Finally, a genuine authority on hypertrophy. Dr Mike Israetel

[Vince B]

I watch a lot of YouTube videos and check out training and theories. Over the last year or so I have been impressed with Dr Mike. PhD and practicing enthusiast lifting weights.

Dr Mike is a genuine expert and world authority on hypertrophy and other aspects of weight training.

https://renaissanceperiodization.com/team-member/dr-mike-israetel

[Dave D]

Vince we are glad you found someone who agrees with your philosophical out look on muscle building. We all await the results of you putting these thoughts in action and building lean muscle mass!

[Matt]

Vince...my friend told me that Australia attempted to investigate China regarding Covid-19, but got stonewalled by the CPC. Is that true? PM me if you don't wish to derail this thread. Just thought maybe you would know.

Also...how were you Mr. Canada? Were/are you a citizen here?

Also, thanks for the link. As gyms are still closed here, I'm going to cut to like 165-lb. Maybe even 160. Then move up to 175 if gyms open. I'm looking into home gym equipment at this point.

Because of this, I'm watching Lyle McDonald on YouTube. He's very good at cutting diet information.

[Matt]

hypertrophy

Currently illegal in Canada.

[Skeletor]

I watch a lot of YouTube videos and check out training and theories. Over the last year or so I have been impressed with Dr Mike. PhD and practicing enthusiast lifting weights.

Dr Mike is a genuine expert and world authority on hypertrophy and other aspects of weight training.

https://renaissanceperiodization.com/team-member/dr-mike-israetel

What is his opinion of your hypertrophy theory?

[Skeletor]

Currently illegal in Canada.

[Vince B]

What is his opinion of your hypertrophy theory?

I posted here before that it takes an expert to know another one. My knowledge of physiology falls far short of what Mike and others know. The only other expert I have met is Dr Squat, Fred Hatfield.

Both guys have practiced what they preach. Dr Mike gives his information away for free on YouTube.

Re my DOMS theory. Nothing he says refutes what I have found.

[Vince B]

Vince we are glad you found someone who agrees with your philosophical out look on muscle building. We all await the results of you putting these thoughts in action and building lean muscle mass!

This has zero to do with agreeing with anyone. He has done the science, has the vocabulary and knows what he is talking about.

[Vince B]

Vince...my friend told me that Australia attempted to investigate China regarding Covid-19, but got stonewalled by the CPC. Is that true? PM me if you don't wish to derail this thread. Just thought maybe you would know.

Also...how were you Mr. Canada? Were/are you a citizen here?

Also, thanks for the link. As gyms are still closed here, I'm going to cut to like 165-lb. Maybe even 160. Then move up to 175 if gyms open. I'm looking into home gym equipment at this point.

Because of this, I'm watching Lyle McDonald on YouTube. He's very good at cutting diet information.

Lyle McDonald is a smart guy. However, he is not an authority on hypertrophy. He ended up doing cycling as a sport. Yes, he is smart about nutrition.

Matt, clear all the stuff you think you know about bodybuilding and training. For one month research Renaissance Periodization and see what a difference that will make to your gains.

Why on earth reduce weight and then regain what you lost. Crazy. Keep your gains then figure out, via Dr Mike, how to get bigger and stronger.

[Vince B]

According to research in hypertrophy Dr Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS is always mentioned. While he has done research he hasn't achieved much in the way of muscular size.

So I personally do not consider him to be an authority on hypertrophy. He has the vocabulary but bodybuilders won't benefit much by what he writes.

[Van_Bilderass]

Vince, Mike is on plenty of anabolics, so this is a huge confound as I'm sure you'll agree. You don't gave to know anything to grow on drugs. Which is not to say a drug user can't be knowledgeable, but drugged muscle isn't proof of much.

Me, I don't think Mike is any good. Like Lyle says, Mike is wrong on everything.

Schoenfeld is almost useless. Useless "studies". No muscle either, no one confuses him with a lifter in a t-shirt.

