{"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":68,"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":"2026-09-07T12:17:58.477519+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739"},"episode":{"title":"066 Do you need to feel a muscle for it to grow?","slug":"066-do-you-need-to-feel-a-muscle-for-it-to-grow","published_at":"2026-08-24T06:36:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/066-do-you-need-to-feel-a-muscle-for-it-to-grow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/65c37bd6","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/65c37bd6/e631befc.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with another Leroy Colbert routine, this time examining an over 100 set silver-era routine. The conversation then explores whether you actually need to “feel” a muscle for it to grow, what the pump can tell us about muscle recruitment, and where the mind-muscle connection may or may not be useful. Key topics include: Leroy Colbert’s extreme 10-set-per-exercise Silver Era routine Why “feeling” a muscle and getting a pump are not necessarily the same thing Why stretch, cramping, and soreness can be misleading indicators of muscle activation Mind-muscle connection, internal focus, and how they change muscle recruitment Why exercise selection may be a better solution than trying to force a mind-muscle connection When mind-muscle connection and isometric contractions may actually be useful Why constantly using a mind-muscle connection can interfere with progressive overload Why pre-fatiguing a muscle doesn’t cause the other muscles in a compound exercise to “do more work” What motor learning research tells us about training and practising skills while fatigued Join our Hypertrophy Past and Present Training group on TrainHeroic.com","meta_description":"In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with another Leroy Colbert routine, this time examining an over 100 set silver-era…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4193,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypertrophy-past-and-present-7348739/episodes/066-do-you-need-to-feel-a-muscle-for-it-to-grow/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-7348739/066-do-you-need-to-feel-a-muscle-for-it-to-grow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}