How to Train for Muscle Growth | Jacob Schepis JPS Health & Fitness

Vegan Body Coach Podcast

Episode 08

Jacob Schepis is renowned coach, bodybuilder, powerlifter and the owner of JPS Health & Fitness is Melbourne, Australia.

His passion for evidence based coaching, along with his success both on the stage and the platform make him a must listen for anyone interested in optimising body composition.

It was a pleasure to sit down with Jacob to talk all things hypertrophy.
Check out Jacob’s instagram @jacobschepis_jps & @jpshealth_fitness
We cover:

• What is hypertrophy
• What factors influence muscle growth and how we can maximise it
• What rep ranges are best suited for growth
• How hard to train
• What rates of weight gain lead to best results
• Common muscle building mistakes
• Thoughts on avoiding an echo-chamber of your own ideology

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Κεφάλαια

1. How to Train for Muscle Growth | Jacob Schepis JPS Health & Fitness (00:00:00)

2. Welcome Back (00:00:45)

3. Who is Jacob & Why Should You Listen to Him (00:01:00)

4. What are the Fundamentals of Hypertrophy? (00:14:20)

5. How Tension & Exposure Relates to Intensity & Volume (00:16:08)

6. Rep Ranges, Number of Sets & Frequency (00:17:34)

7. Volume, Intensity & Frequency are Inextricably Related (00:19:55)

8. You Need to Get Stronger to Get Bigger (00:25:33)

9. Designing a Training Program for Growth (00:27:51)

10. 4 Ways to Measure Muscle Growth? (00:31:10)

11. How Fast Should We Gain Weight? (00:35:36)

12. Accepting Fat Gain (00:37:43)

13. Why Not Just Maintain Weight For Lean Gains? (00:41:57)

14. Biggest Mistakes When Aiming To Grow Max Muscle (00:47:37)

15. What Can the Vegan Community do Better? (00:50:47)

16. Quick Questions (00:55:45)

17. Where to Find Jacob (00:58:15)

18. Key Takeaways (00:58:59)