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Muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in size of muscle through a growth in size of its cells. Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased muscle glycogen storage; and myofibrillar hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased myofibril size.

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"10 reps of every required healthy exercise every hour for 10 hours" vs. "100 reps of every ...

It’s impossible to say. Different individuals respond differently to different training, you haven’t told us anything about their diets, and we don’t know what “every required healthy exercise” is. Th …
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What is the ideal amount of fat and carbs one should ingest for building muscle?

As long as you are getting adequate fat to support basic bodily functions, your carbohydrate and fat intakes are largely irrelevant with respect to hypertrophy. … Protein is really the only important nutritional driver of hypertrophy, as long as your total energy intake is sufficient to support muscle growth, that is, you are in a calorie surplus. …
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Are flared elbows better for upper chest?

No research to date has reliably indicated a strong relationship between EMG activations and the outcomes most people actually care about, hypertrophy and strength. …
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