Stronger By Science Newsletter
The easiest way to stay up to date with the latest exercise and nutrition research. Get fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter.
How to powerbuild
February 26, 2025 | Read this online How to powerbuild Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Powerbuilding is the simultaneous pursuit of strength and size. Unlike powerlifting, which focuses solely on maximizing one-rep max strength in the big three, or bodybuilding, which prioritizes muscle growth, powerbuilding combines the best elements of both. Since many lifters are drawn to elements...
What’s the best RPE for gaining strength?
February 5, 2025 What’s the best RPE for gaining strength? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. In today's newsletter, we have a breakdown of a recent study about the best RPE for gaining strength AND a new Q&A audio episode by Greg Nuckols. Enjoy! Monthly Q&A Podcast The February audio Q&A for newsletter subscribers is here! You can find the Q&A audio episode here. In this episode, Greg...
How to taper for powerlifting success
January 29, 2024 | Read this online How to taper for powerlifting success Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Tapering is one of the most critical yet often misunderstood phases of powerlifting preparation. It’s not just about cutting back on training; it’s a strategic process designed to minimize fatigue, preserve strength, and optimize performance on competition day. The margin between...
Is HIIT better than steady cardio for fat loss?
January 22, 2024 | Read this online Is HIIT better than steady cardio for fat loss? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. High-intensity interval training (HIIT), often called interval training, is frequently promoted as a time-efficient and effective method for fat loss, standing in contrast to the more traditional moderate-intensity steady state training. But how well does interval...
Is supervision underrated for muscle growth?
January 15, 2024 | Read this online Is supervision underrated for muscle growth? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Resistance training is well-established as an effective way to build muscle, but how much of a role does supervision play in optimizing results? In 2022, Fisher et al conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials involving over 500...
How to train like a minimalist
January 8, 2024 | Read this online How to train like a minimalist Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. At the top level, bodybuilders and powerlifters structure their whole lifestyle around training. They can ensure they cross their t’s and dot their i’s, and pay attention to every little detail, no matter how inconvenient it might be to the average person. However, this same approach is...
Does pyramid training actually work?
December 11, 2024 | Read this online Does pyramid training actually work? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Pyramid training has become a buzzword in the resistance training community, with many claiming it can unlock new gains in both muscle strength and size. But is it truly superior to traditional training methods? Pyramid training manipulates load and repetitions across sets,...
What makes a good muscle building exercise? (8 things to look out for)
November 27, 2024 | Read this online What makes a good muscle building exercise? (8 things to look out for) Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Exercise selection for muscle building is an evergreen topic. Some will swear by “time-tested classics” like the squat, bench press, and deadlift for cultivating mass. Others will speculate as to which exercise is superior for building muscle,...
Do "intensity techniques” actually work?
November 20, 2024 | Read this online Do "intensity techniques” actually work? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. Drop sets and pre-exhaustion are popular resistance training techniques often touted for enhancing workout intensity and muscle growth. A recent study by Keskin et al (2024) compared these techniques with traditional training. But what are drop sets and “pre-exhaust”? Drop...
Should you buy a velocity tracker?
November 13, 2024 | Read this online Should you buy a velocity tracker? Welcome to the Stronger By Science newsletter! We're here to bring you some fresh content, insights, and resources to help you train smarter. If you’re looking for an objective way to autoregulate training, velocity trackers may be the tool for you. Today, we’re diving into the world of velocity-based training (VBT), how it can improve your training, and whether you should buy a velocity tracker. At the end of the...
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