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Muscle fiber area increased similarly after training for both groups.
Both supplementation strategies effectively promote similar muscle fiber growth during resistance training.
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Muscle fiber area increased similarly after training for both groups (approximately 20%; P < 0.05).
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Creatine-dextrose and protein-dextrose induce similar strength gains during training
Mark A. Tarnopolsky et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200112000-00011
rct · n=19Cited 71×
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