Sentences with phrase «than muscle size»

Increases in the capacity for lateral force transmission through an increased number of costameres probably partly explain how strength is increased to a greater extent than muscle size after strength training (Erskine et al. 2011).

Vince always stressed on symmetry rather than muscle size and these were the exercises he modified for the purpose.

Not exact matches

First of all, the Bruins use their size and muscle (five of them weigh more than 200 pounds, four more better than 190) to establish the tempo of a game right at the start, and the opposition often loses its sense of purpose.

why was Sead not playing... if he's not better than the little engine that couldn't at left - back or Bellerin playing out of position, why did we get him in the first place... his size would have provided some much needed muscle against an undersized Liverpool front line while his speed would have made those in wide positions play more honestly... I still believe that Wenger was once again punishing the fans for not being satisfied with what had transpired so far in the current window... no matter what the reasons, the decision was indicative of the ineptitude of this manager against top ranked opponents

Among boys more than two - thirds reported changing their eating to increase their muscle size or tone, including 11.6 % who did this often, and more than 90 % who exercised more, four out of ten who reported doing so often.

Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to feel uncomfortable wearing a swimsuit in public (26 percent vs. 16 percent), to be dissatisfied with physical appearance (29 percent vs. 21 percent), and to be dissatisfied with muscle tone and size (45 percent vs. 30 percent).

Catlin, on the other hand, believes that higher doses taken for longer than a week would increase muscle size measurably.

The kingsnakes didn't have a greater proportion of muscle for their size, nor did they exert a proportionally greater pulling force than the rat snakes.

Although muscle cells did not reduce in size or number in mice lacking a protective antioxidant protein, they were weaker than normal muscle cells, researchers from the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio found.

Despite measuring 10,000 times less than the diameter of a human hair, the new muscles can lift more than 100,000 times their own weight, which amounts to approximately 85 times the power of a natural muscle of equivalent size.

It is a lot harder for women to increase muscle size through weight - training than men, simply because they don't have enough muscle building hormones in their body.

The key parameter here is density, and muscle tissue is more dense than fat, so when weighing portions of the same size it can weigh more.

Size improvements in the brachioradialis and brachialis muscles will make your biceps appear a lot fuller in size, accentuating their shape even further, so training them is more than worth the trouSize improvements in the brachioradialis and brachialis muscles will make your biceps appear a lot fuller in size, accentuating their shape even further, so training them is more than worth the trousize, accentuating their shape even further, so training them is more than worth the trouble.

Strength training has an undisputable good record for providing benefits such as increased muscle fiber size, increased muscle contractile strength, increased tendon strength and increased ligament strength, in people who train consistently (more than twice per week) for 12 weeks.

By now, it's clear that strength training does a lot more than increasing muscle size and strength.

I'm not the size (or shape) I was in high school (when I was eating utter junk daily), but thanks to a healthy diet, I have healthier hair, skin, muscle tone, and overall health than I ever have.

For example, a person hoping to gain muscle mass and increase size would require a different work out versus rest ration than an individual looking to run a marathon or lose weight.

«Most people do not understand the difference between «weight loss» and «fat loss» — muscle weighs more than fat, but is smaller in size.

They have increased protein synthesis and can increase their muscle size and definition a lot easier than natural weightlifters.

Weight training is more than just increasing muscle size or boosting strength.

Six - time Mr. Olympia winner Phil Heath has eye - grabbing size and detailed muscle separation in a proportional package and three - time Arnold Classic winner Kai Greene has an impressive amount of lean mass and world - class conditioning with a wider V shape and fuller quads than his rival.

Muscle mass is much more related with size than with strength.

Increasing muscle size, on the other hand, is more physiological in nature, than neurological.

For instance, if you're interested in increasing the size of your muscle, the training frequency, that is the amount of sessions a week might a bit higher than if you were working on becoming stronger.

In fact, it's more than likely that your body will actually resist the push to build more muscle size as you become more advanced.

