by dancolmorn | Dec 20, 2025 | GymOptimizer
Why does strength increase at the start of a training program? Strength gains at the beginning of a strength training program are primarily due to coordination adaptations – not increased muscle mass or voluntary activation. Coordination: Fast and task-specific...
by dancolmorn | Dec 9, 2025 | GymOptimizer
How fast can you build muscle mass? Alan Aragon will give his prediction back in October 2022 It’s a question almost every strength athlete asks themselves, whether their goal is bodybuilding, powerlifting or just looking better. In Alan Aragon’s Research...
by dancolmorn | Dec 2, 2025 | GymOptimizer
Motivation can help increase voluntary activation and plays a major role in determining when we reach task failure. Through voluntary activation, motivation therefore has a significant impact on how much hypertrophy we can achieve from a set. If motivation is low, and...
