Muscle Hypertrophy Explained (How to get MASSIVE Gains)
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The Science of Hypertrophy video
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The Science of Muscle Hypertrophy The Role of Satellite Cells (Part I)
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The Science of Muscle Hypertrophy How the Muscles Grow (Part II)
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What is Muscle Hypertrophy: 5 Min Phys
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Hypertrophy is an increase and growth of muscle cells. Hypertrophy refers to an increase in muscular size achieved through exercise. When you work out, if you want to tone or improve muscle.
Muscle hypertrophy is a term for the growth and increase of the size of muscle cells. The most common type of muscular hypertrophy occurs as a result of physical exercise such as weightlifting, and the term is often associated with weight training.Muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells. Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased muscle glycogen storage; and myofibrillar hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased myofibril size.So muscle hypertrophy simply means an increase in the size of your muscle cells. The best way to achieve muscle hypertrophy is by lifting weights.
It increases the size of muscle fibers that are already present in your body. It is not related to the increase in the number of muscle fibers, that’s a totally different process called hyperplasia.The 5 Maxims Of Muscle Hypertrophy: Building Muscle Is Both An Art And A Science.
Muscles Grow As A Response To Stressors (both self-imposed and from the environment). You Are Special, But You Are Not Unique. You’ll Grow As Long As You’re Willing To Change Your Mind. Time And Consistency Rule Above Everything Else For The Natural Trainee.
Muscular hypertrophy is an adaptation characterized by an increase in the cross-sectional diameter of muscle fibers that occurs as a response to those fibers being recruited to.Atrophied muscles appear smaller than normal. Lack of physical activity due to an injury or illness, poor nutrition, genetics, and certain medical conditions can all contribute to muscle atrophy.Muscle hypertrophy (increase in cell size) is a separate mechanism that increases muscle strength. While the nervous system and neuromuscular junctions are needed to fire muscles to contract, hypertrophy works differently. When people lift weights, microscopic damage (microtears) occurs to the myofibrils within the muscle fiber.
These repaired myofibrils increase in thickness and number to create muscle hypertrophy (growth). 1 Muscle growth occurs whenever the rate of muscle protein synthesis is greater than the rate of muscle protein breakdown. This adaption, however, does not happen while you actually lift the weights. Instead, it occurs while you rest.Hypertrophy can be thought of as a thickening of muscle fibers, which occurs when the body has been stressed just the right amount to indicate.
Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is simply when there is an increase in the sarcoplasm part of the muscle cell, which is comprised of water, collagen, glycogen, and various minerals. However, since the number of myofibrils haven’t increased, sarcoplasmic hypertrophy doesn’t lead to gains in strength, even though the muscle itself gets bigger.Muscle hypertrophy is an increase in the size of a muscle through an increase in the size of its component cells. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells.
Depending on the type of training, the hypertrophy can occur through increased sarcoplasmic volume or increased contractile proteins.Whichever fitness approach is used, muscle hypertrophy is something that happens as a physical response to damaged muscle. When someone lifts weights, they will generally break muscle fibers during the process. As the body heals these muscle fibers, it triggers a process which causes the new fibers to be larger than the ones they are replacing.Muscular hypertrophy is a multidimensional process, with numerous factors involved.
It involves a complex interaction of satellite cells, the immune system, growth factors, and hormones with the individual muscle fibers of each muscle.Muscle hypertrophy. We’ll talk a little more about exactly how muscle hypertrophy occurs later on, but for now all you need to know is that hypertrophy refers to the enlargement of an organ or tissue. Muscle hypertrophy refers to the increase in muscle size.
Renal hypertrophy refers to.
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64 comments
BRILLIANT explanation.
Great to see big guys breaking the “dumb meathead” stereotype.
How does this relate to anaerobic force production in sprinting? What training methods provide the optimal muscle adaptations to run faster? What is the relationship between the phosphocreatine pathway and anaerobic glycolysis? How do I utilize the phosphocreatine pathway in my sprint training?
You’re a good teacher! This was very informative and accessible
Hi, I was just wondering, when your speaking about the satellite cells repairing, you go from saying muscle fibre to myofibre and back a few times while describing the structure you drew (around 4 minutes or so) you initially describe it as a muscle fibre which is being repaired and made larger by satellite cells, but then around 5.23 mark you say its the myofibre, Are muscle fibres and myofibers the same thing? I.e a muscle cell? And then the myofibrils are the individual smaller components which make the myofibre/fiber? Fantastic videos BTW. Just confused myself a little as I was following along doing my own diagram of the exact processes I think. And if so, are the fibres/myofibers stimulated to hypertrophy and grow larger by the 2 methods in video 2? I.e increased number of individual component myofibrils + increased cellular fluid retention which causes the overall fibre to become larger?
