How to Build Muscle, According to Science

Your muscles change a lot over the course of your life. In this episode, Patrick breaks down everything you need to know about how muscles form, grow, and how to stay strong later in life.
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While some aspects of aging are hard to picture and are the topic of ongoing research, one that we know quite a bit about is muscle.
But muscle is complex. Not only is it always adapting to how we use it, our muscle also changes multiple times over the course of our lives.
Today, we’ll learn about how our muscles change from the time we’re just a fetus, to our last mortal moments. There are three types of muscle: cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle.
As you might’ve guessed, cardiac muscle exists in our hearts. Smooth muscle can be found around our blood vessels and certain organs. And finally skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that lets you move you body, and it is also the focus of this episode.
Skeletal muscle is the most massive group of tissue in your body accounting for about forty percent of your body weight, so where does it come from?
Find out the answer and more in this Human.
#muscle #buildmuscle #body #fitness #seeker #physiology #humanseries #human
Read More:
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about muscles
www.popsci.com/build-muscle-f...
“Muscles form when specialized long and tubular cells, known as myocytes, band together in a process called myogenesis. These fibers are distributed throughout our bodies and come in many different shapes, sizes, and forms.”
How to Fight Sarcopenia
www.healthline.com/nutrition/...
“Sarcopenia, also known as muscle loss, is a common condition that affects 10% of adults who are over 50 years old. While it can decrease life expectancy and quality of life, there are actions you can take to prevent and even reverse the condition.”
What is muscle atrophy?
medlineplus.gov/ency/article/...
“There are three types of muscle atrophy: physiologic, pathologic, and neurogenic. Physiologic atrophy is caused by not using the muscles enough. This type of atrophy can often be reversed with exercise and better nutrition.”
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[@aBigBadWolf]

wrong title, should be "how muscles age according to science"

[@haloshadowsnipe3014]

Correct. That's why I liked your comment, and disliked + flagged the video for misleading title.

[@Rafael_Fuchs]

It did go with the title, but made the focus on how biology and your life cycle directly impacts it. He basically just said: be active, lift weights and eat right... or you'll eventually turn into an old raisin that probably won't even be able to wipe your own ass with some assistance. There isn't some secret to build muscle.

[@zeramino]

Indeed

[@zeramino]

Indeed!

[@TristanGrimaux]

I'm so depressed

[@zeramino]

Title: "How to build muscle", actual content: why you WILL lose muscle with age. The answer: exercise...woah.

[@sebo8872]

Thanks for the comment. You saved me some time :)

[@poweredman]

WOAH BRUH MIND BLOWN EXERCISE AND NUTRITION ALLOW YOU TO BETTER PREVENT MUSCLE LOSS WHAT THAT'S INSANE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THAT EVER IN MY ENTIRE LI-

[@LuminaryAluminum]

This comment saved 9 minutes of my life. Thank you.

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@poweredman woah what is that epic pfp haha

[@beingwarrior]

Thanks

[@yeahnatet]

So where’s the part about how to build muscle, according to science?

[@jasondashney]

Yup. I downvote every clickbait title.

[@marialne736]

You exercise 😂

[@rph_redacted]

Resistance training + protein

[@yeahnatet]

Maria lne 😑

[@yeahnatet]

kunal pahuja wow, just wow

[@cristiansarac3053]

This video was supposed to be called, "why you lose muscles, according to science", but I get the click bait, it got me as well🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Medsl]

Go take a look here 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5W2e2pjo9CskLs

[@OutlawMaxV]

Things i learned from this video, mitochondria is the powerhouse of the muscle, 30's is the end times

[@cryptosporidium1375]

Unless you’re Trent Reznor who built bulk in his 40s.

[@drasticallyfantastic7164]

HGH in low doses for the rest of your life after 40 sounds legit if you can afford it

[@crywhit4619]

These stories dont make me worry... www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/joan-macdonald-73-year-old-fitness-fanatic www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ripped-70-year-old-woman-shows-off-her-toned-figure-as-she-becomes-a-bodybuilding-champion-defying-doctors-who-told-her-she-would-never-compete-after-arthritis-diagnosis/ar-AACJi77 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqGloGWaoZiDeMU

[@theghost3061]

Right but also wrong

[@Assassin-zb5sp]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of every cell 😐

[@biditpaudel552]

I've been following the Agoge diet for a couple of months and have built so much muscle. Just wanted to share for those feeling stuck with their muscle building.

