Post all the studies you have right here in this thread for the entire of getbig to read that shows:
a calorie is just a calorie
pyramiding weights is the least effective method for hypertrophy and strength
and any of the other myriad of shit you have claimed to have studies to back up.
Put them here so we can all judge for ourselves how to apply these studies into our lives.
Thanks in advance Fatty. 
have got to agree with point number 2.
its simple energy conservation.
couple that with how your body responds to overload.
imagine if you have 100 total units of energy to spend when you go into the gym.
everything you do takes units from that energy level. AND, as the energy reduces, the capacity to be intense also reduces.
i.e. , at 100 energy, you can do 100 intensity.
so effectively its a double whammy.
spending time beyond a warmup, working up to a high weight is a tax on both reserves. it effectively reduces what you could do.
in addition its a waste of work done and power- both critical to growth. doing sub maximal exercise using depleting resources trains your body to be sub maximal.
its pretty simple really.
you also dont grow unless you are experiencing extreme stress. what you think is intense, really isnt.
pyramiding down is more effective than up, but trains your body to optimise itself to that kind of work.
if you want size, warm up, conserve your energy, maybe do a sighter for a few reps, then nail a set for 6-8 reps. rest for quite some time, then do another.
that way you train your body to respond to intense single bursts of output..i.e. hypertrophy.
power = work done divided by time
work done = distance a weight is moved
muscle mass is built by maintaining a high power value and high enough work done to allow full recuperation between sessions.
