Muscle Hypertrophy: Gym Claims Fact-Checked

Summary & Verdict

💡TL;DR: Most of the claims here are solid gym wisdom, not gym myth.

🚦Solid 💪 - 2/10

🔥Hot Take: This gym talk’s got more fact than flex. Only minor stretch: it’s not all nerve science in muscle growth.

Claim Breakdown:

🎯 Reality Check: Mostly legit 😎 (3/10)

📝 Why: Hypertrophy does mean making muscles larger via signaling events, but “isolating specific nerve to muscle pathways” as a primary goal is an oversimplification. It's more about mechanical tension and overall stimulus.

🔗 Source: ACSM Guidelines, Schoenfeld 2010

🐟 Biggest Whopper:

Goes to: "Hypertrophy is all about isolating nerve-to-muscle pathways"—it’s not all about nerve focus, folks.

🙌 Actually True:

“Moving weights in the 30-80% of 1RM can build muscle if you push hard”—straight up gym gospel.