Muscular hypertrophy is defined by the increase in muscle volume, an objective sought by many.
Muscular hypertrophy occurs during the muscle rebuilding period (anabolism). It begins after training that produces muscle breakdown, or the release of different hormones (testosterone, growth hormones, IGF-1), or a combination of both. Here are the main guidelines for your hypertrophy training programs:
This training will be effective only with optimum inter-training recovery periods. Recovery, essential to muscle rebuilding, mainly comes from two sources:
So if you want to increase your muscle mass, use the right training methods and ensure you recover adequately.