Loss of muscle tissue (atrophy) contributes substantially to many common health problems, ranging from aging to diabetes, HIV, cancer, space flight and spinal cord injury 1. Research over the last ...

Muscular hypertrophy refers to an increase in muscle mass. This usually manifests as an increase in muscle size and strength. Typically, muscle hypertrophy occurs as a result of strength training such ...

Hypertrophy; you hear the term bandied about constantly on Instagram, and it's likely the reason you started lifting weights in the first place, but what does it actually mean? The scientific term for ...

This review discusses the intracellular signal-transduction pathways that control the growth of the myocardium, with a special emphasis on potential therapeutic targets for treating pathological ...

What is hypertrophy? If you’ve spent much time in a gym or around people steeped in the world of fitness, the chances are you’ve heard the term hypertrophy, or hypertrophy training. However, while we ...

Myocardial fibrosis is a hallmark of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and a proposed substrate for arrhythmias and heart failure. In animal models, profibrotic genetic pathways are activated early, before ...

Hypertrophy and strength training are both types of resistance training. Focusing on one area doesn’t mean you won’t see gains in the other, but varying your workouts can optimize your results.

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 ...