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Muscle Growth: Is It Really About Damage?

Why soreness is not a scoreboard and why “damage and repair” may be the wrong story to tell about strength.

Muscle growth is usually explained as damage and repair.

But that story is probably too simple. Most of us have heard the same explanation.

You train a muscle and damage the fibres,
the body repairs them and they then come back stronger.

It sounds a neat, plausible and biological explanation and has been repeated so often and for so long it must be true. Right?


But like many neat stories in anatomy and exercise science, it can become misleading when it gets repeated too casually.

In this webinar, we look at what actually happens when muscle adapts to training, why soreness is not the same as growth, and why “damage” may be the wrong word to base clinical thinking around.

Updating mythical and outdated training language

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ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

Muscle Building and the Microtrauma Myth

This webinar is for therapists, movement teachers, trainers and anyone who wants a more accurate and less fear-based way of talking about strength, soreness and adaptation.

In this webinar we'll explore:

  • Why “damage and repair” is an incomplete explanation of muscle growth

  • Why soreness is not a scoreboard

  • Why DOMS often tells us more about novelty than progress

  • How muscles adapt to load over time

  • What muscle protein synthesis actually tells us

  • Why pain after exercise needs context, not panic

  • How to explain strength adaptation to clients in plain English

  • Why “stimulus and adaptation” is a better clinical phrase than “damage and repair”

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

What is this muscle growth webinar about?

This recorded webinar explores muscle growth, strength training, microtrauma, soreness, DOMS, muscle protein synthesis and why the simple damage-and-repair story is incomplete.

Does muscle growth happen because of microtrauma?

Muscle damage can occur after training, especially with novel or intense exercise, but it is too simplistic to say that muscle growth happens because fibres are damaged and repaired stronger. The webinar explores load, adaptation and muscle protein synthesis.

Does soreness mean a workout has worked?

No. Soreness is not a reliable scoreboard for muscle growth. DOMS often tells us more about novelty, sensitivity and unfamiliar load than about whether a training session was effective.

What is muscle protein synthesis?

Muscle protein synthesis is part of the process by which muscle tissue remodels and adapts after resistance training. The webinar looks at why this is more useful than explaining everything through damage and repair.

Who is this muscle microtrauma webinar for?

This recorded webinar is for therapists, movement teachers, trainers, bodyworkers and health practitioners who want a clearer way to explain strength, soreness, load, adaptation and muscle growth.

ABOUT JULIAN

JULIAN BAKER BSc (Hons)

Functional Anatomist and Health Science Educator

Julian has been teaching anatomy, dissection and bodywork classes for over thirty years.

Something of a heretic within the anatomical establishment, he challenges the norms of conventional anatomical thinking and creates a new paradigm in how anatomy is taught.

His humorous, gentle and patient approach encourages application over academic knowledge and seeks to dismantle what many of us take for granted.

Julian has decades worth of experience in the therapy field and has a depth of knowledge that is second to none, ensuring that any learning experience with him is unforgettable

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"To 'see' the soft tissue we as therapists think we influence is a privilege. Julian Baker makes all the right connections between the 'tissue' and considerations for therapeutic intervention. Functional Anatomy is a must for all 'hands on' therapists. It is also a must for the 'hands off' body of therapists! Seeing is believing.."

"Captivating, often bizarre and incredible insights into the human body like you have never seen before. Always life changing sessions, questioning the “norm” as we are taught it and bringing new dimensions to your practise.

If you attend one of Julian's classes your working brain will be changed forever - for the better and you will only want to see more!! His humour is also legendary!!"

"I have just participated in the scar tissue dissection course. This is an incredible lesson in anatomy. Julian takes you on a journey thru a human body like you've never been before. It is amazing to see how a human body is really built, how strong, how resilient. Eye-opening and educating. Thank you.

I will be back for more."

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