Musculoskeletal Hypertrophy Training for Overweight and Obesity

Abstract

The present research is an exploratory, descriptive, and documentary study that aimed to analyze the impact of musculoskeletal hypertrophy training on the improvement of overweight and obesity. Different sources of information were reviewed: Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, Springer, among others. A total of 19 articles related to training for hypertrophy, musculoskeletal, overweight and obesity were reviewed. The most salient findings were that training for skeletal muscle hypertrophy and muscle mass development is beneficial to health in overweight and obese populations. The problems faced by overweight and obese individuals when attempting to improve their current health status were broadly identified, with one of the main causes being cultural ignorance of the benefits of hypertrophy-focused strength training.