Episode
040 This new study will change how you think about fatigue
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- Hypertrophy Past and Present
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- Feb 23, 2026
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- 5153
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Summary
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present , Jake and Chris unpack a new hypertrophy study that illustrates how fatigue doesn’t just make training harder but can directly reduce the hypertrophic stimulus by lowering single-fibre mechanical tension. The episode opens in the Silver Era again with Henry Paschal’s 1950 “busy person” program then pivots into the core discussion: why fatigue mechanisms (CNS and calcium-ion related) dampen muscle growth, and what this implies for exercise order, rep ranges, and advanced training methods. Key topics include: Henry Paschal’s 1950 routine A new “repetition duration” study How CNS fatigue and calcium-ion fatigue both serve the same function Why max effort and slow velocity don’t always equal max recruitment and max tension Programming implications: exercise order, rep ranges, RIR, clusters, and isometrics