Muscle hypertrophy

maximum potential to be untapped and maximum growth take place. If these movements are taught wrong then injury can happen or the wrong muscles be worked. What age is the appropriate age for young athletes to begin lifting is a very controversial topic for all coaches and parents. Strength…

1. Describe the following cellular adaptations: atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, dysplasia (atypical hyperplasia), and metaplasia. Atrophy is when a cell adapts due to decreased trophic influences, the cell function is decreased and nutrition is decreased, this process decreases the cell size because it looses its subcellular organelles and substances often causing organs to decrease in size and function. Hypertrophy is the opposite of atrophy and causes the cells to enlarge and therefore…

with 60%.The purpose of doing this is to slowly progress the volume of your program.Our next focus, after 2-3 weeks of endurance training are over, would be 2-3 weeks of strength training with a focus on hypertrophy.To build strength and make the muscles grow in size we would have to train at a higher intensity with slighly less volume than we were doing before. Focus on using 75-85% of your max for this phase. This will force you to use heavier weights.We want to focus on doing a maximum of 4…

Phase III • Topic- For my topic I focused on Weight Gain, in regards to lean muscle mass. As a Strength coach with Tech athletics this will help not only my body, but will also help in my career as many athletes will have a goal that fall under this topic. Athletes who have the desire to add lean mass to the frame will need a reliable program and nutritional advice. My goal was to gain 15 pounds by December. I started off at 215 pounds and wanted to get to 230. My body fat percentage was 10% and…

neuromuscular factors, the loss of neural input to the muscles is ongoing and a lifelong process that is irreversible. When the body loses motor units that innervate several muscle fibers, the neurons that survived attempt to “adopt” muscle fibers. The lower number of motor units functional means the individual has decreased strength and muscle atrophy. The vastus lateralis in 43 male cadavers aged 15 to 83, this study showed total number of muscle fibers was reduced by 50% between the age…

The cardiovascular system is a network composed of the heart and blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all body tissues. However, there are similarities and differences between men and women, with respect to the structure and function of the cardiovascular system. According to a research, the size of the heart and major blood vessels are smaller in women than in men. Before puberty, there are no differences among sexes in relation to the size of the heart, but after puberty the…

movements and extended aerobic sessions. Bodybuilders isolate muscle groups and break them down to develop each singularly spread out through a week to week program. This is a bit counter productive to the functionality of the human anatomy. Think about it, you bend down and help a family member or neighbor move a couch, which requires what, a multitude of muscles to perform this movement. If you are strictly bodybuilding and isolating your muscles they will not be accustomed to functionality,…

1. Description of the chosen disability. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive genetic condition that causes skeletal and heart muscles to breakdown leading to difficulties in mobility and walking (Muscular Dystrophy Australia [MDA], 2015, para. 1). DMD predominantly affects males with approximately “…one in 3500 live male births throughout the world” (MDA, 2015, para. 1). According to Emery, Muntoni, and Quinlivan (2015, p. 31) the most common concerns from parents with children…

I have a friend that is taking creatine monohydrate for the effects of increased muscle endurance while he is lifting at the gym. He claims that the supplement he takes helps him grind out a few more repetitions on heavy weight. He also likes the water retention effect that happens to make him look a tad bigger than he really is. When I found out he was taking this supplement I decided to research it to determine if it was really beneficial to his health. He admitted that he had not really…

Introduction The purpose of high performance training is to produce peak levels of muscle mass, strength, and power with the ability to transition these elements to speed and efficiency for a specific sport. Four types of performance training commonly used include: resistance, eccentric, isokinetic, and plyometric exercise (Joyce & Lewindon, 2014). These can be further categorized into aerobic or anaerobic power training strategies. These types of training will be the focus for strategies and…