How to Use hypertrophy in a Sentence

hypertrophy

noun
  • 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
  • Reeves shares that hypertrophy, or muscle gain, can be difficult for ectomorphs.
    — Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Without that full range of motion, your muscles will not get the maximum stimulus for hypertrophy and strength gains.
    — Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
  • For hypertrophy, or building muscle mass, aim for three sets of 12 reps with moderately heavy weights.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
  • They can be caused by other prostate problems as well, such as an enlarged prostate, also called benign prostatic hypertrophy.
    — Julie Scott, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Leg extensions Leg extensions create hypertrophy in the quads and can be overloaded.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 4 Mar. 2023
  • In the case of protein (especially in conjunction with carbs), this helps with both muscle recovery and muscle hypertrophy (or growth).
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Doing so requires stimulating the muscles in a way that encourages hypertrophy, or muscle growth.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • 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 report says Noble died of cardiomegaly, defined as an enlarged heart, as well as biventricular hypertrophy, the thickening of the heart walls.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • These include alleviating neck and shoulder tension, muscles spasms, migraines and trapezius hypertrophy, or enlargement of the traps.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • However, in humans, cardiac hypertrophy can cause serious symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain, or in severe cases, irregular heartbeats or sudden death.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • This drives muscle protein synthesis, the physiological process where the body creates new muscle proteins, leading to hypertrophy.
    — Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Based on the research on hypertrophy, consider avoiding cold immersion immediately after strength training sessions where muscle growth is your primary goal.
    — Sara Braun, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Over time, this can cause the lower left chamber of the heart, called the left ventricle, to become thicker and stiffer, leading to a condition called left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).
    — James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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

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