In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

Understanding how muscles grow is the key difference between training hard and training effectively. Muscle hypertrophy is ...

If you’re looking for an exercise program, you may have heard of strength training or hypertrophy training. They have some similar qualities, but their goals are different. One focuses on building ...

Hypertrophy, the scientific term for the enlargement of muscle fibers, may not hold the top spot on the list of training priorities for some runners. Many of us (sometimes begrudgingly) cross-train to ...

The term hypertrophy, like NEAT exercise and compound exercises, is one of those fitness phrases that often confuses more than it illuminates. Loved by exercise professionals, hypertrophy training isn ...