# 062 How to overcome a hypertrophy plateau

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Podcast: [Hypertrophy Past and Present](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739)
Published: 2026-07-27T05:47:56+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with an early 1950s “muscular bulk” routine from Jack Delinger. They discuss the minimalist, barbell-only full-body program and how exercise variety may need to gradually increase as a bodybuilder becomes more advanced. The conversation then shifts to training plateaus: what actually qualifies as a plateau, why slow progress is often mistaken for no progress, and how to distinguish between plateaus caused by accumulating fatigue and those caused by limitations in exercise selection or motor unit recruitment. Key topics include: Jack Delinger’s minimalist full-body muscular bulk routine What actually qualifies as a training plateau The difference between fatigue and “stimulus” plateaus Why changing exercises can create the illusion that a plateau has been solved How dominant muscle groups can limit the development of other muscles When to keep an exercise and add another rather than replacing it Why adding more volume rarely addresses the actual cause of a plateau Join our Hypertrophy Past and Present Training group on Trainheroic.com

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