Danielle Antonellos

Sydney, Australia

Osteopath

Online Coach

Speaker

BHlthSc (Bachelor of Health Sciences- Deakin University)

BAppSc (Osteo) (Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy) RMIT University

About Danielle Antonellos Dr. Dani has been in the industry for over decade. She is currently an Osteopath who specialises in exercise rehabilitation, an Online Coach and a Professional WBFF Bikini Competitor. Her methods as a practitioner encourage her patients to feel educated and in control of their results. When she isn’t with clients, she uses science and real-world experience to mentor other health professionals in business and skill development. She also runs seminars with Dr Andrew Lock in “United Health Education” and hosts her podcast “Level Up: with Sharelle and Dani.” Her mantra “Movement Is Medicine” demonstrates that movement is the long-term solution for optimal health and performance.

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Danielle Antonellos

Muscle Hypertrophy : 3 Key Mechanisms You Need To Know

Muscle hypertrophy refers to the increase of the size of muscle cells. It occurs at all rep ranges if we adhere to the following: Exercise execution with perfect technique.Focusing on squeezing and contracting the working muscles.Lifting until muscle failure.Moving through full ROM.Lifting a high volume of weight.Always applying progressive overload principles. Mechanisms which can lead to Muscle Hypertrophy: There are 3 key Mechanisms for muscle hypertrophy: 1 - mechanical tension, 2 - metabolic stress 3 - muscle damage. Let’s look at these in more detail. 1. Mechanical Tension: Most important. Mechanical tension is generated by using a heavy load and performing exercises through a ...