Originally Posted by
Will Knowland
Great article. Really enjoyed it and learnt a lot!
'For hypertrophy, volume is the nearly the sole determinant of a workout causing a resulting increase in muscle protein synthesis. This is limited by the body’s ability to respond to volume greater than that which maximizes muscle protein synthesis, however. Thus, volume must be managed appropriately.'
That got me thinking. If I do 2 chins or so between every set of every exercise over the whole week (I'm doing RTS-style programming, so this might work out at 100 chins a week or so), this would be a pretty efficient way to get some more arm and back hypertrophy, right?
Even though the RPE for each set would be really low, the total reps at each workout would still elevate muscle protein synthesis because the threshold for MPS 'does not always have to be met with significant loading...If the lifter is exposed to enough volume, loading, and range of motion to accumulate enough stress to qualify as an “overload event,” this exposure produces an increase in muscle protein synthesis rates.'