How to Use hypertrophy in a Sentence

hypertrophy

noun
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  • Here, barbells were the star, and hypertrophy—a.k.a. muscle growth—was the goal.
    — Liz Plosser, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This kind of hypertrophy, as it’s called, is frequently seen in patients who have high blood pressure, when the heart has to work hard to squeeze its payload into the bloodstream.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2021
  • That said, the best reason to do crunches is for hypertrophy (growth in muscle size) of the rectus abdominis.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Strength workouts in the gym should focus on building strength, not endurance or hypertrophy (bulking up).
    — Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2019
  • In short, if hypertrophy is one of your goals, your program needs to include eccentric overload training.
    — Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Instead, challenge your abdominals and obliques with moves that can be loaded up to achieve hypertrophy.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • The major objective for weightlifters is to boost their muscular hypertrophy rate.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Here's why: Repetitions over 20 tend to focus more on muscular endurance and less on strength and hypertrophy.
    — Jordan Galloway, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Myofibrillar hypertrophy is an increase in muscle size due to an increase in the number and size of myofibrils, which are the contractile units of muscle cells.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The process of hypertrophy is fueled by consistently pushing the boundaries, whether that be by running faster, jumping higher or lifting more.
    — Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Those in pursuit of chest hypertrophy, often bodybuilders, arch their backs only slightly, keeping a flatter torso.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Leg extensions Leg extensions create hypertrophy in the quads and can be overloaded.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But here’s the thing: While science seems to support the ability of DEM to boost hypertrophy (i.e., muscle growth), there’s not a lot of research to back up its effectiveness for increasing strength and power over other training methods.
    — Men's Health, 25 July 2022
  • Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is an increase in muscle size due to an increase in sarcoplasm, the non-contractile material in muscle cells.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Muscle hypertrophy is the scientific term for muscle growth.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In mice, Unity’s treatments delay cancer, prevent cardiac hypertrophy, and increase median life span by thirty-five per cent.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017
  • Cardiomegaly -- also known as an enlarged heart -- caused his death along with myocyte hypertrophy with hypergranular myocytes and epicarditis, records show.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
  • For others, creating the perfect upper-body blend of strength, hypertrophy, mobility, and pec definition can be classified as an art form.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 22 June 2022
  • Furthermore, zinc plays an essential role in muscle growth and repair, and zinc supplementation can, according to one study, promote muscle hypertrophy and strength gains in both athletes and non-athletes [6].
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • These include alleviating neck and shoulder tension, muscles spasms, migraines and trapezius hypertrophy, or enlargement of the traps.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Saladino notes that nutrition is a key factor to achieving a lean six pack—but for the training component, the plan should be to implement challenging abdominal exercises that use a load within the typical hypertrophy rep range.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
  • According to the lawsuit, Sobotka has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy, which causes a frequent and uncontrollable need to urinate.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The chief examiner wrote that Samuels had thicker-than-normal heart chambers — specifically the left and right ventricles — a condition described by medical science as ventricular hypertrophy.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022
  • For those with more severe hypertension in need of medication, echocardiograms have revealed cardiac complications more usually seen in adults, such as left ventricular hypertrophy, a thickening of the heart muscle.
    — Carrie Arnold, Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Although hypertrophy training doesn’t necessarily hinge on doing compound-only movements, as Wilson notes, these types of exercises will activate the most muscles at once (and potentially produce faster results).
    — Women's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
  • In this battle between fast-twitch atrophy (shrinkage) and slow-twitch hypertrophy (growth), atrophy wins, resulting in smaller, more physiologically-efficient muscles.
    — Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Greater handgrip strength was associated with less cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling, which are indicators of long-term cardiovascular disease.
    — Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The increase of blood circulation and temperature from the massage also helps increase flexibility while stimulating muscle hypertrophy.
    — Zane Pickett, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Here, barbells were the star, and hypertrophy—a.k.a. muscle growth—was the goal.
    — Liz Plosser, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This kind of hypertrophy, as it’s called, is frequently seen in patients who have high blood pressure, when the heart has to work hard to squeeze its payload into the bloodstream.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2021

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