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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Energy Building For Fat Loss

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Who wants more energy? If you feel tired there is plenty below that can help holistically

Energy building “Working-in”

I think by now we have all realized that calories in v’s calories/energy out & running on treadmills forever & a day does not work in most cases.

With the forever increasing pace of our lives, the drop in nutrient levels of our soil & food supply commercially over the years & surviving on minimal sleep & stimulants to get us through the day most of us are left in an energy deficit.

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