[@prabharai924]

that meant to happen for me too is so inspiring ?

[@teamwork2297]

i've been following the agoge diet and it definitely works great

[@teamwork2297]

i've been following the agoge diet and it definitely works great

[@teamwork2297]

i've been following the agoge diet and it definitely works great

[@teamwork2297]

i've been following the agoge diet and it definitely works great

[@kasaduhallo]

Loss of muscle mass because of aging assumes that you ever reached your peak. I started exercising at 4o, and I got a lot stronger. And I'm still getting stronger.

[@jaybow1566]

Agreed it's a very relative thought and as long as one continues to grow and consistently train the body...it will adhere to the tests

[@LXBKG]

Did you mean 40

[@user-nh5tw3jh5d]

Next @ ATHLEAN X: How building muscle is killing your gains

[@tlotlisomoletsane3598]

😂😂😪bro

[@ezpzdz8155]

Title : how to build muscles Video : you gonna lose muscles by thirty and it all goes downhill from there.

[@sebastianelytron8450]

What do you get when you win a muscle losing contest? A trophy

[@billymitchell158]

what do u get when u lose a muscle building contest? called fat

[@comdnoive]

Noah The NSA Agent you can be skinny and still lose

[@rajukep6599]

Lol 😂😂😂 nice one

[@Nathan_avy]

😂😂 brilliant

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

@@comdnoive - nah, then you're called agile

[@CelebWorkout]

I've been on several diets for a few months and have gained a lot of muscle. I just wanted to share this with anyone who is struggling with muscle growth... it can be done! Awesome video I'm happy you emphasised the adage "if you don't use it, you lose it." So many people are unaware of how little effort is actually required to avoid losing as much as our dysfunctional society suggests...

[@JA_xx1]

😃

[@enzycal]

A 9 minute video leading up to "you should exercise"..

[@chaosdweller]

Yeah it's kinda lame

[@snowcloudgaming4912]

i kow, it is kind of selfish of him to do this

[@shilohbuckle3134]

Really loving this whole series, good quality and brilliant execution. Keep up the good work.

[@chaosdweller]

I thought it was kinda disappointing.

[@silentassassinzx]

The one thing this video didn't explain is how to build muscle

[@marlocaubalejo6220]

I found out the hard way that you can't outtrain a bad diet. As soon as I started following the Agoge diet, I have noticed great muscle growth.

[@donaldwingard3616]

agogediet is amazing, i had great results with it

[@antonios2985]

eating healthy is so boring?

[@joshbates111]

Deceiving title, there’s nothing here guiding you on how to build muscle so much as how your body builds it itself

[@blu3ntv]

"We don't consciously contract our heart muscles, thank goodness that would be exhausting" me: breaths in intensly

[@Medsl]

Go take a look here 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5W2e2pjo9CskLs

[@parthchopra2811]

“That’s what makes our lives human.” Stole the show man!

[@alifislam4582]

Thanks for saying those last few sentences, i almost felt hopeless. Intelligent video making.

[@RocketLR]

I fazed out when you mentioned hitting 30.. Im 27.. the panic is real.

[@oneloveal]

Man....Im 36 and I already have the will and funeral arrangements set.

[@henriqueb5637]

Same thing here. Tell me if you find a way to deal with this feeling, please.

[@rawlee6719]

Same here bro...😅

[@RocketLR]

Maplewonder had a meeting with the bank yesterday... they literally told me to get my will sorted and to start saving for my retirement... fml haha

[@subutagalo2343]

So informative VDO in so simple language !!! Very useful for people who love to keep fit regardless of their age !! Great work buddy 👌👌

[@chotatopips4177]

Bruh you can’t type out video?

[@TryWithKev]

Very well put together and informational video thank you.

[@josephjeon804]

I'm strangely motivated to lift too, BUT THERES NO GODDAMN GYMS OPEN AHSGSI

[@ElHal04]

Get a dumbbell set, pull up bar and resistance band. There’s plenty u can do with that👍🏽

[@georgempouk]

lift your couch or a chair

[@feminico2613]

Body weight exercises.

[@sandyleask92]

@@ElHal04 resistance bands all the way. Get both tubes and bands. Can do so much with them.

[@jasondashney]

@@feminico2613 Exactly. You ARE a weight.

[@scottk1525]

The "how to build muscle" part starts at 8:39

[@rajatsinha6607]

Thanks

[@FreeWifi1984]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m leaving after this without watching thnx

[@sisyphus645]

Well.. you’re not wrong :P

[@scottk1525]

@@sisyphus645 Neither are you.

