James Haskell

In order to pack on the most amount of muscle from your training, you need to train specifically for hypertrophy.

English Athlete

It often refers to an abnormal, excessive enlargement, commonly unhealthy.

Medical Condition

Although linked with exercise, it's used in medical cases, not just for muscles.

Non-Gym Context

It's not a negative or positive word, but neutral, stating a fact about size.

Neutral Tone

Emphasizes the growth of individual cells, not the number of cells.

Action on Cells

Used to describe intentional actions resulting in increased size.

Deliberate Process

It doesn't happen overnight. The process is gradual and steady.

Gradual Change

 Since our bodies have already adapted to most everyday activities, those generally don't produce enough stress to stimulate new muscle growth. So, to build new muscle, a process called hypertrophy, our cells need to be exposed to higher workloads than they are used to.

Hypertrophy