Literature on Training & Programming

A lot of training methods are followed simply because they were invented by strong people and they seem to work. However, I like knowing the science behind my training program. (I'm an engineer; I look at everything  technically.) Can anyone recommend literature that provides scientific underpinnings for Sheiko's work?

Maybe a starting point could be the post made by Masterbench in this thread.

A lot of training methods are followed simply because they were invented by strong people and they seem to work. However, I like knowing the science behind my training program. (I'm an engineer; I look at everything  technically.) Can anyone recommend literature that provides scientific underpinnings for Sheiko's work?

I don't think there are any scientific breakthroughs. I think it just adheres very well to established principles. If you look at the spreadsheet charts in the intermediate section for example you can see the constant variation in stimulus. Even freshmen biologists should be familiar with stimulus accommodation.



But for some reason many people wind up following routines that ignore this basic concept.

As for the question directed at Boris in the tread linked above, I'd say working at a lower intensity works out because you strike a nice balance between avoiding inhibition and gains in muscle cross sectional area. Your physiological limit strength is above your psychological limit strength. In other words you are limited by how much you can will yourself to do and in some cases of extreme stress you can reach your physiological limit. An epileptic seizure would be an example of such a case. Inhibition normally occurs in response to such extremes. You can find the same type of inhibition under hard training. So while it may produce a larger gain in the short term in the longer term it loses out.