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Tag: hypertrophy

Meet the STS – Meso #2 – Legs Crew

The above picture is the group shot of the STS Meso #2- Legs crew ( Cedie, Cathe, Denise, Jai, Robert and Greg) taken just before filming started. Things could not have gone better today and we look forward to sharing a lot more pictures of the shoot later tonight and over the next few days

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If Your Goal Is Hypertrophy?

If your goal is hypertrophy (body building) you need to choose a weight that is between 70% and 80% of your 1RM. If you always lift a weight that is too light you will never recruit enough muscle fibers to maximize and stimulate hypertrophy. Likewise, if you always lift the same heavy weight every week

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Flat Bench Press in Mesocycle #2

In the above picture Jai and Brenda perform a flat bench press with heavy weights. STS Mesocycle #2 is all about hypertrophy as we increase the weights to between 70% and 80% of your 1RM. Rest periods between sets average between 60 and 90 seconds. Nothing fancy in this cycle, just good hard lifting!

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