Muscle Hypertrophy

Muscle Hypertrophy Handout 1. What is Muscle Hypertrophy? Muscle Hypertrophy is when repaired fibers that increase in thickness and number to replace or replace damaged muscle fibers. It is growth 2. What are the 4 key sources of muscle hypertrophy? Explain why each one is important. 3. Explain 5 different things that will have an impact on muscle hypertrophy (there are a couple at the end of the slideshow). For example (and you can’t use this example), athletes with mostly slow twitch muscle fibers will put on muscle mass differently than athletes with mostly fast twitch muscle fibers. 4. Do you intend to increase your muscle mass during this course? How do you intend to do this? (Note – if you said "no" to the first part of this question, you can still answer the second part hypothetically. 5. Why is nutrition important for muscle hypertrophy? Explain why talking about the types of nutrients that are important for muscle growth.