Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy focuses more on increasing muscle glycogen storage capability (and thus the size of the muscle) where myofibrillar hypertrophy focuses more on increased myofibril (muscle fiber) size. Heavier weights (close to maximal loads) at a lower volume produce greater gains in myofibril size while more moderate weights at higher …
A bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. I’m not saying a bigger person will always be stronger than a smaller person (physics/leverage/neural components matter), but as far as weight training goes, when you get bigger, you will also get stronger. Weight training (done right) stresses the muscular system and causes …
This weight training routine is easy to understand and illustrates the importance of making systematic progression to drive size and strength gains. I suggest you read How to Get Big and Strong for a better understanding of how weight training works to make you bigger and stronger. This is only …
HISTORY: This program and variants have been making the rounds on the internet for a few years. Variations have been made for specific lifters, it’s been rehashed and re-explained by various people ranging from your standard guy who had a lot of success with it all the way to some …
