1. Connect with me

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2. Learn more about me

If you want the somewhat complete story on me and have a few extra minutes, head to my about page. Here are a few points to make a long story short:

• Licensed Physical Therapist
• Muscle physiologist (BKin, MSc Kinesiology, PhD Medical Sciences) who has collaborated with some of the top names in exercise physiology
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Author with a growing collection of peer-reviewed and online articles and interviews across a variety of high impact journals and websites

3. Read my popular articles & guest posts

Over the years I’ve amassed a growing collection of peer-reviewed and online articles ranging from the complexities of the molecular adaptations of muscle to practical, evidence-based tips you can use to optimize your training. You can find an index of most of my peer-reviewed articles on Pubmed and below are a collection of some of the more popular articles I’ve published online.

On danogborn.com:

• • 30%: an in depth look at a few recent studies that have turned our understanding of the relationship between training intensity and muscle hypertrophy upside down.
  • Underestimating Type I Fibre Hypertrophy: a detailed analysis of whether the latest findings on the relationship between training intensity and muscle hypertrophy can be explained by the preferential growth of differing fibre types.
  • Does repetition speed matter for muscle growth? slow lifting tempos have been recommended to maximize muscle growth however in this post I uncover whether tempo really matters for muscle growth.
  • Does the evidence support slow eccentrics for muscle growth? Many recommend slowing the lowering (eccentric) phase of a lift to promote increased muscle growth, but rarely offer up a citation. Is there any evidence to support this claim?

Around the web:

• • What does EMG tell us about muscle hypertrophy?: Human kind has an obsession with trying to predict the future. In this article I look at how we have a tendency to try to predict what training conditions are optimal for muscle growth based on the mis-interpretation of EMG.
  • Training to failure or just failing to train?: In this article for Strength Theory, I take an alternate perspective on the role of concentric failure in hypertrophic adaptations to strength training.
  • Light weights for big gains: Brad Schoenfeld and I discuss for the T-Nation audience how varying training intensities may impact the growth of the different muscle fibre types and how you can structure your training program to capitalize on this.
  • The most effective way to build muscle: in this T-Nation article, JC Deen and I translate the recent evidence on training intensity into practical recommendations you can integrate into your training program to maximize muscle growth.