{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hypertrophy Past and Present","title":"011 Why the idea that a single exercise can train the whole muscle and “bias” a region is false","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/27a21468\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3988,"description":"In this episode of Hypertrophy: Past and Present, Jake Doleschal and Chris Beardsley dive into a 1955 arm specialization routine from Peary Rader and use it as a launchpad to challenge one of the most common misconceptions in hypertrophy programming today.\nThey explore whether exercises can “bias” specific muscle regions, and what the implications are for hypertrophy programming.\nKey topics include:\nWhat it really means to “bias” a region of a muscle\nWhy the idea that a single exercise can train the whole muscle and “bias” a region is false\nThe critical role of voluntary activation deficits and neuromechanical matching\nPractical implications for programming, periodisation, and avoiding fibre-specific atrophy","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CJhjWFKhcK0h4C11sAyS9S4btLA7VgbHkoTw7LPZHTk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDVi/MjE1YzM4ZmVlYzZj/OWEwMTA1Y2QwOGY2/ZDU0ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}