Strength vs Hypertrophy: The Science of How to Build Muscle

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  • @theanatomylab
    @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +410

    Hi All!
    Thank you for your comments. If you are reading this I'd love to know if you liked that we added information about the other different types of muscle tissue, or if you would have rather us just get into the skeletal muscle only. Thanks!

    • @neeld66
      @neeld66 9 місяців тому +57

      I liked the extra info. It can put a lot things in context if it's concise.

    • @DianaM-sr3yh
      @DianaM-sr3yh 9 місяців тому +3

      Tu vídeo estubo fantástico gracias Jonathan saludos❤

    • @danieladler3210
      @danieladler3210 9 місяців тому +14

      I like to know more about sourness after a workout. Why it happens, what does it mean, is it good or bad. Why it goes away faster if you workout or stretch after a day of rest but gets worse in 2nd or 3rd day if you don't workout at all.

    • @markvafides4266
      @markvafides4266 9 місяців тому +8

      Added info helps to differentiate different systems use of different muscles. This is important for a total understanding of our physiological adaptations. TY for your years of vital information.

    • @disciple287
      @disciple287 9 місяців тому +6

      It was very informative that you added the different types of Muscle tissue. Therfore it was better. Just sticking to the skeletal tissue would in fact suck...because of lack of information

  • @brianbanks3044
    @brianbanks3044 9 місяців тому +3080

    I am 62 and have lifted weights since I was 15 yrs old....over the yrs, I did all kinds of weights, heavy, light, more reps, less reps and today i am on a high rep/not so high weight with all my workouts...I call this semi intense, muscle endurance exercising...my sets are hardly any rest between them and I do a whole body workout at one time....while I don't have the mass of my 30 year old self, I still have definition and I am strong for my age...I found that over the years, although my muscles got strong, it wreaked havoc on the joints in my body so therefore I am lighter weight, higher reps person for the rest of my life....there really is no need for me to throw 225 pounds on my back and squat 12 times at my age...I can do just about anything I want athletically and aren't sore for 2 days after I work out like before...I call it muscle maintaining more than anything...I was waiting for a video like this, Thanks Jonathan

    • @jrg305
      @jrg305 9 місяців тому +186

      I've always been a strength guy. Where people go wrong is they lift heavy too often and don't let their joints recover. I may only lift heavy once every 10-17 days. I do a lot of cardio or sport specific stuff in between and throw in a lower weight workout in between that might be closer to bodybuilders

    • @njdyhnjdt
      @njdyhnjdt 9 місяців тому +12

      can always test raw strength with isometric of some sort or static hold or even them hand grip crushers. same power with jumping for height or something

    • @furbabe
      @furbabe 9 місяців тому +3

      Honestly, I’m not a big fan of thick pile of muscle on a man, especially when they are so out of proportion and bulky. Those bulk muscle could be detriment to their health, especially in their older body.

    • @njdyhnjdt
      @njdyhnjdt 9 місяців тому +18

      @@furbabe there naturally lose it with age cause hormonal profile shifts and we just rot eventually..., its isnt a detriment to health those bulkier muscles if dense have more raw strength explosive power output being weak is bad for health not strong.
      and even the puffy softer looking blown up sorta muscles help with work capacity strength endurance and not getting injured or gassing out with physical day to day tasks.
      so actually its polar opposite you wanna try keep as strong (neurally brain wise) and as muscular (as its both helps maximise strength ceiling where can more safely express strength... and increases work capacity in turn fitness in turn quality of lived life) as long as possible, eventually your decline get weaker less smart iq decline marbles go power outputs reflexes go etc etc
      but yh if want quality old age... try stay strong and stay fit, or your just rot quicker.
      also be more prone injuries death from falls certain health issues etc.
      only real negative that could think with more muscle on frame is more calories needed to maintain higher turn over metabolism more chance cancer, and your kinda burning the candle at both ends so may especially if man genetically have lotta testosterone human growth hormone male hormones etc may die younger but your be fitter more able bodied for longer stretch of it and sharper minded...
      also people that exercise alot... tend to have addictive personalities overdo the exercise die heart disease and things cause struggle to moderate put foot on the breaks as lots are chasing feelings a rush of some sort, they also athletes actually drink more regularly and heavily than average person and gamble more.
      so there prone burning the candle out at both ends...
      they basically burn bright but yh a little quicker....

    • @furbabe
      @furbabe 9 місяців тому +1

      @@njdyhnjdtthank you! Well said ❤

  • @Ozzah
    @Ozzah 9 місяців тому +1307

    I once saw a guy at the gym successfully lifting the most ridiculously heavy weight. If you saw him in the street, you would think he doesn't even go to the gym. He looks like an ordinary guy without much muscle mass at all. Really goes to show the difference between strength vs. hypertrophy.

    • @loopghost
      @loopghost 9 місяців тому +128

      While there’s certainly some ridiculously strong “normal sized” people, that guy would be stronger if he had more muscle. That said, we all have genetic traits that create our upper end of what our bodies can carry.

    • @denissorn
      @denissorn 9 місяців тому +73

      His skeletal frame is probably smaller and he wore a sweatshirt or similar I assume. If the weights were indeed heavy, he probably does have pronounced muscles when he takes his shirt/pants of.

    • @JBCanimation
      @JBCanimation 9 місяців тому

      no

    • @ItachiUchiha-ow7sn
      @ItachiUchiha-ow7sn 9 місяців тому +72

      Im pretty sure if he is naked, you could tell he lifts. Sometimes shirts do play a big role

    • @JBCanimation
      @JBCanimation 9 місяців тому +9

      @@ItachiUchiha-ow7sn I'm pretty sure he is skiddi poop

  • @ChippiesBR
    @ChippiesBR 9 місяців тому +1154

    This channel makes my brain hypertrophic

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 9 місяців тому +3

      Not possible.

