Muscle growth is a complex topic, with many influencing and detracting factors, many of which vary in effectiveness from person to person. In order to better understand these factors in the context of strength training, research was performed on contributors to an individual’s perceived muscle stimulus, which likely correlates with the amount of actual muscle growth detected. A survey was distributed to multiple individuals of varying levels of experience in strength training, focusing on variables such as contraction type, range of motion, volume, repetition amount, and amount of effort in each exercise. Other contributors like diet, growth supplements, age, sex, experience level, and build were also monitored.
