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As with a couple posters upthread, I count a drop set as 1 set. Much like I do a set that employs rest-pause or forced reps. Just another way of increasing the intensity (classic sense) of a set. I...

I have to disagree on your range. 4 RIR is a warmup set in hypertrophy training, not an effective set in terms of stimulating an adaptive growth response.
Hypertrophy training needs to be in the...

I'm a follower of a great deal of what Lyle discusses and don't disagree with any of his particulars to any significant degree, but it should be noted that in this particular argument Lyle tends to...

OP, I'm not outright hijacking your thread because, while I've no opinion on the program you followed, I do have a comment on something you did that I think was a good move and something more on this...

So many lifters would benefit if this canard died. Yes, you can be small even "tiny" and make those lifts or more. I've first hand experience with two vietnamese brothers, both 5'8" both competing at...

The original program:
"Press behind the neck 3 x 12
Squat 1 x 20 (w/weight you can do 10 normal reps, take breathing reps to 20)
Bench press 3 x 12
Barbell Row 3 x 15
Stiff legged deadlift 1 x...

As previous posters said, yes. (I term clients in that scenario "reset beginners".) And the phenomenon referenced by SuffolkPunch and cited by Tom is born out in real world experience as well.

I firmly agree that volume and progressive overload are essential elements in muscle growth. What I said regarding the mind-muscle connection and training the muscle not the movement doesn't argue...

It's actually how to gain 27-28 pounds of fat in 6 weeks and 2-3 pounds of actual muscle. Much like Rippetoe's nonsense of "10 pounds of muscle in the first 2 weeks" where he advises the naive to...

Some of what's already said (notably what Garage Rat said) but also it's a key element in how to train for growth.

It is an element of the classic distinction between 'training the muscle'...

The entire thing is worth listening to but the 1st 4 mins are essential listening for any who have struggled a bit in muscle growth. It provides some food for thought that might guide some self...

I know conventional wisdom is that the glutes are the largest muscle in the body; but, actually, gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus combined is, on average, only 70% of the muscle mass of the...

OP, I'm a fan of PPL (for late intermediate through advanced training the choice between it and a BP split is down to preference and response imo) but if your arms are seriously lagging a tried and...

Continuing reply from my immediately prior post because, again, oddly, the page refuses a longer post:

The phenomenon of hyper-metabolisms is well documented clinically (admittedly, my example was...

I not only agree with the Schoenfeld quote (& the similar takes by the others you cite) but I said as much upthread. That is, for the main of the population, because the ****totype taxonomy entails a...

From my forum signature, a quote by Brad Shoenfeld:
"Simply put, stronger does not necessarily equal bigger, & bigger does not necessarily equal stronger" -B. Schoenfeld

The linked youtuber...

No, the only ones debunking the ****totype taxonomy's utility is some portion of the gym bro internet community. One of the reasons is a fundamental misunderstanding of a scored spectrum with...

Apparently you don't know that the ****totype taxonomy is in textbooks and taught today in masters and doctoral level anatomy and physiology classes for majors in exercise physiology, kinesiology,...

Actually, now that I've looked at his page and vids further, the link illustrates a great point I've been making for a long time: the difference in outcomes for strength training vs hypertrophy...

Ironic for lols?