#475: The Unpopular Reality Of Progressive Overload
The Jay Ferruggia Show
Jay Ferruggia
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
I'm sure you've heard that progressive overload is the most important thing in strength training.
But you may be looking at it all wrong.
In fact, the common approach to progressive overload may be complete BULLSH*T.
What?!
I know.
Put your pitch forks down.
Before you crucify me and label me a charlatan, press play. You may be surprised.
- Why does the commonly held approach to progressive overload need to be reconsidered? [1:45]
- What's the correct way to progress in the gym? [7:40]
- So what's the key to hypertrophy? [15:00]
- Do you need to throw out your log book/workout tracker? [18:58]
- Is progressive overload more than putting more weight on the bar? [23:40]
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| 0:00.0 | Alright guys, I am sure you have heard that progressive overload is the most important |
| 0:05.9 | thing in strength training. |
| 0:07.6 | I've even said it a million times, but I'm gonna tell you when and why that may be complete |
| 0:14.8 | bullshit on today's episode. |
| 0:19.6 | Alright, welcome to the Renegade Strength Show, I am Jay Faroujia and I am here after 27 |
| 0:33.0 | years in this business to help you build muscle, help you get lean, help you optimize your |
| 0:37.3 | testosterone and train and live for longevity. |
| 0:41.2 | I want you guys to be jack strong and lean happy and healthy forever. |
| 0:44.5 | That is why I continue to do what I do on a weekly basis. |
| 0:47.7 | Thank you so much to everyone who is tuning in for the first time. |
| 0:50.3 | Welcome. |
| 0:51.3 | Thanks to everyone who has left iTunes reviews, we really appreciate that. |
| 0:54.1 | We will continue to give away some stuff on the next couple episodes here, but today |
| 0:58.7 | we're gonna get right to it and we're gonna address progressive overload. |
| 1:02.7 | Is it true? |
| 1:03.7 | Is it a myth? |
| 1:04.7 | Leonard, what do you think here, man? |
| 1:07.5 | Yes, so as far back as I can remember going back to the flex magazines on the coffee table |
| 1:13.5 | and shit at the house with my pops, progressive overload has been the concept, right? |
| 1:18.1 | You go into the gym, progressive overload. |
| 1:20.1 | Listen to every single episode of the podcast, I've been working with you for what, going |
| 1:24.2 | on two years now, progressive overload has been preached, preached, preached. |
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