There is a term for muscular growth or swelling called "hypertrophy". Hypertrophy happens when stress is put on a muscle, causing micro tears in the muscle fiber. This is the achy feeling you get the day after a workout. Your body then utilizes proteins to help repair the muscle tissue. The repairs then make your muscles bigger and stronger. NOTE: (It takes a long time to get noticeable results. This doesn't make you the hulk in 2 weeks.)
After your muscles have repaired themselves, they can now handle slightly more stress (more weight). NOTE: (this doesn't mean your going to jump from benching 120 to 160 after one recovery. Forget about it). So don't jump the gun trying to lift more than you can handle. It takes time to work your way up, I cannot stress that enough.
Hypertrophy is what bodybuilders always strive for to get those big defined, sculpted looked muscles.
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