[Vince B]

Vince, Mike is on plenty of anabolics, so this is a huge confound as I'm sure you'll agree. You don't gave to know anything to grow on drugs. Which is not to say a drug user can't be knowledgeable, but drugged muscle isn't proof of much.

Me, I don't think Mike is any good. Like Lyle says, Mike is wrong on everything.

Schoenfeld is almost useless. Useless "studies". No muscle either, no one confuses him with a lifter in a t-shirt.

Lyle isn’t an expert on hypertrophy. Mike is. This is my considered assessment of what Mike writes. The fact that he might use bodybuilding drugs

doesn’t erase his extensive knowledge about hypertrophy.

[Matt]

LMAO. Yes, exactly. We have fucking Mr. Dressup as Prime Minister!

[Matt]

Lyle McDonald is a smart guy. However, he is not an authority on hypertrophy. He ended up doing cycling as a sport. Yes, he is smart about nutrition.

Matt, clear all the stuff you think you know about bodybuilding and training. For one month research Renaissance Periodization and see what a difference that will make to your gains.

Why on earth reduce weight and then regain what you lost. Crazy. Keep your gains then figure out, via Dr Mike, how to get bigger and stronger.

I'm a bit fat now because of COVID lock-downs in Canada. Not THAT fat...but I should cut first, at least a little, get to a fresh template, then bulk up VERY cleanly to 175.

Possibly. Just an idea. I mean...I'm a normal gym-rat. I'm not a pro or even a bodybuilding competitor. What you are saying would make sense for someone at a higher level than me.

But ultimately, gyms are closed here. So...the cut will just be to do something new. And cardio and good nutrition focus is all I CAN do while these abhorrent lock-downs continue.

That being said, I don't deny your credentials or your background. Yes, I would give your program a try. It's just that gyms are closed here.

Are gyms open in Oz?

[Henda]

According to research in hypertrophy Dr Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS is always mentioned. While he has done research he hasn't achieved much in the way of muscular size.

So I personally do not consider him to be an authority on hypertrophy. He has the vocabulary but bodybuilders won't benefit much by what he writes.

Haha Brad must have started the gear as for years he never even looked like he lifted that photo with the puny arms and torso and massive head in the blue t shirt always springs to mind when I hear him mentioned, now he’s stannin there looking like a smug twat with his newly built 14 inch arms

[Vince B]

Haha Brad must have started the gear as for years he never even looked like he lifted that photo with the puny arms and torso and massive head in the blue t shirt always springs to mind when I hear him mentioned, now he’s stannin there looking like a smug twat with his newly built 14 inch arms

The writers for most bodybuilding magazines usually don't look like bodybuilders. Yet they write like they are experts. Mike Mentzer was an exception.

[Vince B]

I'm a bit fat now because of COVID lock-downs in Canada. Not THAT fat...but I should cut first, at least a little, get to a fresh template, then bulk up VERY cleanly to 175.

Possibly. Just an idea. I mean...I'm a normal gym-rat. I'm not a pro or even a bodybuilding competitor. What you are saying would make sense for someone at a higher level than me.

But ultimately, gyms are closed here. So...the cut will just be to do something new. And cardio and good nutrition focus is all I CAN do while these abhorrent lock-downs continue.

That being said, I don't deny your credentials or your background. Yes, I would give your program a try. It's just that gyms are closed here.

Are gyms open in Oz?

Not sure about gyms here in Australia. Every state has their own rules and they can change from month to month. Bad time to be in the gym business. Many will close.

Tony Doherty has 3 gyms in Victoria and good luck to him because of the many sustained lockdowns in that state.

By the way, listen to Mike's videos and embrace what he says about training and recovery. That is the best advice you can get today.

[Humble Narcissist]

Lyle isn’t an expert on hypertrophy. Mike is. This is my considered assessment of what Mike writes. The fact that he might use bodybuilding drugs

doesn’t erase his extensive knowledge about hypertrophy.

Expert on hypertrophy.

Here is an African fellow on Youtube who has been preaching this for years.  Team 3D Alpha