric Helms

Low-Load Training for Hypertrophy Works in the...

Hypertrophy can effectively occur at heavy, moderate, light, and even very light loads. But there can be a big difference between what produces results in the lab and what produces results in the gym. Here’s what you need…

January 22, 2018 By Greg Nuckols

Nutrition Labels Are Inaccurate (and the Math...

In all but one fringe case, knowing about the labeling error on foods is fun trivia, but doesn’t actually affect the utility of tracking calorie intake in the real world.

January 8, 2018 By Greg Nuckols

Periodization: What the Data Say

Before discussing periodization, you should have a thorough understanding of what the research says. In this article, we provide a comprehensive, quantitative overview of the periodization research.

November 8, 2017 By Cody Haun

Concurrent Training for the Powerlifter, Part 1:...

This article (the first part in a two-part series) provides a thorough but accessible overview of the concurrent training research.

October 18, 2017 By Greg Nuckols

Can High Rep Lifting Replace Cardio For...

Squatting and deadlifting for high reps can certainly wear you out. But does that mean lifting can actually improve your conditioning as much as traditional cardio modalities?

October 5, 2017 By Michael Zourdos

Implementing Flexible Training Templates: Why and How

by Michael C. Zourdos, Ph.D., CSCS Key Points A flexible template can allow you to “flex” in lighter training days to avoid poor performance on a heavy day when readiness to train is low. Although the concept of a…

September 5, 2017 By Andrew Patton

What I Learned About Injury Rates from...

The most surprising finding of this analysis was that no training variable meaningfully predicted injury risk, including weekly training volume, per-lift training frequency, or proportion of training with loads in excess of 85% of 1RM.

August 30, 2017 By Eric Helms

The Science of Autoregulation

What exactly is autoregulation? This article by Eric Helms cuts through the misconceptions and discusses implementation of autoregulation and RPE.