Here’s this week’s list of recommended strength and conditioning reading:

Does training heavier lead to more hypertrophy? – This excellent review from Chris Beardsley summarizes the research to-date on the impact of various loads on muscle growth.

Heartburn, Reflux, and GERD: 10 Lifestyle and Nutrition Tips for Feeling Better Now – Precision Nutrition’s Ryan Andrews wrote this great piece that will benefit anyone who’s suffered from these common ailments.

7 Ways to Dominate the Pull-up – Nick Tumminello highlights seven strategies you can employ if you’re struggling with pull-ups. Some of them are ones you may have heard, but as we’ve come to expect from Nick, there are also some innovative new exercises to try.