[@claudiozucchelli7391]

You're pretty funny, Patrick! The level of this video was perfect for me. Great work.

[@saadali-yt3pw]

really informative help me a lot to avoid muscle lose. the way he explain motivate us to took care of our fitness

[@Ins0mn3sia]

KZbin recommended the "glass video" found it interesting..and have since been going back between videos. This video inparticular, has me craving videos in similar format and depth to this, for various health conditions. From the common to uncommon, from serious and life threatening to the less serious and otherwise debilitating ones. I never realised just how much this stuff interests me, until now.

[@FritzyFreak]

I swear... I will lowkey become a geneticist with a lack of ethics just to make sure I don't age by my 30s.

[@oguzali4352]

well, that sounds like me 🤓🤣

[@theshuman100]

its not unethical if the only person affected by it is you 😉

[@midnight8341]

WAAAAAY ahead of you, just finished the first draft on my master thesis in molecular genetics twenty minutes ago!

[@acewmd.]

Midnight really? Seems unlikely, if you were so smart then why would you watch this channel.

[@marialne736]

@@acewmd. what has the channel got to do, what?😂

[@shatterthemirror8563]

Reinforces what I knew already, that just the ability to flex is majority important. When you flex your muscles become stiff and resistive. That's why resistance training can be a great way to start.

[@ddpwe5269]

Great video! Glad you focused on the, 'if you don't use it, you lose it'. So many people have no idea how little you really need to do to not lose as much as our sick society shows us. There are PLENTY of 80+ showing just the opposite. I just find it's hard to get people to change their ways, the older they get, regardless of the benefits. So, the benefits of exercise need to be drilled in to our heads earlier on, like we first start going to school.

[@nunya3583]

Yup only the people in the know, rich and / or white are taught this. Everyone else gets the whole "it's your fault your fat" when we've been programmed to become 3 meals a day factory workers by our own education system. Disgusting.

[@EverythingScience]

Great content for an aspiring small KZbinr to look up to!

[@stultuses]

Your dying the instant your born, don't waste time chasing crap in life Your remembered by the contribution you make in the lives of others and your society not your ability to hoard treasures Spend your time wisely, your only here once and for who knows how long People who say they are going to live longer because they hit the gym forget the so called extra time you think you've gained was more than used up at the gym! Factoring in an energetic lifestyle as you go is the only way to maximize your time on this rock and maximizing your energy on others is the only thing you'll be remembered for

[@user-cr3db7cb8n]

We will all be immortal in my lifetime

[@shadowdragonx07]

haha WRONG 😄

[@Omijis]

We all gonna die lmao

[@WyldWolfDragon]

maybe atleast our consciousness but not our bodies unless quantum super computers are packed inside a home PC lmao which i can see happening uwu

Even if we could; we wouldn’t give it to many (if any) people, because we would overpopulate quickly

[@AHealthySnack]

Nobody living on planet Earth will ever be immortal, this planet itself is not immortal

[@fitwholebody4499]

Progressive overload, good food, and rest in between workouts to let muscles grow = bigger stronger muscles

[@themanwhosenameisbean9253]

thanks for explaining what this video didn't

[@kavjay]

Great background music. Very synthpop

[@sanatoverhere]

Just wanted to say I love this channel ♥

[@MichiganMrT]

What camera do use? Do you have lighting equipment?

[@gbenitez9350]

Wow! Thanks Seeker 👍

[@zukodude487987]

Do partial muscle tears fully heal? I have torn my pec when lifting and i have a little dent where muscle used to exist, will that grow back or is my muscle forever deformed?

[@WeatherManToBe]

If it's big enough to notice a shape difference, then no, it won't go back to the way it was. However, it will 'fully heal' in that it be functional, just misshapen. There is an interesting push to not have surgical intervention for partial or ever total tears now a days.

[@chaosdweller]

I thought pulled a tore a peck yesterday , but I just needed to warm up better, ...I do have a partial bicep tear , but fortunately it was on my dominate side, I think I also might have a partial tricep tear on my dominate side idk? Either way simple answer they technically don't not on your own, but luckily for me , the side that has tears is still bigger and stronger, ...there just not as pretty as the other side. Yeah I've gotten pulled pecs a lot although idk? If any of them were tears? Idk? I don't see a difference really. Yeah u will probably have that forever.