    • @bytefu
      @bytefu 9 місяців тому +7

      Hyperplastic maybe? Increase in neuron number would increase the total number of connections.

    • @nostalji93
      @nostalji93 9 місяців тому

      @@bytefu I guess both: Hypertropic and hyperplastic. But mostly "hypertrophic". Learning makes neurons grow and form new connections.

    • @RipRoaringGarage
      @RipRoaringGarage 8 місяців тому +11

      he mean big brain.
      whats really hypertrophic is the altitude over which this flew over the heads of many. fewwwww

    • @cheeseontheside9292
      @cheeseontheside9292 8 місяців тому

      @RipRoaringGarage I came here to say the same thing.

  • @bruceparker3139
    @bruceparker3139 9 місяців тому +909

    This channel is not a fitness influencer channel yet provides more reliable information for bodybuilding and fitness than others.
    Totally love it!

    • @1unsung971
      @1unsung971 9 місяців тому +2

      Totally true!!

    • @Stuckinthemiddle3
      @Stuckinthemiddle3 9 місяців тому +45

      Most fitness influencers have no clue what they're talking about

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi 9 місяців тому +19

      Did it really though? It's just the same generic information except they have a dead body to poke at.

    • @abc1236092
      @abc1236092 9 місяців тому +13

      Keyword is “influencer”. Not the best source of information…

    • @Stuckinthemiddle3
      @Stuckinthemiddle3 9 місяців тому

      @@CheapSushi exactly

  • @TheKent2288
    @TheKent2288 9 місяців тому +188

    All these years I thought muscle building involved tearing of old muscle to rebuild newer and stronger ones aka “the burn” but it’s the same muscle all along. Thank you for enlightening me!

    • @nsideoutn8439
      @nsideoutn8439 4 дні тому

      I kind of thought so too. But isn’t it microtears along the muscle fiber that get bigger when they get healed?

  • @eddiestray4870
    @eddiestray4870 9 місяців тому +377

    As someone who worked with histopathology for 6 years, it never ceased to amaze-me how a net of interlaced muscular strings can hold a "pressurized liquid" without leaks for decades non-stop!

    • @1unsung971
      @1unsung971 9 місяців тому +10

      Hydraulics is fascinating.

    • @justinabraham7291
      @justinabraham7291 9 місяців тому +3

      So fascinating

    • @jimlaw8199
      @jimlaw8199 9 місяців тому +33

      God is an amazing designer.
      For you formed my inward parts, you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. - Psalm 139:14

    • @dirkscheidemann3127
      @dirkscheidemann3127 9 місяців тому +10

      @@jimlaw8199 and even more so, the guy who designed god...

    • @jimlaw8199
      @jimlaw8199 9 місяців тому +5

      @@dirkscheidemann3127 Hi Dirk, no one created God. God is self-existing and eternal. He created time itself, He existed forever and will exist forever.
      _I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty_ . - Revelation 1:8

  • @isaacwilliams7338
    @isaacwilliams7338 9 місяців тому +278

    I would love to see a video on what soreness is and the physiology behind it. I know we may not completely know the full answer to that yet but a video on what we do know would be awesome.

    • @N20Joe
      @N20Joe 9 місяців тому +24

      Yes, and why it's sore when you first start lifting but not/less sore and for much shorter duration later on even at the same or higher intensity.

    • @Yamas258
      @Yamas258 9 місяців тому +9

      @@N20Joeit’s adaptation , tolerance , our bodies adjust .

    • @itzzzsss
      @itzzzsss 9 місяців тому +16

      Isn't it due to abundant amounts of lactic acid in between layers of muscle fibers? It would cause random twitches because it has a charge

    • @loopghost
      @loopghost 9 місяців тому +13

      @@itzzzsss no, there’s been research on this recently: study demonstrated that exogenous lactate administration has little effect on the muscle hypertrophic response during resistance exercise.

    • @animefreak3010
      @animefreak3010 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes because only 99.999999% of the world knew the answer to that in elementary school

  • @lgnobil
    @lgnobil 9 місяців тому +953

    those are bodies behind you, aren't they.

    • @ryanisber2353
      @ryanisber2353 9 місяців тому +36

      😂

    • @ZACKMPV79
      @ZACKMPV79 8 місяців тому +57

      I wonder where he got the bodies

    • @yveskourieh
      @yveskourieh 8 місяців тому +74

      Yeah that's how we learn about human body , those yellow muscles looking are real cadavers ,

    • @ronnienet6342
      @ronnienet6342 8 місяців тому +50

      This takes "skeletons in your closet" to a new level

    • @mathewrichards2713
      @mathewrichards2713 8 місяців тому +7

      Does he wipe down the tables afterwards?
      I have questions

  • @saadahmad21
    @saadahmad21 9 місяців тому +71

    Been doing gym for almost 2 months now, figuring stuff out and its amazing how the human body adapts

    • @topg2820
      @topg2820 9 місяців тому +3

      Enjoy the journey

    • @mokujin29
      @mokujin29 9 місяців тому

      nother newbie juicer spotted

    • @AdrianFernandezLemos
      @AdrianFernandezLemos 9 місяців тому +27

      @@mokujin29 why call him that without context lol

    • @ittitanteklootzak
      @ittitanteklootzak 8 місяців тому

      Try to take some kettlebell lessons and experience what a 20 min kettlebell workout does to the body according to lifting weights

    • @Harry-et7dc
      @Harry-et7dc 6 місяців тому

      Keep up the good work brother

  • @bruuhhhh
    @bruuhhhh 9 місяців тому +90

    Another big point is that strength training has a bigger impact on nervous system development. You can activate more motor units and also from practicing heavy lifts you become more efficient

    • @braynjohnson4302
      @braynjohnson4302 9 місяців тому +12

      He covered this.

