(English) Episode 50-Beyond the Barbell - The Surprising Truth About Progressive Overload

Progressive overload is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations. However, little attention has been given to another way of increasing demand—increasing the number of repetitions.(Plotkin D, Coleman M, Van Every D, Maldonado J, Oberlin D, Israetel M, et al. Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations. PeerJ [Internet]. 2022;10:e14142. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14142)