What makes muscles grow? - Jeffrey Siegel

We have over 600 muscles in our bodies that help bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. Your muscles also need your constant attention, because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Jeffrey Siegel illustrates how a good mix of sleep, nutrition and exercise keep your muscles as big and strong as possible.

Lesson by Jeffrey Siegel, animation by Brett Underhill.

[ulgoury]

"It is with muscles as it with life: meaningful growth requires challenge and stress"
Damnnn.

[somdebsar]

"Meaningful growth requires challenge and stress", is one of my favorite quotes!

[nemonucliosis]

4 years ago I tried benching 415lbs without a warm up. I ended up tearing both my pecks and triceps doing so. Doctors say I've still got 2 more years or physio and recovery but this video taught me was tearing the muscles is a good thing. Gonna be HUGE when I'm fully recovered!!!

[mirzaplaysgames]

Jeff cavalier : " Watching this video is killing your gains"

[Tonio]

This is a perfect video! Literally addresses almost everything

[alexandernunezmartinez]

I really like watching the videos Ted-Ed provides us, I am a Spanish speaker and I'm learning English, this kind of videos are too helpful to me since I can improve not just my listening but algo get new vocabulary words and much knowledge about different types of topics. Thousands thanks for making these videos.

[SuicideBunny]

"Meaningful growth requires challenge and stress." - TED-Ed

[woodfur]

Protip: The knob present on most doors can be rotated, dramatically decreasing the amount of force necessary to pull or push it open.

[jxk]

Always works for me. Sixty one and muscularly fit. The Harley’s and home grown haven’t slowed me done either. Great video that should be instituted to our young at the tumbling stage. Thanks

[hrag]

I really liked this video about how our muscles grow and what makes them. A few years ago I used to exercise a lot, and see no much change in my muscles mass and strength. However, I started searching up the internet for the reason, and I found reasons, which were also mentioned in this video, that I also have to eat food containing protein, which will allow my muscles to become stronger and bigger. Also, I didn't sleep enough to rest my muscles, which also resulted in not making them grow. In my opinion, if anyone wants to start gaining muscles and become stronger, they have to sleep well, eat well, and finally, workout constantly. To be more specific, not to skip any training day so the muscles will learn the pattern and continue growing and becoming stronger.

[ThZuao]

*Do you even trigger strong immune reactions in your muscles, bro?*

[idresshinwari]

“Meaningful growth requires challenge and stress” This hit me like a truck.

[badassguy]

I just love how this video explains everything about growing muscles through resistance training without losing muscle mass in just 4 minutes. Our fitness coaches take 2 hours to explain the same.

[OnTheWeb]

Nice closing words...
"It is with muscles as it is with life: Meaningful growth requires challenge and stress."

[jarandnl]

*I wish everyone who read this to get their muscles to your perfect and preferred size!*

[synsvids]

In the fall of my freshman year of high school, I dislocated my right kneecap. I learned that I am hypermobile and that my ligaments are loose and that my muscles hold me together. So loose in fact, that I cannot get a full body readjustment at the chiropractor. It took over a year of physical therapy, but now in the spring of my sophomore year of high school, I can run, jump, and do everything I could do before the accident. I'm taking a strength and conditioning class and I feel my body is stronger than ever before. I also have to stretch often and can't stay still for too long because my limbs will seize up, and my joints will make a sharp crack sound (which can be painful at times). The stretching is a great warm up, and it helps me relax.

[harpreet-igwy]

If all educational institutes use these kind of method to teach their scholars this will incline the interest of trainees towards study ❤️. Good job dude keep it up 👍🏻. Love the way you explain.

[like-icecream]

Muscle damages: heals
Ear drum ruptures: heals
Tooth decay:

[JuanGutierrez-xzdq]

This is so very inspiring and educational for athletes and boxers and who documented this fine peace of art show win an Emmy and and big award 🥇

[trentalexander]

Loved the factual simplicity of this presentation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