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In this episode of The Muscle Memoirs podcast, I am joined by Jacob Schepis from JPS Health a Fitness. Jacob is a decorated fitness professional. He is a successful powerlifter, bodybuilder, coach, and educator. In this conversation, we cover the latest hot topic in the evidence-based fitness community: mesocycle progression for hypertrophy training.Video of discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX25gHnq778Timestamps00:00 Background02:15 When should we increase sets?08:10 Could increasing sets be the preferred strategy to overload isolation exercises?13:00 Manipulating sets between mesocycles17:10 Low volume training blocks for physique athletes23:35 Does training status impact whether or not we should increase sets?29:05 Overload is a range33:05 The individuals most interested in the RP model might benefit from it the least35:05 How does nutrition status impact set volume?38:50 Could everyone benefit from running a RP style mesocycle at some point in the macrocycle?41:30 How do we know we're doing enough? At what rate should we be improving?46:00 Main drawback of proactively increasing sets from week to week.To sign-up for coaching or a one-time consult:Website: http://hammerawayfitness.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/hammerawayfitness/For more information on Jacob:Website: https://www.jpshealthandfitness.com.au/IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacobschepis_jps/IG: https://www.instagram.com/jpshealth_fitness/IG: https://www.instagram.com/jps_education/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6aTw95QXJHjv8ucdxnL7Q Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/themusclememoirs)