    • @bruuhhhh
      @bruuhhhh 9 місяців тому +2

      @@braynjohnson4302 can you timestamp? I watched the whole thing but must have missed it

    • @c.m.166
      @c.m.166 9 місяців тому +7

      16:07

    • @bruuhhhh
      @bruuhhhh 9 місяців тому +4

      @@c.m.166 fair enough I did miss that, they explained it very well although I would still say that less than 10 seconds is probably giving it a little bit less credit than it's due

    • @marvinsalmeron585
      @marvinsalmeron585 9 місяців тому +2

      @@bruuhhhhin fairness your comment took 5 seconds to read over lol

  • @SamiiRSMT
    @SamiiRSMT 9 місяців тому +196

    This video came at the right time, I'm on hypertrophy program currently and was just thinking of switching to strength-focused program

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +53

      Glad the timing worked out!

    • @Zach-xm5wc
      @Zach-xm5wc 9 місяців тому +48

      @@theanatomylab "worked out" I see what you did there 😏😏

    • @ShadowsCread
      @ShadowsCread 9 місяців тому +6

      Do pyramid sets! Best for increasing all hypotrophy, strength and endurance.

    • @corneliusthecrowtamer1937
      @corneliusthecrowtamer1937 9 місяців тому +18

      Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Mike Israetel

    • @Safferz
      @Safferz 9 місяців тому +17

      @@corneliusthecrowtamer1937 "slow, as if another!"

  • @Jackhammer-cw6qo
    @Jackhammer-cw6qo 8 місяців тому +8

    Muscular endurance can also be trained separately from strength and hypertrophy. In strength you get more neural adaptations that can better recruit muscle cells, in endurance you get more blood vessels that can deliver more oxygen and flush out products made from reactions in the muscle to generate force.

  • @dirtyfranku
    @dirtyfranku 9 місяців тому +26

    IoHA channel> fitness influencers for my knowledge of gains

    • @1unsung971
      @1unsung971 9 місяців тому

      No thanks

    • @user-ol2ss6me6n
      @user-ol2ss6me6n 9 місяців тому

      Depends on which fitness influencers.
      This guy is far surperior to a Vshred, but far inferior to a Dr Mike Isratel.
      He basically reccomended resting 60-90 seconds between sets for hypetrophy which is obviously pretty stupid compared to resting 2-5 minutes. This has been proven many times, yet wasnt included in the video.

  • @mart34
    @mart34 9 місяців тому +12

    All my exercises are 5 sets, 30s rest between sets, 1s positive, 3s negative per rep. TUT and rest periods are precise as I listen to a metronome at 60bpm (ticking every sec), which also helps maintain perfect form. It also means all my exercises are repeatable so I can track progress in the knowledge I'm not cheating (for example speeding up the reps and not making true progress). Although my rep ranges are in the hypertrophy range, the short rest period and TUT tune my exercises more towards endurance. It works for me, I never get injuries, joint pain etc. I'm addicted to perfecting the exercises and making progress, and not ego lifting and packing on muscle and the risks associated with it. Everyone's different. All that matters is what you are interested in and what motivates you.

    • @TheOvermindStarcraft
      @TheOvermindStarcraft Місяць тому

      Never heard of the metronome idea but I like it. That would really help keep your counting accurate at different levels of fatigue.

  • @Eddyffs1
    @Eddyffs1 Місяць тому +248

    This is perfect video for leave my comment. I was skinny guy before 7 months, but now I weigh 200lbs. In last 7 months, I exercised 4 times per week (at the gym), I increased daily intake of carbs and proteins, and I took meal plan for gaining muscle from website Onlymeal. In first month I gained 8lbs and in next 2 months I gained almost 20lbs of lean muscles, no fat. Now, I am happy with my body shape and strenght.

    • @ahha6304
      @ahha6304 Місяць тому +1

      That's awesome, and so happy for you. Mine was like, 115 lb on July I feel weak from start exercising but now 115 lb my abs is damn hard.
      Still I don't increase my intake much, I more concern on being lean than bulk, but still be able to carry 20 lb of gas tank without problem.

    • @shortykean4071
      @shortykean4071 Місяць тому

      That's awesome bro. I also started going to gym few weeks ago, and now I am looking for meal plan. Everyone I ask in the gym also suggests OnlyMeal, so I will definitely get that one.

    • @wafiqessop4034
      @wafiqessop4034 Місяць тому +4

      "and in next 2 months I gained almost 20lbs of lean muscles, no fat" This will be hard even with anabolics. Great ad for your business though.

    • @Eddyffs1
      @Eddyffs1 Місяць тому

      @@wafiqessop4034 you got me 😅 thank you

    • @danielbutterfield-sf6vp
      @danielbutterfield-sf6vp Місяць тому

      ​@@wafiqessop4034beginner gains are real its probably not 20 pounds of pure lean mass but when I was a teenager I put on 30 pounds in a month and a half when I was a 3 percent BMI at 5 11 weighing 87 pounds i put on a ton of muscle and fat through minimal exercise everyone is different

  • @Rinko8
    @Rinko8 9 місяців тому +268

    Not first, but if I see Institute of Human Anatomy upload, I watch.

