re: Weight training - any pointers on how to cycle between hypertrophy and strength?

yep

dc training, the greyskull powerbuilding method, even a lot of mountain dog programs are like this and also fortitude training. andy baker powerbuilding is great too



pretty much 2 decades ago...dante trudal, mark rippetoe and madcow convinced me

when calories and protein are suffecient

gains in strength=gains in hypertrophy

that doesnt mean 1 rep max strength though, means gains in strength in that 4-12 rep range which in turn drive up the 1 rep max.

thats why linear progression adds so much muscle to so many...you are adding weight to the bar, eating to support the gains in strength. because the trainie is novice...they are able to stack 2.5-5 lbs every session so adds up big time in terms of tissue

then you go to weekly progression like in mad cow or texas method or hlm and you ramp to the weight up over time to new 5 rep maxes over 9-12 weeks and boom all kinds of new growth

then its go to monthly progressions like 531 or the advanced template from bill star


or you go the bodybuilding route and do something like dc training where you rotating the lifts but still progressing the weights int he rep range through pushing rest pause reps