THE BASICS OF BUILDING MUSCLE – KINGDOM GYM BROOKVALE

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WHAT IS HYPERTROPHY?
Today i start a series of posts on Hypertrophy, to start the series I guess we should discuss what Hypertrophy really is & how it happens.

HYPERTROPHY PART 1.
Hypertrophy is an enlargement of the actual muscle fibres.
There are two ways to create hypertrophy, one is through tension (mechanical stress on the muscle).
The other way is through cell swelling.
Tension causes myofibril hypertrophy, enlargement of the cross sectional area of the myosin & fibrils.
Cell swelling causes sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, as Arnold so famously called it..the pump❗️

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SHOULD I DO CARDIO FASTED? BROOKVALE SYDNEY

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When it comes to cardio for FAT LOSS i’m personally not a fan of doing cardio first thing in the morning before eating at least a small balanced meal.

Some people on the other hand love it & tolerate it well.

The most important thing to understand in relation to cardio for fat loss is that when we do it is irrelevant, energy balance dictates the rate of change we achieve.

Training is that fasted or not   there is no difference (AT ALL) to the results you will achive

Obviously if we feel better, are time restricted or prefer training before or after food it’s best to go with what feels right for you not what someone else recommends you do.

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ARE SPORTS DRINKS HEALTHY?

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So which one is better for us. Sports drinks or Fresh Young Coconuts?

Here we have slick advertising & big business marketing at its best!

PowerAde & Gatorade drinks are full of artificial nasties!! Colourings, flavourings, additives, processed sugar & sodium chloride…

Seriously YUCK!!

These things are all known to cause digestion issues & are not much better than soda in my opinion.

Just because sportsmen are getting paid to drink them does not mean they are healthy or optimal.

These drinks are completely synthetic based & come from a laboratory!

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