  • @imquiet4503
    @imquiet4503 9 місяців тому +281

    We'll just ignore the dead bodies in the background 👀

    • @dimitrikrazy
      @dimitrikrazy 8 місяців тому +4

      That's the best part 😅

    • @DanNica
      @DanNica 8 місяців тому +7

      Dexter laboratory🤣

    • @Mundzuko
      @Mundzuko 7 місяців тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @mt_px
      @mt_px 7 місяців тому +3

      This man could possibly be a Jeffrey dahmer

    • @luthertju
      @luthertju 7 місяців тому +2

      they're waiting for next video

  • @naveenv1069
    @naveenv1069 Місяць тому +8

    Best example for this comparison is Anatoly, smaller than many bodybuilders yet lift more than them

  • @Thispersonsaysso
    @Thispersonsaysso 9 місяців тому +134

    Been going to the gym for 20 years (natural), at my peak, i was 92kg with less than 10% body fat and was comfortably pressing 50kg dumbbells for 12+reps....but it isn't sustainable. I was up at 4am and in the gym 1.5hrs a day, 6 days a week
    I was in constant pain in my joints, was taking pain killers to sleep and if i moved quickly I would get shooting pains, but always wanted to try and get bigger and stronger so thought I would just live with the pain.
    Since I became a father I realised I needed to take the ego out of it and look at a better way of doing it. Especially being a dad took priority and don't have half as much free time, I needed a different approach.
    Im now testing the "Mike Mentzer routine" of less time and weight, but more slow control and intensity.
    I've not tested it long enough to really rate it, and obviously I've lost a bit of muscle with not living in the gym (and also age) but I still get muscle pump and fatigue etc...but just realised the other day, I've got no more pain! No more pain pills, I'm also able to move easier and play with my little boy more. So I think I'm done with the heavy ego lifting 🙃

    • @gypsy_jester
      @gypsy_jester 9 місяців тому +4

      Every workout you get stronger and progress further , i also noticed that differently from high volume, where i was having pains here and there almost constantly, with HIT Its all gone, after a workout It may happen to feel something in a joint sometimes, but the days after, even if your muscles are fatigued the rest of the body is great!

    • @georgieacero7043
      @georgieacero7043 9 місяців тому +7

      I believe as long as you control the eccentric contraction that is the best way to stimulate muscle, based on studies but I cannot remember the name of the article. It basically stated that the concentric must be explosive in nature and eccentric controlled - the more controlled and slower stretch you give the muscle on eccentric the better results you should see in terms of strength gain/maintenance and hypertrophy

    • @christophegroulx7816
      @christophegroulx7816 9 місяців тому +3

      Trust me, if you were doing the mike mentzer routine for real you would feel like dying all the time

    • @brackonstudios
      @brackonstudios 9 місяців тому +2

      And this is why I hate researching specifics on exercising and bodybuilding. One person gives a detailed description of what they do, and the results they feel, then someone (as equally as random) comes along and gives a ‘nuh-uh’.
      Seriously, if he’s wrong, and there’s something better, then lay out your case. Tell us why your undescribed method is better.

    • @forasago
      @forasago 9 місяців тому +4

      @@christophegroulx7816 that can't be right and sounds like ego-lifting. Mike Mentzer himself preached that the muscle only starts GROWING after it's done RECOVERING. if you're in pain all the time you're never fully recovered and therefore you cannot be growing either. he was also concerned with systemic fatigue. proper rest is when the whole body rests. if you're training legs on monday and arms on tuesday you don't count tuesday as a rest day for your legs. you're still fatiguing your body so growth (in the whole body) is being delayed by that. these are all claims by Mentzer, I am merely repeating them.

  • @alphabeta8403
    @alphabeta8403 9 місяців тому +31

    11:00 Hypertrophy
    13:00 Compound exercises

  • @SuperZorbo
    @SuperZorbo 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much. I have been a gym goer for decades. This is the best explanation of the differences that while I have using my personal experience to steer my routines.

  • @waloodiii
    @waloodiii 9 місяців тому +10

    theres an improvement in strength without an increase in size with the initial strength gains, improved activation of motor units that werent activated before.

  • @paulis7319
    @paulis7319 4 дні тому

    This video is not fitness advice. This video is the science behind how various muscles respond to various stimuli. I’m 54 and my workout partner is 21. We lift almost the exact same weights, same amount of reps, and have made similar progress in the five months we’ve been working out together. This video highlights the exact science that I’ve been teaching him (he used to be chubby). Thank you for this!

  • @williesnyder2899
    @williesnyder2899 8 місяців тому +5

    Anything, Everything & Whatever is in between!! Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology and Biology are endlessly fascinating!
    Yes, I often think of my “tubular” cat alimentary canals: In & (soon) Out!
    Good dinner table conversation on an important meet and greet with the new in-laws… “You know, Ms. _____, that casserole really fills my hollows!”

  • @evenrb
    @evenrb 9 місяців тому +5

    Just remember that IRESTORE doesn't block the production of 5-alpha reductase and thereby stop the conversion of DHT. Just like minoxidil, an LLT-cap will promote blood circulation and prolong the anagen (growth) phase of the hair follicles. You will still lose hair at the same rate as before (even though it might not look like it at first). If you want to stop hair loss, you will need to use finasteride and, in some cases, dutasteride. Then u can regain ground with minoxidil, the LLT-cap (look for a cheaper option) and microneedling. You can also start using the ketokonazol shampoo aswell. But if you're contempt with just stopping hairloss. Finasteride and sometimes ketokonazol shampoo is enough.

  • @Foundingmother1
    @Foundingmother1 9 місяців тому +4

    Thanks

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +1

      You are welcome! Thank you for supporting the channel!

    • @theoBaba773
      @theoBaba773 9 днів тому

  • @chukwudi_valentine
    @chukwudi_valentine 9 місяців тому +20

    This channel makes me happy. Keep up the good work, sir.

