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#494 Max Aita - The Best Principles From the Bulgarian, Russian, and American Strength Systems

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Opublikowano: 2026-08-11

Max Aita is an elite strength coach and accomplished competitor who joins me to share lessons from decades of training, coaching, and studying some of the most influential strength systems in history. Max joins me to discuss: • The history of the Bulgarian, Russian, and American strength-training systems • How the three systems differ in philosophy and application • The foundational coaches and figures behind each system • Bulgarian training and the pursuit of extreme specificity • Soviet and Russian approaches to variation, volume, and long-term development • The evolution of American strength training • How culture and at...