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Muscle glycogen concentration affects anabolic signaling following resistance exercise, with divergent glycogen levels observed between low and normal glycogen legs.
Practitioners should consider the impact of muscle glycogen levels on anabolic signaling when designing resistance training programs.
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The depletion protocol generated divergent muscle glycogen that was higher in the NORM than LOW leg in both nutrient and placebo groups at all time points (P <.05).
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Effect Of Muscle Glycogen Status And Nutrition On Cell Signaling Following Resistance Exercise
Donny M. Camera et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2011
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000401607.17766.46
other · n=16
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