Here’s a thought-provoking quote from Paul Carter, hypertrophy researcher Chris Beardley’s colleague (Paul is on Instagram: liftrunbang1):

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Q: In Old Man Young Muscle you have only one lower-body workout a week. Are your legs growing on that? Your recent newsletters on the need for more frequency have me considering adding a leg workout.

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Q: You and some researchers [like Chris Beardsley] say 3 sets per muscle at each workout is best. But don’t a lot of studies say that extra volume produces more growth?

A: There are numerous studies that show more hypertrophy can result from higher volumes, but at what cost?…

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Arnold’s impressive bulge got him plenty of attention from the ladies…

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In the last few newsletters, I was discussing how exercise-comparison studies can be misleading…

One exercise may show more hypertrophy; however, the other exercise may produce development in a different part of the muscle.

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You’ve seen the many studies comparing two exercises for a muscle, appearing to give one a badge of superiority…

One of the more recent ones showed that incline curls produced more biceps brachii growth than preacher curls. [J Hum Kinet. Jul 15:87:259-270. 2023]

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In the last training newsletter, I mentioned how you can almost imperceptibly increase frequency for a muscle and pack on some new size…

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Arnold was hired by park rangers to provide directions to lost hikers and scout troops on the Santa Monica Mountain trails.

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I mentioned adding a set for a muscle every few workout to spur new growth, pulling back after a month or so. But there’s another way to get a growth surge almost without even noticing…

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Q: In Old Man Young Muscle, you mention that adding volume can improve muscle gains. After your newsletter on using a back-off week [same workout but with sets further from failure], I was thinking about adding a set to each muscle every week. Then after five weeks, do a back-off week, going back to the original set total and begin again. Would that work?

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