For many, the term “regeneration” sounds like a wellness holiday and diminishing bite. Often only one thing is understood by it: The time between two training sessions. But what is regeneration all about? And is regeneration really always the same? Or does it make a difference how you trained before? First of all: No, regeneration is not always the same.…
How scientifically one should approach the topic of muscle building – and at what point one simply lets science be science. Regeneration-based build-up training: All very academic? Last year I was very much involved with the topic of regeneration and supercompensation. The reason for this? My diploma thesis with the title “Optimization of muscle building under consideration of regeneration and…
Muscle growth is what many athletes want. But what exactly happens? And what are the differences? Hypertrophy? What’s that? Hypertrophy1, or muscle fiber hypotrophy, refers to an increase in muscle fiber volume. This means that the volume (size) of muscle fibres2 increases, regardless of whether the nuclei within these muscle fibres also multiply. This increase can occur in two ways:…
The term “supercompensation” is familiar to most athletes. But what exactly is supercompensation? And does this concept have any right to exist at all? What is supercompensation? After a set training stimulus, the body regenerates the stressed muscles in order to repair them. It often overshoots the initial level and regenerates “too much”. And in most cases this is exactly…
If I want to build muscle, it doesn’t matter what kind of training I do. The main thing to do is strength training … isn’t it? Power as a vague term? At first glance, it seems clear what is meant when one speaks of strength: someone is physically powerful, strong even. But the closer you look, the more blurred the…