[@teamwork2297]

i've been following the agoge diet and it definitely works great

[@TheCatzilla1]

Can you do an episode on muscular dystrophy and diseases like it in the future

[@dannyramirez751]

I wish he would explain hypotrophy in more detail and it's relationship on muscle growth

[@davidnonya320]

Still building muscle into my 30s looking better than 20s

[@hero9402]

I didn't notice that you were filming at home until you told me.

[@pierrebeauregard5369]

hi could you make an episode on tendinitis and othe related illness. ty

[@alien-vx2bj]

The best video ive seen about how muscle in general. Very informative. Please make one about why belly developes after age 30. And about fat in general. P.S. im very skinny but with belly. Working on it.

[@Tinky1rs]

I believe they already have a video on fat (as an organ though). Sounds to me like you could improve your diet a bit: less processed junk, more fibrous and protein rich foods.

[@alien-vx2bj]

@@Tinky1rs Thanks.

[@2old4allthis]

Carnivory

[@brianwright3014]

Get out of my mind and my neighborhood. Was just telling myself I want grown man/old man muscle. Now I know I need highschool/college muscle :/

[@chasetuttle2780]

I have this annoying feeling that they will figure out how to reverse aging riiiight after I die.

[@chaosdweller]

Lol, I feel the same way about pot laws lol.

[@blankblank5409]

@@chaosdweller Should be legal

[@QueenetBowie]

“Aging is inescapable.” Aubrey De Grey would like a word with you.

[@sence11]

Haha... Hair check made me laugh. Your looks great dude... Even the grey one 😜

[@nem87000]

"How to Build Muscle, According to Science?" Exercise. WOW! NO SHIT!

[@nareshvak988]

As we age we rest less and work more which can be a major cause for muscle loss and aging including* we tend to rely on junkies and unhealthy inflammatory food choices to make ourselves happy and relieve from work stress our body starts adopting to unhealthy lifestyle and end up premature aging and death

[@skinnytothefeet3531]

Skinny gang

[@mizu0340]

Im an embryo and im very happy with the representation

[@MySaucyNuggets]

Is it possible that he’s gotten even more handsome since his first video?

[@AJ12Gamer]

Here's a glass of water. Because you seem thirsty. 🤣😂

[@trustmeimapotato7244]

It's possible he earns more money and now takes care of his image

[@user-xk9td5kk3p]

What is the name of the music used at 0:00 and 0:30?

[@nikolatesla1353]

Thank you brother. 😘👍🏻

[@KevFandino]

I love this man

[@kavithatuppad4110]

Thank you sir

[@guytelfer1353]

How many more wbc's are there really in the body counting wbc's outside the bloodstream?

[@kskumuda4591]

Consistency is definitely the key... I work out 2-3 months a year regularly and then always stop for some reason ?

[@MrBassbump]

Nor I thought you were going to tell me how to get really musclely

[@brianwright3014]

Was so looking forward to a scientific workout plan. ''... this many reps per this many sets in this amount of minutes will give you this percentage of gains guaranteed according to...'' Scientific gains!

[@grecoconduris6716]

Is the loss of connection to fast-twitch fibres the reason I feel like I don't have any "Push" up hills when running now I am in my late 30s?

[@daronlapping4590]

Thanks Patrick

[@MrAbulekram]

I love the retrowave music 🔥🔥🔥😍💯🔥🔥💯🔥💯

[@Triskaan]

"And we tend to exercise less as we grow older." Except if you're like me, reaching your thirties and realizing that shit, it might be a good time to stop smoking and start exercising for real. :)

[@user-kk5ep8sk6z]

Make a video on "HORMONES"

[@Seeker]

We got you covered, check out our Human episode on hormones here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3qmnoebmb2csJI

[@Dmanjack]

Well I was looking at learning the repair cycled worked and now I'm just scared a bit, gotta get into piltia and stop putting off getting into climbing

[@lpdleoni3850]

Interesting, Growing and building more muscle now in 40s, as been body building for years.

[@goalmetatnosubscribers]

I was excited by the title then disappointed by the content. The world of exercise science is light years beyond this video’s content. I was hoping to hear about mTor pathway discoveries, new hormonal influence knowledge, resistance training study data, anything that was actually scientific regarding muscular hypertrophy. Not all of us nerds with a doctorate push pencils all day, some of us bench 300 lbs in our spare time and love this stuff. I would LOVE a reboot attempt at this video, maybe start with Jeff Nippard as a launch pad to assimilate data.

