increase in the cross-sectional area of a muscle, net increase/growth of actin and myosin as well as glycogen and intracellular fluids within muscle fiber
-dependant in muscle tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
-volume slightly reduced
-intensity increased
-rest 30s-1.5min
- rest > 2.5 min decreases magnitude of endocrine responses
-body part splits
-forced reps, drops sets, supersets, compound sets, heavy negatives