Iron Culture Podcast | Ep. 286- Is Hypertrophy Training a Waste of Time for Powerlifting @IronCulturePodcast | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The trio is back to discuss a classic Iron Culture topic: how much does increasing muscle mass contribute to strength? But, before we can answer how much, we must acknowledge that some in the scientific community doubt whether hypertrophy contributes to strength at all! What is the source of this skepticism and how do we resolve this debate? Tune in to learn not only how getting jacked impacts strength, but also the importance of study design, what is needed to make causal inferences, and how to make conclusions in the absence of ideal data.
00:00 Reviewing reviews (and adding a missing reference)
Cook 2019 Body Mass and Femur Length Are Inversely Related to Repetitions Performed in the Back Squat in Well-Trained Lifters pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30640306
MASS Research Reviews massresearchreview.com
16:29 End of the extended banter and into the topic (getting into some research design)
24:25 Breaking down the first study and correlated changes
Tromaras 2024 Lean Body Mass, Muscle Architecture and Powerlifting Performance during Preseason and in Competition pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38804455
Brechue 2002 The role of FFM accumulation and skeletal muscle architecture in powerlifting performance pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11990746
Ye 2013 Relationship between lifting performance and skeletal muscle mass in elite powerlifters pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23828289
Xu 2021 Measurement of visceral fat and abdominal obesity by single-frequency bioelectrical impedance and CT: a cross-sectional study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34635516
Ferland 2023 Body Composition and Maximal Strength of Powerlifters: A Descriptive Quantitative and Longitudinal Study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37637239
38:51 The responses to different lines of evidence
Bhasin Testosterone dose-response relationships in healthy young men pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11701431
Warneke 2023 Comparison of the effects of long-lasting static stretching and hypertrophy training on maximal strength, muscle thickness and flexibility in the plantar flexors pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37029826
Wohlann Influence of 8-weeks of supervised static stretching or resistance training of pectoral major muscles on maximal strength, muscle thickness and range of motion pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38240811
53:10 A methodology shoutout to the sceptics
Buckner 2021 Do exercise-induced increases in muscle size contribute to strength in resistance-trained individuals? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33724646
1:02:06 Omar’s argument and closing out
The trio is back to discuss a classic Iron Culture topic: how much does increasing muscle mass contribute to strength? But, before we can answer how much, we must acknowledge that some in the scientific community doubt whether hypertrophy contributes to strength at all! What is the source of this skepticism and how do we resolve this debate? Tune in to learn not only how getting jacked impacts strength, but also the importance of study design, what is needed to make causal inferences, and how to make conclusions in the absence of ideal data.
00:00 Reviewing reviews (and adding a missing reference)
Cook 2019 Body Mass and Femur Length Are Inversely Related to Repetitions Performed in the Back Squat in Well-Trained Lifters pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30640306
MASS Research Reviews massresearchreview.com
16:29 End of the extended banter and into the topic (getting into some research design)
24:25 Breaking down the first study and correlated changes
Tromaras 2024 Lean Body Mass, Muscle Architecture and Powerlifting Performance during Preseason and in Competition pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38804455
Brechue 2002 The role of FFM accumulation and skeletal muscle architecture in powerlifting performance pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11990746
Ye 2013 Relationship between lifting performance and skeletal muscle mass in elite powerlifters pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23828289
Xu 2021 Measurement of visceral fat and abdominal obesity by single-frequency bioelectrical impedance and CT: a cross-sectional study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34635516
Ferland 2023 Body Composition and Maximal Strength of Powerlifters: A Descriptive Quantitative and Longitudinal Study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37637239
38:51 The responses to different lines of evidence
Bhasin Testosterone dose-response relationships in healthy young men pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11701431
Warneke 2023 Comparison of the effects of long-lasting static stretching and hypertrophy training on maximal strength, muscle thickness and flexibility in the plantar flexors pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37029826
Wohlann Influence of 8-weeks of supervised static stretching or resistance training of pectoral major muscles on maximal strength, muscle thickness and range of motion pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38240811
53:10 A methodology shoutout to the sceptics
Buckner 2021 Do exercise-induced increases in muscle size contribute to strength in resistance-trained individuals? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33724646
1:02:06 Omar’s argument and closing out
