Are there any recommendations as to the number of repetitions within the sets of an exercise with which one should train in order to promote regeneration? What are the effects of a few high-intensity repetitions and what on the other hand are the effects of many low-intensity repetitions? The answer is already given here: The point is to combine both…
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:…
It is now clear that muscles have to recover after heavy exertion. But how long does that really take? And how can you tell whether a muscle is ready for the next training session? Is one day as training break enough for regeneration? I’m afraid it’s not that simple, because: The different muscles need different lengths of time to recover…
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…
With a good understanding of how important regeneration after training is for growth and improvement, many question what to do. To some this means doing absolutely as little as possible. To others this means training muscles other than those just trained. And to others it means working the same muscles as those trained but only easily, without any fatigue. Truth…