  • @SuccessMindset2180
    @SuccessMindset2180 5 місяців тому +4

    1. I’d like to train both for strength and hypertrophy
    2. Muscles are being built mainly because of training and nutrition

  • @jasonamosco318
    @jasonamosco318 12 днів тому +2

    Hey Jonathan, you should workout too, and show us a video about the development of your body.

  • @EpherosAldor
    @EpherosAldor 9 місяців тому +8

    I would love to get a better understanding of the differences in muscle formation, such as what's happening in muscle development between powerlifters, American footballer, soccer players, and runners. All of them are strong but their muscles are built differently.

    • @justtestingonce
      @justtestingonce 9 місяців тому +1

      No, that makes no sense, their muscles are built the same.

    • @Igbo_Israel
      @Igbo_Israel 4 місяці тому

      No their not bro powerlifters have different muscles then football players

    • @excal5529
      @excal5529 Місяць тому

      The main differences between them are energy systems used while performing, tendon stiffness(energy storage), neurological adaptations,etc.
      There are some muscular differences like muscle fiber composition and contraction speed, which is different depending on movement patterns,explosiveness or endurance needed in the sport, etc

  • @benwarnock
    @benwarnock 9 місяців тому +126

    You gotta stop shilling that scam hair hat thing

    • @cyberyann
      @cyberyann 8 місяців тому +37

      I agree! Quite disappointing for a channel that touts otherwise high quality scientific content

    • @deekasman5018
      @deekasman5018 Місяць тому +2

      Anyone complaining about the paid promotions should be supporting the channel themselves

    • @TheJacklwilliams
      @TheJacklwilliams Місяць тому +1

      Yeah… I shaved my head. I couldn’t see going through any of the things that were offerred when male pattern baldness started. So I chose to embrace it. Never looked back.

  • @dressay
    @dressay 9 місяців тому +4

    17:16 it's occurs due to stress in muscle fibre which is produced due to resistance training.... and yes hypertrophy is a reversible process, once you stop training it cells will become normal after some time

  • @liezl713
    @liezl713 9 місяців тому +1

    One thing that I've learned over the years of gaining muscle strength and then losing it (various reasons) repeatedly is that the higher reps exercises conditions muscles better for strength in the long run.
    I'm a small human (1.64m tall and just below 60kg). I've been active all my life and in 2013 I started to lift for strength. 2014 my circumstances changed and I couldn't lift anymore. I lost most of my gained strength in less than 4 months.
    Later, 2018 I started to lift for strength again and due to illness restricting my exercise, I lost strength really quickly again.
    2022 I started working as a movement education coach and have slowly built up my strength over 2 years. I was ill last year again (chronic disease) and after 4 months I returned and lost only a very small percentage of my strength. I joined my friend at the gym the other day and I can lift heavier loads now than I could when I was gyming for strength.
    Just by doing little bits every day at work rather than pushing my 1 rep max like I used to.

  • @emilybaumeister4980
    @emilybaumeister4980 9 місяців тому +36

    I love your videos! Thank you for all the knowledge, energy, and time that you put into each one. Absolutely fascinating! 😎

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +8

      Thank you for the nice comment! And thank you for watching our videos!

    • @emilybaumeister4980
      @emilybaumeister4980 9 місяців тому +2

      @@theanatomylab absolutely and I get my two kids to watch them also, the human body is so very complex, I enjoy learning all about it.

  • @LifeEleanorDeathNell
    @LifeEleanorDeathNell Місяць тому

    This is great, I love learning on this channel to further help my clients. I am a massage therapist who primarily works with athletes of various types, including some bodybuilders, powerlifters, and a lot of athletic performers (circus artists, dancers, stunt performers, etc).

  • @kashmirdelacroix
    @kashmirdelacroix 9 місяців тому +17

    Thank you for the knowledge ❤

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +7

      No problem! Thanks for watching!

  • @DarkTrapStudio
    @DarkTrapStudio 8 місяців тому +1

    There so much information packed in this video I need to study it.
    I can't follow it entirely. Great stuff

  • @cosmicbeing348
    @cosmicbeing348 9 місяців тому +111

    More muscle doesn’t mean more strength, therefore I chose STRENGTH

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +11

      👍🏻

    • @arungowda
      @arungowda 9 місяців тому +25

      Anatoly approves

    • @cosmicbeing348
      @cosmicbeing348 9 місяців тому +3

      @@arungowda indeed

    • @UnknownUnrecognized
      @UnknownUnrecognized 9 місяців тому

      @@arungowda anatoly is just a hard gainer... I competed in IPF many years ago, he isn't any special with his prs...

    • @AdmMisk
      @AdmMisk 9 місяців тому +20

      Thats not true though...more muscle equals more strength..mass moves mass.
      If you build a kg of muscle there is 1000% chance you got stronger.
      The difference is that if someone trains for strength ,his muscle is stronger than someone who is not, even if the first is lighter in weight.

  • @Zackattack8805
    @Zackattack8805 14 днів тому

    12:11 that transition from the weightlifting guy to you was satisfying

  • @toniallen1130
    @toniallen1130 9 місяців тому +45

    You can develop strength and muscle. Maybe not body builder size, but gymnasts are a great example

    • @rian0xFFF
      @rian0xFFF 9 місяців тому +2

      Some people restrict their diet to not grow

    • @dramm33
      @dramm33 9 місяців тому +15

      @@rian0xFFF some people don't take steroids

    • @1unsung971
      @1unsung971 9 місяців тому +6

      There's relative strength and absolute strength. Gymnasts have the former. Throwing athletes and heavy Olympic Lifters have more of the latter. It's an important distinction to make.

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 9 місяців тому

      ​@@dramm33Most people don't.

