Paul OneidVolume is one of the most debated variables in training, and for good reason. The relationship between how much work you do and how much muscle you build isn't linear, and where that curve bends is something every serious lifter and coach navigates.
Paul OneidMost people treat the end of a cut as the finish line. The coaches on the MAP team would argue it's closer to a checkpoint. We put the question to the whole team to hear how each of them approaches the transition.
Paul OneidMost people in the gym try to do it all themselves. Programming. Form. Nutrition. Recovery. Injury management. Sleep. Stress. Every piece of it, owned personally, figured out from the inside. There's a cost to running it this way.
Paul OneidThe fitness industry has built a sophisticated mechanism for selling quick fixes to people who are too smart to fall for quick fixes. The move works like this. First, introduce a problem you didn't know you had. Then sell you ......