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Advanced Hypertrophy Programming:Decisions Before Exercises
When progress stalls, should you add sets, train closer to failure, or change the exercise? Work through those decisions with Ville Isola using recent resistance-training research.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
20:00–21:30 Helsinki time (EET, UTC+2)
Three decisions that shape a hypertrophy program
For coaches, personal trainers and experienced lifters. Bring one programming decision from your own training or coaching.
Adjust weekly volume
Use the athlete’s current workload, performance and recovery to decide whether to add sets, keep the dose or reduce it.
Set the effort target
Decide when to take a set to failure and when to leave repetitions in reserve, given the exercise and the rest of the week.
Choose the exercise and range
Consider the target muscle, the available range of motion and where the movement loads it.
Studies discussed in the webinar
- Baz-Valle et al. (2026) on training practices in drug-tested bodybuilders.
- Hermann et al. (2025) on single sets to failure or with two repetitions in reserve.
- Wolf et al. (2025) on lengthened partial and full ranges of motion.
- Attarieh et al. (2026) on gluteal adaptations to cable hip extension and abduction.
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Thursday, 19 November 2026
20:00–21:30 Helsinki time (EET, UTC+2)
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Live online course · 20–22 November 2026
IFBB Advanced Resistance Training
Take the decisions from the webinar into full program design. The live weekend covers applied biomechanics, exercise analysis and hypertrophy programming.
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