As a scientist who studies the fundamental basis of how muscles get bigger and repair in response to stress, and as a lifter who has always cared a bunch about programming, I find the debate surrounding GAS very interesting.

The running idea in the field of muscle is that you can increase the cross-sectional area of a muscle cell (hypertrophy) but not the number of cells per muscle (hyperplasia). Is this idea accurate?

From your job, from your marriage, or from a loaded barbell, your body is going to revolt against stress. How will you adjust?

The word “balance” shouldn’t be on the lips of elite athletes, “specialization” should.