    • @myscreen2urs
      @myscreen2urs 9 місяців тому +2

      Gymnasts are nearly entirely isometric based in their training

  • @ernoeskeli1139
    @ernoeskeli1139 8 місяців тому +2

    Solid video! But what you have to keep in mind is that strength and size are more correlated than many people think. Yes, someone can be strong and not be very muscular and someone can be very muscular but not be that strong. But, those are two different individuals. If the same individual person gets stronger they WILL be more muscular and if they get more muscular they WILL be stronger.
    And by the way, strength isn't measured solely by the weight you can lift in the powerlifts. Strength is also displayed as the weight being lifted in a stable machine exercise, where the neural components don't come into play nearly as much. If you get stronger at those exercises you are absolutely building muscle.
    Increase your 6 rep max in any exercise over a long time period and your hypertrophy gains will be great as well. If your 6 RM doesn't increase don't expect much growth.

  • @SuperEdo45
    @SuperEdo45 9 місяців тому +7

    When I clicked on this video I was not expecting such an amazing explanation! I’ll keep coming back to it given there is so much valuable information to absorb! Thank you so much for putting this together!❤

  • @RandoArtist-u3x
    @RandoArtist-u3x 2 місяці тому +2

    Learning anatomy for biology: ❎
    Learning anatomy for art: ❎
    Learning anatomy to more efficiently support muscle growth: ✅

  • @angelamartim8337
    @angelamartim8337 4 місяці тому +3

    12:46 13:49 14:21 15:10 16:07 Strenght-based training equals nervous system adaptation (enhance motor coordination) which in turn results in recruitment of more motor units at once.

  • @Skelterbane69
    @Skelterbane69 9 місяців тому +4

    "oooo my mooskless are gettink stronkerr" - Bulk Bogan (R.I.P)

  • @BalancedLifeSolutions-y5c
    @BalancedLifeSolutions-y5c 2 місяці тому

    Thanks so much for this video! I’ve always wondered about the difference between strength and hypertrophy, and now I have a much clearer understanding of how to apply both in my training. Very helpful!

  • @Jmgrinds
    @Jmgrinds 9 місяців тому +9

    Wow , Awesome upload gonna hit the gym after this !

  • @OllyOllieAli
    @OllyOllieAli 6 місяців тому

    Learning how sarcomeres work is what made me fall in love with physiology

  • @gavinjones
    @gavinjones 5 місяців тому +8

    As a computer science major, hypertrophy and hyperplasia is pretty similar to vertical scaling vs horizontal scaling

  • @Dave_Cymru
    @Dave_Cymru 9 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant, thank you so much for this as it has helped me better remember the difference between Hypertrophy/Hyperplasia!

  • @marlapaine7741
    @marlapaine7741 9 місяців тому +6

    Love your channel 💜 At some point could you cover hypermobility? I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome so, from what I understand, every bit of collagen in my body is extra stretchy. I believe a lot of people know they are, or know someone who is, "double jointed" (misnomer) but don't realize that this is affecting every part of their body except blood, bone and brain tissue. I think your audience would find this topic interesting. Thank you for all that you do 💜

    • @missa1goins
      @missa1goins 9 місяців тому

      I had a client with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

    • @hannahmitchell87
      @hannahmitchell87 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm hypermobile too, as are some family members so a video would be great. What I'd love to understand better is why we see a corelation between hypermobility/eds & neurodivergence.

  • @ManuelSiddhi
    @ManuelSiddhi 9 місяців тому +4

    Insane topic! Thanks for share this hypertroinformation with us!

  • @highlighter1
    @highlighter1 21 день тому +2

    9:00 please skip to this and save your time.

  • @madhatter113
    @madhatter113 9 місяців тому +4

    12:03 RIP to all those people behind him who donated their bodies to science

  • @Yamenily
    @Yamenily 8 місяців тому +2

    Me watching at 1:30 AM without even a gym membership and having a nerd failure life : 👁️👄👁️

  • @Markus-.5712
    @Markus-.5712 9 місяців тому +3

    Good timing just started doing a strength workout at home.

  • @rezaachyadi3399
    @rezaachyadi3399 9 місяців тому +1

    I think he's the only man who is legally to make a youtube video in front of few dead bodies.

  • @finelephantlatte246
    @finelephantlatte246 6 місяців тому +4

    "And I think going over these different types of muscle tissue will give us an even gReAtEr understanding..." 1:03

  • @alexsnow3319
    @alexsnow3319 9 місяців тому

    When explaining strength over power, I often talk about recruitment of fibers over the capabilities of what you have available.

  • @KibaWolf04
    @KibaWolf04 9 місяців тому +3

    I always love watching these videos while he has these corpses tied up in the background because it makes me feel like I'm watching a more educated version of Dexter LOL

  • @KevinArdala01
    @KevinArdala01 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video, thank you! Answered a lot of questions I had. 👍

  • @nicoleu2007
    @nicoleu2007 9 місяців тому +21

    Dude, I love this channel! You guys make such informative and entertaining content!

  • @baltazarcortez7328
    @baltazarcortez7328 8 місяців тому +1

    If you noticed the cadavers in the background, the cadaver of a pregnant woman will still give birth even after death provided all the structures involved in childbirth are relatively intact

  • @touchstone1682
    @touchstone1682 9 місяців тому +50

    I want streengggthhh!!!!

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +13

      💪🏼

    • @nonyabidness1838
      @nonyabidness1838 9 місяців тому +4

      Strength comes from the mind

    • @davidadausuel4537
      @davidadausuel4537 9 місяців тому +22

      @@nonyabidness1838Try telling that to a quadriplegic.

    • @mariee.5912
      @mariee.5912 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@nonyabidness1838 nope.