[@adilsaleem8846]

Love to hear it

[@S.jega94]

This guy understands how to teach, learnt more in 8mins than I did in 4years of biology classes 😂😂😂

[@SniffiestHalo1]

Because you learned biology not anatomy

[@siriusblack7714]

Wow this was the most generic comment I ever seen LMAO.

[@Childneglecter]

⁠@@siriusblack7714wow this was the most generic reply I have ever seen LMAO

[@siriusblack7714]

@@Childneglecter you know his comment is just him regurgitating popular comments hes seen before. Hive minded simple minded guy he is

[@thrizzle4105]

Was looking for videos on how to build muscles and now I am not even sure if I can due to my age hahaha

[@AmericanThaiGuy]

This doesn't really answer the premise in the title. I was looking for a scientific explanation of how building muscle via weightlifting works? When building muscle mass is it actually new muscle or existing muscle getting bigger? 🤔

[@shnast-tv2]

He addressed in the video. They don't know. This is the part of the video where he mentions ongoing studies of Hyperplasia. Hyperplasia would be literally adding new muscles not just growing already existing ones. Great thing about nutrition science and athlete science is everyone is still learning everything. More experiments are needed on a lot of subjects. Like do we really need 1g of protein per lb of body weight to pack on size? Or can the body generate muscles by stretching them then filling them back up with more blood

[@Kabiito]

*YOU GUYS BETTER MAKE A VIDEO ON THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE DISCOVERY*

[@jsupahotfiree2499]

I speak like him and this a great vib

[@patgnz3690]

In my late teens & early 20s I felt very weak..but now I’m older and gained muscle through exercise, my muscles twitch faster than b4 when i sprint 🤔.. I feel lighter & more agile 🤷🏽‍♂️so people, exercise a bit.. i think it works 🫡😃

[@eddiefisher2498]

Seeker ? How does, being active and working out and not being active (lazy) effect you in old age muscle development

[@gangatalishis]

What about TRT when it comes to aging?

[@addictedgamer3372]

Does calories helps in muscle to grow without protein?

[@ironrick95mcoc46]

1:20 A serious chunk of my body weight is adipose tissue lol

[@user-kk5ep8sk6z]

I love all the biological content! Keep it up, ty😃👍

[@vatsalsompura1069]

For those who didn't understand. he meant excercise and lift weight 😂

[@axem.8338]

Can you make a video just on inflamation in body?

[@thatboytonyb]

The Gym paid off 🙌

[@rajanjha4051]

Hii i am from India I like ur chanl. Ur vedio content is awsm

[@guillermojrboy3292]

We can't control our heart muscles, but our crush can make it skip a beat.

[@evilemoji420]

i’ve tried for many years but never saw results and would quit after couple months. i’m 19 now and started again 2 weeks ago, and other people noticed already when i’ve told nobody

[@rikachiu]

I will still care about my gains when I am 90.

[@YuserAlhaj]

thnx

[@brendaurencio6015]

I got a 12 minute unskipable ad before this 😭

[@astrovicis]

Beautiful.

[@patchrockit]

i have pretty bad RA and repetitive motion triggers it. I also have an extremely fast metabolism. So, since i can't work out anymore (can barely even grasp a weight or put weight on my wrists or shoulders in any direction, my metabolism has completely taken my muscles from me. I was lean at 6' and 180lbs, now...skinny at 6' and 130. Feeling hopeless. I've watched every youtube video i can and talked to experts. i'm just destined to be a scrawny, weak, dude in pain all day everyday. effin, woah is me.

[@Mdb_jaylen]

Bro u look and talk like Oliver queen from the arrow😂

[@peterpalov5157]

Very cool 👍

[@patrickpilat3261]

At 7:30 Is that old man really roller skating without a helmet???

[@series1054]

Daredevil

[@alfredogxr8891]

Bro I just started to make excersise few months ago aspiring to be muscular. I'm 27 years old and You are telling me that there would not be more growth after 30s??? I dunno if I should get depressed by this

[@JamEs-xr1kj]

Our muscles grows because of our existing muscle fibers gets bigger he say like that means that hyper plasia creating more muscle fibers make muscle able tongrow even bigger will the new muscle fiber not be same as the existing fibers is it not same maybe i just dont get it hoping for good answer

[@violethane537]

Whoever reads this comment just remember that you are not alone, you are loved by someone, and we together will go thru this pandemic

[@bwhsamick]

This plandemic will never end nut nice of you to care about others