The Claim

Changes in estimated muscle fiber number following resistance training are comparable between the biceps brachii and vastus lateralis muscles, suggesting that the absence of detectable muscle fiber hyperplasia is consistent across both upper and lower limb muscles in humans.

Source: A systematic review and meta-analysis examining if hyperplasia occurs in humans in response to resistance exercise.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

When people lift weights, their arm and leg muscles show similar changes in muscle fiber numbers — and in both, we don’t see clear signs of new muscle fibers forming.

See the scientific wording

Estimated muscle fiber number changes following resistance training are similar between the biceps brachii and vastus lateralis, indicating that the lack of detectable hyperplasia is consistent across upper and lower limb muscles in humans.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: A systematic review and meta-analysis examining if hyperplasia occurs in humans in response to resistance exercise.

    The study looked at whether lifting weights increases the number of muscle fibers in arm and leg muscles and found no real change in either, which supports the idea that muscle growth comes from fibers getting bigger, not more numerous.

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