024 Training, hypertrophy, and recovery for older people

02/11/2025 1h 4min Episodio 26
024 Training, hypertrophy, and recovery for older people

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In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past & Present, Jake and Chris discuss Silver-Era author Peary Rader’s “training as you get older” guidelines and dive into how to construct a modern, physiology-led template for older lifters.Key topics include:Why recovery, not “low stimulus sensitivity” likely limits muscle growth in older liftersIntra-session fatigue control in older liftersProgramming for older lifters: volume, RIR, exercise selection, frequencyIsometrics for older lifters

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