Should I do hypertrophy training?

Our read is that hypertrophy training is a well-supported approach for muscle growth, with experts noting its necessity for achieving sufficient overload. It also appears to offer significant physiological adaptations across various categories.

Interestingly, some evidence suggests that an initial period of steady-state endurance training might enhance subsequent muscle growth from hypertrophy training.

Sufficient overload is necessary for muscle growth, and this can be achieved through increased volume, more repetitions per set, heavier weights, or an expanded range of motion.

• 01Peter Attia claims that sufficient overload, achievable through more volume, reps per set, weight, or range of motion, is necessary for muscle growth.
• 02Peter Attia also claims that six weeks of steady-state endurance training prior to hypertrophy training resulted in more muscle growth compared to a group that did not perform endurance training first.
• 03Andrew Huberman claims that hypertrophy training and anaerobic conditioning generally provide the most physiological adaptations across the most categories.

Our sources did not raise any specific risks or disagreements regarding hypertrophy training.

Our sources did not describe any specific conditions that would change the verdict on hypertrophy training.