| In most circles of body building at professional levels, | | | | an adaptive process, whereby it always stops growth |
| the energetic theory has gained a belated acceptance | | | | when it meets the demands of the day, when it can |
| and appreciation as a fundamental pillar of muscle | | | | comfortably carry out the energy demands for that |
| growth. It is currently the single most accepted basis | | | | day's activity. But it also leaves a reserve on the ready |
| used in determining muscular strength. | | | | to expand the muscle network if, in any incidence, a |
| The energy theory postulates that a particular muscle | | | | repeated demand of energy than it is able to meet |
| or muscle group has in it a certain amount or measure | | | | comfortable are made. As such, when a body builder |
| of energy at a specific time. It is this energy that the | | | | consistently trains with an overload, precisely regulated |
| body builder should target at using to stimulate further | | | | not to cause injuries, the body reverts to the reserve |
| growth of muscle tissue and fibers, effective repair of | | | | ability and begins additional growth. |
| any damaged or injured muscle cells and more | | | | Once a gain it reaches a point where the body energy |
| importantly to facilitate training movements during | | | | potential can adequately and comfortable handle even |
| workouts. | | | | the overload. The growth process seizes until the |
| These three areas of body building training are the | | | | body builder again adds on the workload a regulated |
| primary industries in which growth is achieved. There | | | | overload. At that time, yet again, the body reverts to |
| can never be growth unless there is training workouts, | | | | the reserve ability of increasing and growing further. |
| workouts in which muscles are stimulated and | | | | Over time, when the cycle has been repeated over |
| challenged to grow further in correspondence to the | | | | and over again, the body learns to be in a perpetual |
| training intensity overload. Yet in using the overload to | | | | growth path, where growth never seizes. |
| stimulate growth, it is inevitable that some muscle | | | | This cycle is only established with lots and lots of hard |
| tissues will be irreparably damaged and other injured at | | | | work, consistency and determination. But eventually, |
| reparable extents. The repair of these injured muscle | | | | the body builder trains his or her body to become |
| cells and tissues and the replacement of those that | | | | more regular and efficient building and rebuilding muscle |
| can not be repaired is an essential part of growth. And | | | | tissues. The growth process then becomes continuous |
| in that cycle, the three cardinal phases of muscle | | | | and not momentarily, which is an indication that at that |
| growth tie together into a comprehensive process. | | | | particular time, the body builder has increases current |
| In recent days, Soviet scientists exclusively dedicated | | | | adaptive reserve for further growth. In turn, the |
| towards researching sports, have made repetitive | | | | increased energy supply will allow more workload |
| references to this energy cycle as the only means | | | | during training and ultimately to directly proportional |
| through which an individual can attain muscle growth in | | | | increase in growth. |
| both mass and strength. The human body operates on | | | | |