October 18, 2021 By Cameron Gill Reverse Nordic Curls: How to Perform and Progress this Bodyweight Exercise for Quad Strength and... The reverse Nordic curl is a great bodyweight exercise for building both strength and hypertrophy in the quads. Read the article to learn the benefits of this exercise, as well as how to progress to more difficult variations.
April 19, 2021 By Greg Nuckols Ribosome Biogenesis Influences Whether High Volumes Cause More Growth Higher volumes tend to lead to more muscle growth and larger strength gains, but not everyone responds to higher volumes in the same way. A recent study found that people who respond better to higher volumes may do…
April 19, 2021 By Eric Trexler Modest Glycogen Depletion May Impact Lifting Performance More Than You Think Some fitness professionals have questioned the importance of dietary carbohydrate, given that resistance training only depletes 24-40% of muscle glycogen. New data suggest that small reductions in muscle glycogen might have bigger performance impacts than once thought. Read…
March 17, 2021 By Eric Trexler and Greg Nuckols Body-Fat and P-Ratios: A Rebuttal To The Rebuttal To The Rebuttal A while ago, we published an article in the MASS Research Review that questioned the popular belief that high body-fat levels impair p-ratios. Then we followed up with an expanded and more in-depth Stronger By Science article on…
March 1, 2021 By Eric Trexler and Greg Nuckols Body-Fat and P-Ratios: A Rebuttal To The Rebuttal We recently published an article on how body-fat levels affect your p-ratio. After a rebuttal to that article was published, we want to respond to some of the claims and counter-evidence presented and to reiterate the general lack…
February 8, 2021 By Eric Trexler Should You Cut Before You Bulk?: How Body-Fat Levels Affect Your P-Ratio Many people believe that if you get lean before you start a bulk, you’ll gain muscle more efficiently. Their reasoning often relates to concerns about insulin sensitivity: if you have more body fat, your insulin sensitivity will be…
November 24, 2020 By Greg Nuckols The Evidence for Myonuclear Muscle Memory May be Murkier Than Commonly Believed It’s commonly believed that myonuclei – the “control centers” of muscle fibers – are added to muscle fibers when fibers grow, but aren’t lost by fibers when they shrink, facilitating muscle re-growth. This is a proposed mechanism for…
June 1, 2020 By Eric Trexler Betaine: The Other Beet Supplement Betaine is a lesser-known ingredient that warrants further exploration. This article will review what betaine does in the body and discuss studies evaluating the effects of betaine supplementation on body composition and performance.
April 20, 2020 By Greg Nuckols The First Clear Evidence of Delayed Hypertrophic Supercompensation The idea of delayed hypertrophic supercompensation – the idea that your muscles can keep growing for several days after you complete a grueling block of training – is very contentious. A recent study provides us with the first…
March 2, 2020 By Greg Nuckols Bench Press Range of Motion: An Exception to the Principle of Specificity? Much of what we know about range of motion specificity comes from single-joint studies and squat studies. When we branch out to the bench press, things get more complicated.
November 26, 2019 By Greg Nuckols Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy is Real, but is it Relevant? After years of people claiming that it was bro science, a recent study provides further evidence that sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is a real phenomenon. The details, however, are still murky.
March 26, 2019 By Eric Trexler The Metabolic Adaptation Manual: Problems, Solutions, and Life After Weight Loss Why does dieting suck so much? This article is your comprehensive guide to metabolic adaptation and life after weight loss.
