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032 Common training mistakes to avoid in 2026
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- Hypertrophy Past and Present
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- Dec 28, 2025
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- 5480
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Summary
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris take a practical, end-of-year look at the most common mistakes people make when returning to the gym, whether they’re starting fresh in January or jumping back in after time off. Using a pre-steroid era full-body routine attributed to George Eiferman the discussion highlights what earlier bodybuilders consistently got right. From there, the conversation expands into current gym programming trends, including unstable exercise selection, cardio-driven exercises, excercise novelty, poor progress tracking, and misguided injury-prevention strategies. Key topics include: -George Eiferman's "favourite" 1952 full-body routine -Why unstable exercises reduce motor unit recruitment -The problem with excessive cardiovascular demand -Why changing exercises too often prevents meaningful hypertrophy -Progressive overload as a tracking tool -Muscle damage, repeated bout effect, and the risks of rushing back after time off -Why warm-up sets aren't the same as 'warming up'