• Question: hello, how do you strengthen your muscles?

    Asked by to Mathew on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Mathew Piasecki answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Great question. Muscles will respond to a stimulus, so if we lift something heavy and make them work hard, they will receive signals to grow to make it easier next time we need to lift something heavy. However as well as making them stronger we may also want them to be able to work for longer, and to do this we’d train them by making them work for an extended period.

      We call this endurance and power training, and is best described by thinking of a marathon runner and a powerlifter. Both will have well functioning muscles, but trained to do different things.

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