Ep. 6: Bryan Boorstein | Relevant topics in hypertrophy training

Bryan is the founder of Evolved Training Systems, co-founder of Paragon Training Methods, and co-host of the EatTrainProsper podcast. With 23+ years of training and 11 years coaching, Bryan is truly and OG to the game. He has competed twice at the CrossFit Games regionals, coached some incredible athletes, and has even trained with WWE superstar John Cena. Bryan also coaches physique and bodybuilding clients along with those who just want to look good naked. Bryan's programming philosophy has adapted to accommodate the constantly-changing needs for each trainee.

This was a great conversation with Bryan and I hope you enjoy.
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Topics discussed:
- Bryan's background
- Training with John Cena
- Bryan's training philosophy for hypertrophy
- Bryan's thoughts on the concept of "a rep is a rep towards hypertrophy if load is ~>75% 1RM"
- Dealing with outliers that don't fit conventional volume landmarks for hypertrophy training
- Bryan's big training markers to pay attention to week to week
- Where does Bryan sit on the debate surrounding adding volume across a mesocycle for hypertrophy training?
- Approaching hypertrophy for CrossFit athletes

Thanks again for coming on, Bryan.

Connect with Bryan:
https://www.instagram.com/bryanboorstein/?hl=en

Connect with me (Joe):
https://www.instagram.com/coachjoegzik/?hl=en