I’m confused is the band at 3:10 a fiber or a cell? It’s a fiber right?
I need to get a trainer for diet and working out but broke as shit just tired of being 120 pounds
I’m glad I found your videos, I’m learning a lot. Thank you!
Beat foods and drinks for sarcaplasmic hypertrophy?
Peace and thanks liked and subbed
I think you mean quiescent.
Kwee-ess-ant
Great video but marker writing could be a lot bigger.
But how big fibers can actually get. I suppose their should be limit!?
Love this video! One question. The mitochondria are connected I notice. I always thought they were more individual in the muscle and not connected “physically”. Would there be some mitochondria connected and some more loose. Or are they all connected?
The captions at 6:29 say “the muscle is made up of actin myosin tittie and other important proteins”
Who else thought the video ended after like 30 seconds and had to check how long was left.
Probably the most knowledgeable video for fitness ever seen, soon I will watch all of your videos and I think that all the science here is true and based on evidences. You really deserve to have more subs, because you know, people like chris heria and athlean x would just say that we should do 8 to 12 reps and thats it. Its good to know science behind particular theme and you are offering that to us, so well done man.
Yes, please. Full video would greatly appreciated. You just explained the sliding filament theory to a human that is practically a gorilla and I understand. I could never really envision it when studying for my personal training certification. You sir speak “MEATHEAD” Thank you.
Totally needing out on these A&P videos! I am a biology major and A&P was one of my favorite classes. Thanks for the info and keep up the good work.
So the muscle fibers are like steel cables of the sort used in bridges.
Who else is disrupted by the sound of making the layers apart
Subbed. This is gold, so much knowledge here. Thank you for teaching real science.
7:42 uhhhh, lol, no, we have a better understanding of the steps of muscle hypertrophy, you didn’t talk about the causes, reasons or catalysts much at all.
I think it’s safe to say we want ALL the videos! I’m curious if there is any nutritional or exercise adaptations that affect how quickly/efficiently the body adds myosin proteins. Lastly, as a science nerd, i think you should definitely talk more about your theories! You have enough education and research experience to where you wouldnt propose a theory equivalent to the earth being flat! Even if youre proven wrong, we all get to learn a little bit more!
Dr.Mike, if possible would it be possible for you to explain causes of CTE in full contact sports, such as Boxing, MMA etc
What else is the satellite cell there for if not to build new muscle cells?
Love your work and appreciate your knowledge bombs to help us freeloaders looking for solid information. Would be interested in your thoughts about hyperplasia. If not keep on rocking with what you’re doing!
Really appreciate the video.
I just want to comment something about sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, since it naturally results in more volume to be added to a workout regimen what would you say is a good general threshold for optimal growth (without the use of PEDs), because we know of diminishing returns from excess volume equating to raised levels of cortisol, which is impairs protein synthesis.
I’m aware volume is not an unprecedented aspect discussed in bodybuilding literature, but it would be interesting hearing an opinion from a doctor like yourself.
Cheers
Would you say it is possible to have satellite cells to give the fiber more nuclei in the case of proper hormonal stimulation even if fiber hypertrophy is not occurring to a meaningful degree?
Can you please show yours abs and chest muscles for good learn
Well orated video! Thanks man. I know so many more will find this video beneficial also��
I love the squishy sounds. After every time I work out, I put a stethoscope to my biceps hoping I’ll hear those squishy sounds as my cells work to repair my muscle fibers. It excites me.
Great video Doc! Really appreciate the effort you put into these
Can’t thank you enough, I’m currently enrolled in college for personal training and you re-enforce the material covered. Thank you!
Thanks for the videos and I would appreciate an expansion on this topic
The Science Cult doesn’t even know how muscle grows. No wonder you have so much snake oil fuckery and ignorance in this business. Most of the Labcoat Witch Doctors walk around like they think they know everything, when the science is still out. You’d probably have just as good of luck at just randomly drawing workout guidelines from a hat.
Is this why my muscles have been twitching for weeks? I know I tore my ab muscle
amazing, amazing,amazing! please do a 55-minute video on this. thank you so much Andy
Please continue uploading content. Also, are you looking for volunteers for muscle biopsy’s? I’m in the area.
Would love a 55 min video! Always love your insight on these videos and podcasts! Would be great to see you on JRE again too!!
I had Hoped to Learn from the 19-Comments but ALL 19-Comments,
were ReaLLy Stupid Comments!!!!
Andy I would love a longer video on this topic. This video is very good in terms of perspective because it’s hard to imagine when you read about hypertrophy.
