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Hypertrophy is often not the goal.
by zacharycohn 3y ago
Hypertrophy is often not the goal.
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- blastro 3y agoSurprising that this fact is being often overlooked in this thread. If you're in a multi-day golf tournament for example, an ice bath for immediate recovery and lack of hypertrophy is exactly what you want.
- awestroke 3y agoAnd why do golfers not want hypertrophy exactly?
- blastro 3y agoThey do sometimes - like when they're trying to gain strength. At other times, recovery is more important than growing stronger (like during a tournament).
- lambdaba 3y agoI think it hinders recovery too though, inflammation has a function, which is why we don't just systematically administer high dose anti-inflammatories for every infection, only when it's too risky to leave the natural process handle it, or when the inflammatory response is pathological (e.g. COVID cytokine storm).
- eternauta3k 3y agoAre there any athletes who want hypertrophy? Bodybuilders aside.
- nradov 3y agoHypertrophy improves performance in any sport which demands speed and power, up to a point. Anyone playing basketball or gridiron football or hockey at an elite level tends to be pretty heavily musceled.