{"podcast":{"title":"Hypertrophy Past and Present","slug":"hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739","podcast_index_feed_id":7348739,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/hypertrophy-past-and-present","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/K-Bbs36NPLcggyAOwgCH7pmT_RsmUDHR5fTfsSSbCXY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDVi/MjE1YzM4ZmVlYzZj/OWEwMTA1Y2QwOGY2/ZDU0ZS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jake Doleschal","episode_count":59,"summary":"A deep dive into the science of muscle growth. Hosted by Chris Beardsley and Jake Doleschal, this podcast explores hypertrophy training through the lens of pre-steroid era bodybuilding and modern muscle physiology.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T16:19:22.926218+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739"},"episode":{"title":"040 This new study will change how you think about fatigue","slug":"040-this-new-study-will-change-how-you-think-about-fatigue","published_at":"2026-02-23T11:59:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/040-this-new-study-will-change-how-you-think-about-fatigue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5abe0883","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5abe0883/2b159f0e.mp3","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","meta_description":"In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present , Jake and Chris unpack a new hypertrophy study that illustrates how fatigue doesn’t just make training…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5153,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/episodes/040-this-new-study-will-change-how-you-think-about-fatigue/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/040-this-new-study-will-change-how-you-think-about-fatigue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}