The Claim
Neural drive to skeletal muscle, including motor unit recruitment and mechanical tension, may influence muscle hypertrophy during resistance training, and changes in nervous system function could impact the effectiveness of training programs designed to increase muscle mass.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
Support and challenge are close. The picture may shift as more studies come in.
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Your brain's signals to your muscles might affect how much they grow when you lift weights — so how well your nervous system works could change how good your workout routine is at building muscle.
See the scientific wording
Neural drive to skeletal muscle, including motor unit recruitment and mechanical tension, may influence muscle hypertrophy during resistance training, suggesting that changes in nervous system function could impact the effectiveness of training programs aimed at increasing muscle mass.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: The role of the neural stimulus in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy
The study says how your brain tells your muscles to work during lifting can affect how much they grow, which supports the idea that your nervous system helps control muscle size when you train.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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