I love all your content keep making both short and long ones ��
I have a question. Would it work to spend a little while (maybe a week), working out with high volume to increase sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, while changing up the workouts every day to workouts that your muscles aren’t used to so your body must then recruit more myofibrils into each cell. Then after this phase is complete, you have an increase of total myofibrils inside the cell and an increase of the nutrients available via the sarcoplasm. Then what if you train with very high intensity to trigger myofibrillar hypertrophy with workouts that are familiar to you so instead of recruiting more myofibrils, your body then increases the size of all the myofibrils in the cell, including the new ones. Would this result in the best use of time management and overall efficiency to increase total myofibrillar hypertrophy and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy over a given time?
Please do make a seperate video on your view on muscle hyperplasia! ��
I have Gillian Beret syndrome,First time I would like to say you’re very educated and able to share that with us thank you I enjoy learning I’ve spent months reading PubMed so thank you again
If i’m coming off a conjugate strength 12 week cycle and wanting to go into a 8-12 week hypertrophy style. Will I lose my top 1rm’s if I’m keeping the sets 60-65% 8×8?
This guy really enjoys teaching, you can see it in his countenance!:)
Please please please make both the hyperplasia video and the longer hypertrophy video. I really enjoy and get so much from your videos!
Very useful video for someone reviewing the physiology of hypertrophy! Thank you!
Great video and explanation of how muscles grow thanks. I would enjoy a 55 min video!
I viewed your channel mate, absolutely love the content. Subbed straight away, We should connect!
When you talk about anaerobic glycolysis as the system the muscles rely on during sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, I’m trying to understand what you mean by you are “increasing the amount of glycogen in the muscles”. I was thinking you would actually “utilize” the glycogen stored in your muscles to be used to convert into energy when you exercise, not “increase the amount of” glycogen that is usually associated with what you get after you eat food? Please clarify! Everything else explained in the video was very good.
very good video! clear and focused. the animations are great too.
I know you love force plates as one podcast you were in was the first time I’d ever heard of them and I also have a feeling you are a wizard at improving jumping ability. It’s been this personal journey to go from strength, to size, and now full circle back to being athletic again and incorporating lateral movements also. But jumping, everyone has “their plan” I’m curious what your take is on the matter. I’m speaking in general as well, be it a standing vert, 1 step, 2 step, or even a full on running jump. I would do just about anything to buy you a bucket of beers and let you dive into this one.
I would love to see 55 min video about muscle hypertrophy! Greetings from Russia! =)
Absolutely amazing thanks for this extraordinary video. Can’t wait for the next one.
Okay so nowhere in this video whatsoever did you refer to tears in the muscle. And even my doctor tells me yoy tear the muscle when working it out and rebuild it by scarring it. So how do I reconcile that totally different explanation?
I agree 100% about powerlifters/trainers stronger than BB however people like Olympic lifters when performing certain movements use speed as a HUGE aid such as when they do a Snatch they drop their legs so quickly they really aren’t pushing that weight up with their shoulders only, having said that they lift a AMAZING amount of weight
We have a huge world living inside each one of us, yet we keep discriminating against each other and being racist against each other. Watching biology videos like this and how the body cells work with each other and help each other despite their differences shows me how oblivious we are and how far away from being awake we are.
@Wenning strength, 3:34, What exercises would force myofibrial hypertrophy in muscles like the biceps or deltoids then? Seems tricky?
Would be very interested to hear your opinion on muscle hyperplasia!!
55 min of every subject please!! These are awesome! Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Dr Mike I think the man jewellery is ok but please no to bleach blonde hair or moustache
How dafaq can I not get this in my recommend until now, but I always get fake-natty gymshark athletes. Youtube, get your cookies right.
I started weight training with 8-12 rep; at first, I did gain some muscles, but after a year, the gains stagnated. Except for my lats; when I just started weight training, I can only do a single chin up, after a year, I got stronger and can do 7+ reps, and then I keep the rep at 8-12 by adding weight. The irony was, my weakest muscle (lats) developed much better than other muscles. I believe when I was doing low rep, I gained myofibrillar hypertrophy, that’s why I got stronger; and then when I was able to do higher rep (8-12), what I did was increasing the size of the muscles gained from previous myofibrillar hypertrophy.
If I continue to do chin-ups with 8-12 rep, I believe eventually it will also stagnates. Thus I changed all my lifts to 3-5 rep, focusing solely on strength. And after a year, I got stronger, much stronger. Btw I only do basic lifts: deadlift, squat, overhead press, pendlay row, bench press, & chin-up.
And now, I’m at the crossroad, if I changed all my lifts to 8-12 rep, yes, I will gain muscle size, but eventually, it will stagnates like it did before; if I continue with 3-5 rep, I will get stronger, but I will gain minimal muscle size.
I believe the best way is to combine both rep ranges, performing both 3-5 & 8-12 at the same session, or the same week, or every other week. I will begin this experiment by next year to see what will happen. What’s your opinion on this Dr Aamer Sandoo?
The answer to the question, “Should I make this video” is always yes brother. Love your content. Keep up the good work.