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@nonyabidness1838says the person that never works out.

  • @hippityhoppity5823
    @hippityhoppity5823 5 місяців тому

    Basically, manual workers tend to be strong for their size because of the dynamic movements, as opposed to isolated movements. Thanks for the info this was great

  • @felipearbustopotd
    @felipearbustopotd 9 місяців тому +16

    Awesome - I bet most of the populous would 'get' more visible muscles, if they simply lost the fat covering them. lol
    Cheers for the upload and for sharing it.

    • @CraigGordon-v6i
      @CraigGordon-v6i 9 місяців тому +2

      Great point. I wonder how many people on the new weight loss drugs realise their muscles are wasting away.

    • @felipearbustopotd
      @felipearbustopotd 9 місяців тому

      @@CraigGordon-v6i Supressing the appetite is not good, especially when it comes down to muscle retention, preservation.
      If you have no appetite, then I guess your body will have no incentive to make you exercise / move - compounding the demise not only for muscle - but for the individuals overall health, heart, lungs, lymphatic system, mood... the list is probably endless.

  • @lucask4330
    @lucask4330 9 місяців тому +2

    Would be interesting to see you talk about endurance exercise & different muscle fiber types too

  • @jodybranum4015
    @jodybranum4015 9 місяців тому +4

    Being a Massage Therapist I love this video
    How did you get to be so smart?

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому +10

      Glad you like the video! And I think most people are smarter than they realize, just have to put in the time and effort of studying!👍🏻

  • @Wozza7
    @Wozza7 2 місяці тому

    Spot on info,I built my frame styled in bodybuilding and ppl were under the impression I lift heavy to build that size which I clearly dont

  • @filmfrosk
    @filmfrosk 9 місяців тому +5

    Was hoping to learn more about the actual difference between strength and hypertrophy training, but great video! :D

    • @1unsung971
      @1unsung971 9 місяців тому +1

      Do some reading then

    • @topg2820
      @topg2820 9 місяців тому +1

      Hypertrophy - high rep low weight
      Strength - low rep high weight

    • @filmfrosk
      @filmfrosk 9 місяців тому

      @@topg2820 Yes, I know that. But why is it so? Why does low rep = strength, and mid range rep = size?

    • @filmfrosk
      @filmfrosk 9 місяців тому

      @@1unsung971 Was kinda expecting to have it explained since it's literally the title of the video.

    • @eduardocastaneda8369
      @eduardocastaneda8369 9 місяців тому

      @@topg2820no hypertrophy could be done with just 5 reps 2 sets. Mechanical tension is what causes growth. Once your fibers feel that tension they will create a chemical reaction that creates DNA transcription which starts muscle protein synthesis. Higher reps causes more fatigue which takes off resources into growing.

  • @AayushGore-
    @AayushGore- 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you doctor professor scientist. Whichever you are great content !!

  • @muhammadfaisal5Y5
    @muhammadfaisal5Y5 9 місяців тому +3

    The way I understand it, strength training helps muscle contract more forcefully with the downside of less repetition whereas, body building training helps muscle continue contracting and not fatigue. This means rest periods and volume are longer or shorter depending on your goals. Both results in increased strength but a bigger muscle cell is not necessarily required to generate more force.
    I have got a question though. If a muscle cell size increases, wouldn't that make it harder on the cell to function because substances are diffusing over a longer distance and myofibrils are longer? How does a cell adapts to increased fluid content?

  • @RLTIII
    @RLTIII 9 місяців тому +2

    I've been watching a lot of Resistance periodization videos and Jeff Nippert and have been thinking this for a while.

    • @westie430
      @westie430 5 місяців тому

      When I hear the word hypertrophy, I can only hear it in his voice😅

  • @bychen5011
    @bychen5011 9 місяців тому +5

    Bro just chillin with a few dead bodies behind him

    • @Jacob0481
      @Jacob0481 7 місяців тому +1

      Yup, that’s typically how humans learn about anatomy lol

    • @poopshootmcgoo2903
      @poopshootmcgoo2903 7 місяців тому

      You know they smell 😮

    • @westie430
      @westie430 5 місяців тому

      Yep, they're cadavers, anyone in the medical field has had to study one of them in the past

  • @marymaryquitecontrary
    @marymaryquitecontrary 9 місяців тому

    Thanks! I admire how you can make these topics so interesting to a couch potato like me. 🫨 Always a first click when a new video shows up!

    • @theanatomylab
      @theanatomylab  9 місяців тому

      You are so welcome! Thank you for supporting the channel!

  • @khlifafedi3062
    @khlifafedi3062 4 місяці тому

    I cannot thank you guys enough for making this video and teaching us all of this valuable information thank you may god bless you with more knowledge and health ❤

  • @millguygarage4875
    @millguygarage4875 9 місяців тому +3

    Should do a video on synthol and the damage it does. I’ve always wondered how the body gets messed up on that garbage

  • @ElegantDirector
    @ElegantDirector 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for clarifying the difference between power lifters vs hypertrophy focus.

  • @ThisisRubbishlo
    @ThisisRubbishlo 9 місяців тому +6

    Would rather have strength over bulky size

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 9 місяців тому

      So do most females in men. Men think females like giant men, they don't. Unless they are also weird body builders.

    • @JacopoSkydweller
      @JacopoSkydweller 9 місяців тому +4

      The hugely bulky guys are usually on PEDs. It takes a LOT of dedication to actually get "bulky" by lifting and staying natural. IFBB guys, guys like Dwayne Johnson, Christ Hemsworth, John Cena are all juicing to a greater or lesser degree.

