Physical Education GCSE
Hypertrophy of muscle
What Hypertrophy of muscle means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Hypertrophy of muscle
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Repeated overload enlarges existing muscle fibres, increasing muscular strength and muscular endurance and raising resistance to fatigue.
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