I used the RP Hypertrophy App for 6 Months
(Here’s what I learned.)
The first thing I learned when I started using The RP Hypertrophy App, is that I was using WAYYY more volume than I needed to to see significant results and I also learned that I don’t have to hit every part of a specific muscle group directly to get it to grow.
- For example, I used to do shoulders on their own day, and I did shoulder presses, then upright rows, then front raises, then lateral raises, then rear delt flies, then face pulls, then shrugs. 4–5 sets each…
Bro, I was doing 35–40 sets on a shoulder day, AND THAT WAS AFTER HAVING A DISLOCATED SHOULDER and I couldn’t figure out why I was always tired and sore.
When you first start a new program or mesocycle as it’s called in the app, there’s like 40 templates that you can choose from based on:
- If you’re a male or female.
- How many days per week you want to train (between 2 and 6)
- Right now, I’m doing 4.
- What you want to be your focus area for your mesocycle.
- Right now, my meso is chest and back focused.
- I do 2 chest focused days per week and 2 back focused days per week.
- The secondary muscles I hit on my chest day are triceps, side delts and quads.
- The secondary muscles I hit on my back are biceps, hamstrings and calves.
- Hands down the weirdest yet most effective training split I’ve ever done in terms of how much muscle I’m putting on and how little my joints and back hurt.
The second thing I learned when I started using The RP Hypertrophy App, is that you can build HELLA muscle lifting with lighter weight in higher rep ranges.
The key is to make sure you use a 3 second eccentric and a 1 second concentric on each rep and make sure you get a deep stretch at the bottom of your reps.
Doing this with good form for 15–20 reps is going to burn like a mother fucker in whatever muscle you’re targeting, and your pump is going to be fucking insane.
Now don’t get me wrong, lifting heavier weight for 6–10 reps is still going to pack on muscle the same way, the difference is your pump won’t be as crazy and you’re going to beat the shit out of your joints.
The third thing I learned is that The RP Hypertrophy App isn’t really beginner friendly, it was built by Exercise Scientist Dr. Mike Irsretail and IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Nick Shaw with the intention of helping people who already have a solid grasp on the fundamentals of bodybuilding take the training aspect of it to the next level.
I’m not saying beginners shouldn’t use The Rp Hypertrophy App, I said it isn’t beginner friendly, so if you’re a beginner you need to have the expectation that you’re going to have to do a little bit of learning about the basics of training for building muscle, to be able to use the app to its maximum potential.
Now, as you probably know, every good thing has its drawbacks and here’s two of them you might find with The RP Hypertrophy App.
- It’s not an actual app. You can’t find it in the app store. It’s just a web application. I keep it saved in my google tabs for when I need to use it.
- It’s one of the pricier fitness apps at $35 per month. I don’t mind paying for it, because I’m obviously heavily invested in hypertrophy and building muscle and for where I’m at right now in my journey, it’s exactly what I need to take my physique to the next level.
If you’re a complete beginner and don’t know where to start, I have an eBook I put together called, Jumpstart 2 Jacked: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners to Start Building Muscle.
It’s free, if you want to check it out the link is below.
As always, I hope you guys enjoyed this article and got some value out of it.
Have a good day!
Justin
