JPS Health and Fitness

JPS Health and Fitness


Episode 114: Breaking Through Plateaus

February 27, 2025

https://media.blubrry.com/jps_health_fitness/content.blubrry.com/jps_health_fitness/GMT20250224-213933_Recording.m4a In this episode of the JPS podcast, Jacob and Brian discuss the highly frustrating nature of training plateaus. Topics discussed include: Defining a plateau in the context of hypertrophy Physiological stalls Training progression (rate of gain based on experience) - realistic rates of progression Causes of plateaus - common and less common reasons for stalls Driving progression and variables to manipulate