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Skeletal muscle size increases primarily due to a process called hypertrophy, which occurs when muscle fibers undergo stress from resistance training or Weightlifting. This stress leads to microscopic damage in the muscle fibers, prompting the body to repair and adapt by increasing the size and strength of the fibers. Additionally, hormonal responses, such as the release of testosterone and growth hormone, play a crucial role in promoting muscle growth. Proper nutrition, particularly protein intake, also supports this process by providing the necessary building blocks for muscle repair and growth.
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What is the Hypertrophy?
Hypertrophy is the increase in size of muscle cells due to an increase in protein synthesis. It is a common adaptation to resistance training and leads to muscle growth and increased strength. Hypertrophy can be achieved through various training protocols that involve progressive overload and adequate nutrition.
Whats the difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy?
The difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy is that muscle hypertrophy is the increase in size of skeletal muscle while muscle mass is the weight of your body muscle.
What types of training elicits the GREATEST increase in the size and number of mitochondria in a skeletal muscle fiber?
circuit resistance training
Type of muscle that is voluntary and striated?
SKELETAL (:
What muscle tissue is multinucleated?
skeletal muscles
Which muscle is not directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and most glands
Which muscle tissue concerns with locomotion of the body as a whole?
Skeletal muscle
What type of muscle is the tricep muscle?
A skeletal muscle.
Why does an increase in the number of myofibrils increase muscle fiber size?
Research has found that the number of muscle fibers in the bundles that comprise each muscle group are set by genetics and cannot be increased. What can be increased is the size of the cells in these fibers, which is the goal of strength training.
What is straited muscle?
straited muscle are another form of skeletal muscle.
What are the feature of skeletal muscle?
The skeletal muscle is heavily stratified
Is the skeletal muscle a smooth muscle?
no skeletal muscles are voluntary smooth muscles are not
