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"Built by the Gods": Genetics in Strength, Aesthetics, & The Limits of Effort
Social media is bombarded with super-jacked men and women with veins protruding from every inch of skin and sixteen abs...and what do...
Shane Caraway
May 310 min read
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Intelligent Design in Training Part 4A: Repetitions, Sets, Volume, Load, & Rest Intervals
Let’s begin by recognizing that repetitions are not easily examined in a vacuum; they contribute to total volume and are altered...
Shane Caraway
Apr 613 min read
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Intelligent Design in Training Part 4: Exercise Order, Sets, Resistance, Repetition, & Volume
Is Your "Warm up" Hurting your gains? Might be. After we have done our due diligence to determine what exercises can most efficiently...
Shane Caraway
Mar 314 min read
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CICO: The Superficial Truism
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in...
Shane Caraway
Mar 247 min read
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Intelligent Design in Training Part 3: Technique
Summary: The Complexity of Exercise Technique: "It Depends" There is no universally "correct" exercise technique. Instead, the technique...
Shane Caraway
Feb 238 min read
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Intelligent Design in Training Part 2: Variation & Modification
Chains, a.ka., "Modification Incarnate" Key Takeaways: Purpose-Driven Modifications vs. Arbitrary Complexity Effective modifications must...
Shane Caraway
Feb 167 min read
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Intelligent Program Design Part 1: Exercise Selection
Incorrect Exercise Selection can Ruin your Training Key Takeaways: More Is Not Always Better – The Pitfalls of Overtraining Many...
Shane Caraway
Feb 98 min read
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