hypertrophy

Hello everybody! I've been interested in hypertrophy training since my youth and have been taking my training more or less seriously depending on my mental health state and discipline (also episodes of addiction, that didn't help my fitness journey for sure, currently abstinent and planning to...

Gear, Growth, Gains Ep. 013 Release - Navigating Blood Viscosity, Strength Without Hypertrophy, and Peptide Insights for Women in 2025 LISTEN HERE The 13th episode of Gear Growth and Gains is now available, and it's fucking packed with science you can actually use. Type-IIx breaks down three...

I understand that one of Metformin's mechanisms of action is the activation of AMPK and thus inhibition of mTOR, which theoretically could attenuate muscular adaptations to resistance training (i.e. blunting muscle hypertrophy). I also understand that Metformin has a potentially suppressive...

Metformin: Risk vs. Reward Profile Author: Type-IIx Here are the basic contours of risks versus rewards for the practical use of Metformin, a biguanide, for bodybuilding, that I will build out with more depth and breadth if readers want to delve deeper: Metformin: anti-hyperglycemic and an...

Hi everyone. Since I started in the world of enhancing compounds, something that has always caught my attention above the rest are peptides, especially those that promote the increase of growth hormone and its derivatives. To a greater or lesser extent I have learned a lot about these...

I am about to run my first cycle and would like to run a program mainly focused on hypertrophy. I've been looking at john meadows gamma bomb and creeping death two. I am not super concerned with being shredded, I just want to pack on as much quality size as possible. Any recommendations on which...

Like the title says, I’m interested in hearing your guys’ thoughts on blood flow restriction training or occlusion training. I’ve been thinking about trying it based on the benefits/claims to muscle growth.

I was doing some standard Google research/browsing and I stumbled on this: The Use of Anabolic Agents in Catabolic States I think this was published back in 2007 so it's a bit older but I found it extremely interesting. Hope you guys enjoy.