Len Kravitz, PhD
Juliet St. Germain graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico exercise science program and is currently a physical therapy student at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her research interests include resistance training for skeletal muscle hypertrophy, exercise for clinical populations, and physical therapy rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular and neurological disease.
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Much of the periodization literature to date has centered on the strength outcomes and sports performance of athletes striving to balance the needs of practice, conditioning and competition (Bartolomei et al. 2014). But many recreationally active clients seek to gain muscle size in personal training sessions, and few studies have evaluated whether a periodization model should be used in a hypertrophy-focused resistance training program for these fitness enthusiasts. This article highlights the best research available to help answer an important question: Should you periodize a client’s RT plan to maximize skeletal muscle hypertrophy?
