Question

When muscle fibers adapt and grow in response to resistance training, it is called:
adaptation effect
Odystrophy
hypertrophy
atrophy

Answer 1

Answer:

hypertrophy

Explanation:

Muscle fiber adaptations caused by resistance training include increased cross-sectional area of the muscle (hypertrophy, hyperplasia, or both), selective hypertrophy of fast twitch fibers, decreased or maintained mitochondrial number and capillary density of muscle, and possible changes in energy sources.