Building Strength vs Building Muscle Size (Hypertrophy) | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Let's talk about strength and hypertrophy . If you would please remind us what strength and hypertrophy are in terms of the specific adaptation , they represent .

Building Strength vs Building Muscle Size (Hypertrophy) | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

So a muscle can grow larger without actually technically being stronger uh for a number of reasons . Um However , there is a strong relationship between strength and hypertrophy . So a lot of the times in the general public in the lay conversations , we sort of lump those two things in as the same thing .

Building Strength vs Building Muscle Size (Hypertrophy) | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

But that's all mechanics at this fundamental level . So when we look at hypertrophy , it's just still simply about how big the muscle is . So those are the really the the the similarities and distinctions between strength and hypertrophy .

Building Strength vs Building Muscle Size (Hypertrophy) | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

So can you create more force across a muscle or muscle groups or our total movement ? And when we talk about hypertrophy , now we're specifically referring to just an increase in size , there's no actual mention of function . So a muscle can grow larger without actually technically being stronger uh for a number of reasons .

Building Strength vs Building Muscle Size (Hypertrophy) | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Let's talk about strength and hypertrophy . If you would please remind us what strength and hypertrophy are in terms of the specific adaptation , they represent . What I mean by that is when somebody is training for strength , what are they really training for ?