# Chris Beardsley’s hypertrophy post **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [November 19, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/chris-beardsley-s-hypertrophy-post/11664 "2021-11-19T02:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EZgains](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/ezgains/32/322_2.png) [@EZgains](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/EZgains)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/chris-beardsley-s-hypertrophy-post/11664/1 "2021-11-19T02:51:28Z")
Not sure if you guys have seen his new post about volume and the confusion around it. Anyways is he stating that a slow eccentric is more optimal for hypertrophic response as long as volume is equated for. So in a sense slowing down the lowering phase of a lift give more Gainzzz? Also do we have to give the “bodybuilding gym bros” a point (I like proving them wrong) because they are always doing some sort of tempo work while going to or past failure?!?! ☹ All jokes aside maybe I don’t pick up what he was getting to in that post. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/chris-beardsley-s-hypertrophy-post/11664/2 "2021-11-19T21:36:32Z")
Yea, I don’t think we agree on slowed eccentric portion of a lift reliably generating greater hypertrophy responses. That said, I’m not married to this either, given the state of the evidence.