Downward Spiral
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From what I understand, the best way to induce hypertrophy is to increase your strength in a hypertrophy-friendly rep-range, while eating an excess of calories. This will increase sarcomere hypertrophy.
The only thing one would really need outside of this would be a set or two of metabolic work after the main exercise for a bodypart, in order to make the muscle look "less flat", which is sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
Am I right in this? To me it seems odd that it's this simple, but I can't see anything else. You get stronger. When you're ready to have that "full" look to your muscle, you throw in some higher repped stuff for the bodyparts you want to stand out (i.e., incline DB curls, skull crushers, and incline flies for arms and chest).
The only thing one would really need outside of this would be a set or two of metabolic work after the main exercise for a bodypart, in order to make the muscle look "less flat", which is sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
Am I right in this? To me it seems odd that it's this simple, but I can't see anything else. You get stronger. When you're ready to have that "full" look to your muscle, you throw in some higher repped stuff for the bodyparts you want to stand out (i.e., incline DB curls, skull crushers, and incline flies for arms and chest).