Hypertrophy

How it is used

Training discussions use hypertrophy for muscle size, not strength alone.

Example sentences

1. The programme tracked hypertrophy separately from lifting records.

   Muscle size and lifting performance are recorded as different outcomes.

2. The lecture compared muscle hypertrophy with changes in coordination.

   Growth in tissue size differs from learning to coordinate movement.

Common collocations

• muscle hypertrophy
• hypertrophy training

Related terms

• muscleA soft body tissue that can contract and relax to move parts of the body; skeletal muscles are attached to bones by tendons.
• strength trainingExercise in which muscles work against resistance, such as weights, machines, bands or body weight, in order to become stronger.

More terms: Sports Science & Performance

• endurance
• heart rate
• VO2 max
• aerobic
• anaerobic
• body composition
• overtraining
• taper
• biomechanics
• energy system
• lactate threshold
• heart rate zone