Episode
047 How to write the perfect program
- Podcast
- Hypertrophy Past and Present
- Published
- Apr 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 5546
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Summary
In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present , Jake and Chris break down what the “perfect” workout actually looks like. The episode begins with a deep dive into a pre-steroid era full body program from Arthur Jones, before expanding into a framework for structuring training based on your goals, time, and priorities. Key topics include: • An analysis of Arthur Jones’ early full body program • A framework for building programs: bare minimum, minimalist, and maximalist • The difference between minimalist and “consolidated” training approaches • How to adjust a program based on which muscles you do or don’t care about • A common mistake science based lifters make: over-optimising one variable while ignoring others