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by texasbigdata 1223 days ago
That’s literally how science works?

Hypertrophy has largely been settled and the main mechanisms and science underneath are well known by now. Call is post-2017.

Source: up 40lb of Dexa scan muscle from 2014-2023, at 15lb greater body weight.

Not rocket science. Strongly recommend Renaissance Periodization (the hundred of hours of lectures on YouTube if that’s your thing, the two main textbooks, the training templates, the meal books, or the meal apps) as a potential vendor if you’re on the simultaneously on the brainier/geekier and more ambitious to reach intermediate or further side of humans.
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Attummm 1223 days ago
> Hypertrophy has largely been settled and the main mechanisms and science underneath are well known by now.

If only you would be aware of the different camps of thinking within the (natural) bodybuilding community. Volume vs intensity is the vim vs emacs of their community. Brad Schoenfeld is leading scientist for muscle hypertrophy and if he is changing his mind based on new evidence then would be prudent not to be confident in our thinking.

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GavinMcG 1223 days ago
Yes, that's how science works. The point the comment was making is that it's not enough to be citing a reliable source. That source has said contradictory things, so someone could build an argument on incorrect premises.
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naasking 1223 days ago
> Hypertrophy has largely been settled and the main mechanisms and science underneath are well known by now

No, it's nowhere near this settled. Mechanical tension is universally agreed upon as the main driver, but there are still poorly understood exceptions, like blood flow restriction.

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texasbigdata 1222 days ago
I BFR. It's fine.

We're bike shedding now. If you want to get big, easy enough to do.

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moneywoes 1223 days ago
In your experience is there a programming silver bullet for those who want to build an aesthetic physique? ( men in particular) like the highest roi
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tstrimple 1222 days ago
At the risk of being trite, do something athletic on a regular basis. Weight lifting is one way to get there for sure, but there are tons of things which will also do. Regular swimmers for example have great physiques even if they don't lift. The key seems to be to do something you enjoy enough that you'll be consistently active over the course of years.
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curiousllama 1223 days ago
Someone higher up posted this link - every good coach I've seen recommends something very similar to this

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/37ylk5/a_linear_pr...

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