Hypertrophy Case Studies

INTRODUCTION In elderly individuals loss of muscle strength and mass and its associated outcomes is a common problem. With ageing the bone tends to shrink in size and the density of the bones reduces. Such osteoporotic bones are more susceptible to fracture. With all this underlying causes there is lack of coordination and trouble in balancing which leads to increase in fall risk in such elderly individuals. So it becomes crucial to address the issue of muscle growth in elderly individuals. Another common and degenerative disorder with aging is osteoarthritis of knee which is a leading cause of disabilities among older adults. Osteoarthritis occurs due to degeneration of knee joint cartilage and the underlying bone which occurs commonly in people of and above 50 years of age. The classic clinical symptoms associated with it are joint pain, stiffness and loss of muscular strength of knee musculature of which loss of quadriceps muscle mass and strength is the most common. The activities of daily living is also affected in older patients with knee osteoarthritis. Increasing strength of quadriceps muscle has a lot of benefits like protecting the joint and delaying the progression of disease. Creatine

Myofibrillated hypertrophy and 2. Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. Both of the categories are dependent on the load of the stimulus. With the training there is increase in neural drive which stimulates the muscle contraction. One of the main factor with hypertrophy is progressive overload, in which increasing the weight in a progressive manner can stimulate growth. So designing the protocol for training plays an important role in muscle growth in terms of hypertrophy. Resistance training with older individuals plays an important role in maintaining the muscle mass thereby preventing sarcopenia. The external resistance in strength training can be in any form like dumbbells, tubing, own body weight