# 048 How to do more exercises in a workout without fatigue holding you back Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/048-how-to-do-more-exercises-in-a-workout-without-fatigue-holding-you-back Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/048-how-to-do-more-exercises-in-a-workout-without-fatigue-holding-you-back.md Podcast: [Hypertrophy Past and Present](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739) Published: 2026-04-20T10:14:49+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2350e84 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/c2350e84/8e9f1e3d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/episodes/048-how-to-do-more-exercises-in-a-workout-without-fatigue-holding-you-back Duration seconds: 5332 ## Resource In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present , Jake and Chris break down what fatigue actually is, and why most lifters misunderstand it. The episode begins with a deep dive into a late Silver Era full body program from Joe Abenda, before expanding into a practical framework for understanding intra-workout and post-workout fatigue, and how this relates to the total number of exercises in a session. Key topics include: • A breakdown of Joe Abenda’s Silver Era beginner full body program • Why most people confuse fatigue with motivation • The difference between intra-workout fatigue and post-workout fatigue • How exercise selection, reps, and rest periods determine fatigue more than just total number of exercises • How to structure workouts to minimise fatigue and maximise performance across the entire session ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/episodes/048-how-to-do-more-exercises-in-a-workout-without-fatigue-holding-you-back/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/048-how-to-do-more-exercises-in-a-workout-without-fatigue-holding-you-back.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.