Eating for «gains» in your muscle size, or to see more significant muscle definition, requires a very different approach than fat loss.

I realize that strength is about more than just muscle size, but I do not understand this part.

All you are supposed to do to avoid getting bulky with weightlifting is to combine many full - body movements which help in the formation of lean mass while preventing the storage of fat, rather than focusing on exercises that target increasing * the size of specific muscle groups.

It supposedly harnesses the anabolic power of insulin to give the consumer much more muscle packing and size than before.

So giving your triceps as much attention as your biceps will help you increase your arm size faster than focusing only on the muscles in front (biceps).

So if you're trying to gain muscle, know that beginner gain muscle A LOT faster than guys who already put on a decent amount of size.

If you're looking for hypertrophy (increases in muscle size), then that's more than likely the way to go.

I'm now leaner than I've ever been, and I'm starting to gain some appreciable muscle size.

One group lifted heavier weights (up to 90 % 1 - rep max weight), performing sets of 8 to 12 reps.. The other group lifted lighter weights (no more than 50 % 1 - rep max weight), performing sets of 20 to 25 reps. Throughout the training protocol, the researchers took regular measurements of muscle fiber size, muscle mass, and blood samples.

I believe more research needs to be done into the different types of gains that are achieved by training using similar sets (2 - 4) but slightly lower weights (60 - 70 %) but much higher reps (15 - 60) that may seem impossible but simply come from an initial focus on muscle endurance rather than pure size gains.

Is training to volitional fatigue maybe the key why in the study that is mentioned in the article, 36 reps using 15.5 % 1RM produced much less muscle size than the low rep training?

Last, but not least; athletic performance which was increased through gains in muscle size last longer than gains that are purely neuromuscular.

This is done by metabolizing fat which not only provides concentrated energy but nutrition to build muscle and other tissue rather than catabolize it, mitochondria size & levels in muscle cells, hormonal balance, minimize oxidative stress and build a robust biome.

That is, the size of the hormonal responses seen in the guys varied widely but the guys with the largest hormonal responses didn't on average gain more muscle or strength than the guys with smaller responses.

Someone who does intense resistance training in order to gain muscle will need more protein than someone who is the same size and is doing aerobic or resistance training to lose weight.

Instead of hyping up fancy — sounding forms scientifically proven to be no more effective than creatine monohydrate, however, we decided to focus on what else we could include in the product to make it more effective for increasing muscle size and strength and improving recovery.

It is simply saying that men and women can have far much greater strength, stamina, endurance, muscle size and sexual power than their natural abilities can allow them.

They both weigh the same — 1 lb of fat will weigh the same as 1 lb of muscle, the difference is in the size, 1 lb of fat will take up more room in the body than 1 lb of muscle.

i was working out 5 - 6x bodyrocking last summer and ended up putting on more muscle than i wanted but now i'm back down to the size i want to stay at and maintain.

Change Your Rep Range It used to be thought that less than 5 repetitions build strength, but not muscle size, 6 - 8 are reps for size, 10 - 12 reps are for shape, and 20 or more reps are for definition.

It causes a physical and chemical reaction in your blood, tissues and muscles that allows you to grow in size at a much faster rate than you would on your own.

Research shows that when you are extremely overweight, you are more likely to drop fat than muscle when reducing your size.

Although we all know that weight is weight so if you have a 1ln of muscle then a 1 lb of fat is exactly the same, yes but the density of muscle and fat are different so you can lose a 1 lb of fat and put on a 1 lb of muscle but you will still be smaller in size as muscle is much more dense than fat so takes up less room.

As you'll soon see, there's absolutely a direct relationship between strength and muscle size, but there's also more to the story, and it explains why some people are much stronger than they look (and vice versa) and why some people can gain significant amounts of muscle without ever paying attention to their one - rep maxes.

You'll have a much easier time building mass in that muscle - fast twitch muscle fibers have greater potential for size than slow twitch.