Glossary

Anabolic

Anabolic means building up — the metabolic side of training that grows muscle.

The opposite of catabolic. Muscle growth, protein synthesis, and tissue repair are all anabolic.

Muscle protein synthesis
Muscle protein synthesis is the biological process by which your body builds new muscle protein.
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy is the technical name for muscle growth at the cellular level.

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