In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

You might have seen your favorite Instagram trainer mention hypertrophy on her strength training posts. Or maybe you heard the term in a fitness class or while ...

Hypertrophy; you hear the term bandied about constantly on Instagram, and it's likely the reason you started lifting weights in the first place, but what does it actually mean? The scientific term for ...