063 Are workouts over an hour killing your gains?

In this episode of Hypertrophy Past & Present, Jake and Chris begin with a full-body routine from legendary bodybuilding coach Vince Gironda and the unusual reliance on isolation exercises. The conversation then shifts to workout duration: Is there any truth to the claim that workouts must be kept under 45, 60 or 90 minutes? Jake and Chris examine what actually happens as a workout becomes longer, including declining motivation, cardiovascular fatigue, exercise-order effects, cortisol, and the post-workout MPS elevation.Key topics include:Vince Gironda’s beginner full-body routineWhy Gironda avoided conventional bench presses and squatsCan isolation-only training build a complete physiqueWhether exercise-induced cortisol interferes with muscle growthWhy muscle growth is regulated at the muscle-fibre level, not across the whole bodyWhen an extremely long workout may stop stimulating the same muscleWhy returning to the same muscle several hours later may be redundantWhether cardio after resistance training interferes with hypertrophyJoin our Hypertrophy Past and Present Training group on TrainHeroic.com