Tag Archives: resistance training
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Whole Body Muscle Hypertrophy from Resistance Training
A study carried out at the Tokyo Metropolitan University Department of Exercise and Sport Science used MRI technology to assess absolute and relative changes in skeletal muscle and fat free mass in response to weight training. -
Caffeine reduces the acute growth hormone response
Caffeine has been demonstrated to reduce the acute growth hormone response to a single bout of resistance training. -
Timing of Post-Exercise Protein Intake Important
In a study at the Sports Medicine Research Unit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Birgitte Esmarck led a team of researchers who wanted to determine if taking protein supplements at different times after hypertrophic resistance training would somehow effect the outcome in elderly people -
Does Weight Lifting Make You Smarter?
Stereotypically, we often assume that people carrying increased amounts of muscle mass have below average intelligence. Does weight lifting make you smarter?
