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So we have talked aboutbradaption with The SAID Principle and covered endurance in training. The nextbrphase we want to share is the hypertrophy phase. By definition, hypertrophybrmeans to grow or increase something. In fitness, it is usually referring tobrmuscle. Muscle is the key ingredient in many things from strength, to power, tobrincreased explosive power, to increased metabolic rate, which ultimately is thebrfitness goal of just about every person who is trying to get in better shape.brIncreased metabolic rate is a response to the SAID Principle. It is your body’sbrresponse to the demand that is placed upon it. Increased endurance, musclebrhypertrophy (growth), strength, increased speed or power are all responses tobrthe demand that is put on the body which is how results are created throughbrtraining.
Last month I shared the results of swimmer Logan Davis who is a sophomore for the Dragons. This month Ibram going to share some of the results of a sophomore lacrosse player, PaxtonbrGarman, who has been working out at Impact Performance & Fitness. Obviouslybrthe requirements for these two athletes are similar but very different asbrwell.
Each sport requires strongbrendurance and the ability to generate great power in an instant, but inbrlacrosse it is going from a jog to a sprint or creating the energy in a pass orbrshot which requires a high level of hip stability. Adversely, the hips arebrutilized minimally in swimming, which relies heavily on shoulder mobility and strength.
Paxton came to Impact inbrthe late summer with a desire to be bigger, faster and stronger (soundbrfamiliar?). As always, we started with our base program to establish a solidbrfoundation with adaption and endurance but have moved into the hypertrophybrphase now. Paxton started with us weighing about 155 pounds and in a short 10brweeks has gained an impressive 17 pounds to weigh in at 172 pounds currently.brThe results have brought speed, power and endurance to his game that wasbrdescribed as a noticeable difference in how the athlete feels. Although thebrapproach was nearly the same, the results were different because of the systembrthat was applied. There are no tricks to gaining strength and power but it canbrdefinitely be manipulated to meet the needs of an athlete.
Check back next month asbrwe move on in the training cycle to the power phase and as always contactbrImpact Performance & Fitness for your fitness needs.