  • @battlelawlz3572
    @battlelawlz3572 9 місяців тому +1

    About time someone scientifically credible dispelled of the misconception. Thanks IHA

  • @karlhilton6641
    @karlhilton6641 9 місяців тому +59

    man that sponsorship really disappointed me

    • @joshuachampion8765
      @joshuachampion8765 9 місяців тому +8

      😂do you suffer from hair loss?

    • @karlhilton6641
      @karlhilton6641 9 місяців тому

      @@joshuachampion8765 that must be it

    • @btm435
      @btm435 9 місяців тому +1

      Haha I know what you mean

    • @j.7229
      @j.7229 3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, as if he doesn't know that it doesn't work...

  • @scott-hr3hd
    @scott-hr3hd 5 місяців тому

    Excellent source. You are covering the essentials most fitness icons fail to touch with a few exceptions like the house of hypertrophy. Although you did not touch on strengthening tendons as what strongmen and mountain climbers work on with isometrics and slow essentrics but I would think that could be a video to itself about tendon strength, health and injury prevention/repairs or what really happens.

  • @pranavsingla387
    @pranavsingla387 9 місяців тому +4

    Good Content!

  • @paulmutuotakaruga250
    @paulmutuotakaruga250 9 місяців тому +6

    Great info. You missed the 3rd very important muscular adaptation: endurance.

  • @matthewclarke5008
    @matthewclarke5008 20 днів тому

    I do have that direct control over my heart, all I have to do is hold my breath and my heart will slow down, I scared the paramedics with it when I thought I was having a heart attack as I held my breath to not interfere with the ECG.

  • @User-54631
    @User-54631 9 місяців тому +2

    My Dr. just recently asked if I worked in the medical field. Thank you institute of human anatomy.

  • @beastunleashed8839
    @beastunleashed8839 5 місяців тому +1

    I like to mix it up, but I will say that lifting something heavy, challenging yourself, and conquering your goals is such a great feeling.
    People say that's ego lifting but it's not 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @rattletop
    @rattletop 9 місяців тому +2

    could you do a video on tendon recovery and why it takes longer compared to muscle and bones?

    • @RDS_Armwrestling
      @RDS_Armwrestling 9 місяців тому +3

      There's NO direct bloodflow to tendons, which is why it takes longer. Tendons are trained during regular resistance training, but plyometrics and isometrics are known to place higher tension on the tendons themselves. There you go, saved you watching a video

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 9 місяців тому

      Google

  • @EduardoMartinez-ys6fb
    @EduardoMartinez-ys6fb 9 місяців тому +2

    As a climber I want greater strength to weight ratio or putting that another way, more strength for the same size of muscle. When exercising we don't use all of the muscle fibers. High load and lower reps will increase the number of muscle fibers we 'recruit' to perform the exercise.

    • @sebumpostmortem
      @sebumpostmortem 9 місяців тому

      Same for us, figure skaters⛸️😉

    • @robertsantaines
      @robertsantaines 9 місяців тому

      Do you have any recommendations for improving grip strength?

    • @yungboiidomm
      @yungboiidomm 9 місяців тому +4

      @@robertsantaineshanging from bar

    • @RDS_Armwrestling
      @RDS_Armwrestling 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@robertsantainesholding heavy dumbbells. Grip tools like traditional grippers, grip rings, etc. Pinch gripping like holding weight plates between fingers and thumb. Towel pullups/dead hangs using a towel.

    • @octoale
      @octoale 9 місяців тому

      So do you go for higher reps and lower weight? How many reps do you usually do? I’m interested in more strength for the same size since it’s better for my joints.

  • @aditya7955
    @aditya7955 9 місяців тому +4

    funny how the big dude is holding "juice"

  • @gogetss420
    @gogetss420 2 місяці тому

    You are a great teacher

  • @Teresa-pg7wb
    @Teresa-pg7wb 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you!

  • @skiley8093
    @skiley8093 8 місяців тому

    thank you, thank you and thank you! very helpful: lucky to had it on the recommended videos! 👏❤

  • @Ralfscho
    @Ralfscho 9 місяців тому +8

    Thanks so much, super cool video. I do calisthenics, I'm ripped, but you can't really tell when I'm all dressed up. It's funny though, during workouts people with bigger muscle size looked at my exercise routine and tried the same exercise but failed and then asked me why I could do that and they not 🤣

  • @sebve9399
    @sebve9399 9 місяців тому +1

    You should make a video about cartilages and the use of chondroitin and glucosamin supplements! I'd love to learn about them as I myself suffer from ostheoarthrosis and since I've started taking supplements, my conditions has gotten better and better.

  • @tooflowery
    @tooflowery 9 місяців тому +25

    "visible abs v/s usable abs"

    • @thomasbenishek7927
      @thomasbenishek7927 9 місяців тому +5

      That’s different, visible abs is the training of the muscles next to the skin layer so you can see a nice 6 pack or obliques. Usable abs is also the training of all the other stability muscles in you core like your TVA or all the small spine stability muscles and the many many more I dont know how to name

    • @Alastair_Adana
      @Alastair_Adana 9 місяців тому +10

      Visible abs are always usable but usable abs aren’t always visible

    • @zekeviews
      @zekeviews 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Alastair_Adanai tell myself that everytime i look at the mirror 😢

  • @SS88-A
    @SS88-A 9 місяців тому

    Splendid, I hope this channel reaches more than 70 million subscribers so everyone gets the chance for brain hypertrophy. 💚

  • @Scrungge
    @Scrungge 9 місяців тому +4

    Wtf I didn't know a single muscle cell is a muscle fiber. So one cell can be up to 30cm long (Sartorius muscle in the leg). Insane

  • @yeetub
    @yeetub 6 місяців тому

    Great review of what i learned during muscle unit in anatomy class. Take anatomy in hs guys its helpful