Imagine the Jeopardy countdown music (do..do do.do...do...do...do...dum dum). Hopefully you had some time to look up hyperplasia and learn how our muscles increase in size. In simple terms, hyperplasia is when the muscle fiber splits into multiple fibers. According Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, hyperplasia has been observed in animals, but has yet to be proved in humans. So, we will call hyperplasia a theory until proven (however, in E of S and C, it goes on to state that if hyperplasia does occur, it is extremely rare and only accounts for 10% of muscle growth...to me 10% is a huge number and you would think in order to throw a number like that out there, you would know whether or not hyperplasia actually takes place in our muscles...gotta love it).
Part B of our hyperplasia quiz is a little tricky because it really depends on whether you believe hyperplasia occurs or not. If you are a hyperplasia fan, then the answer would be both increase in muscle fiber size AND increase in number of muscle fibers. I don't want to get that technical, so for all intents and purposes the answer is A) size of muscle fiber increases.
Hope you all are prepared for some protein-packed breakfasts next week. Check our our turkey sausage recipe if you would like.
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