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Acute post-resistance exercise increases in testosterone (T) and growth hormone (GH) are optimal for maximizing skeletal muscle anabolism and hypertrophy.
Practitioners should consider the importance of T and GH increases in resistance training programs.
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post-RE increases in these hormones are 'optimal' for maximizing skeletal muscle anabolism and hypertrophy.
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Are Acute Post–Resistance Exercise Increases in Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and IGF-1 Necessary to Stimulate Skeletal Muscle Anabolism and Hypertrophy?
E. Todd Schroeder et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2013
DOI 10.1249/mss.0000000000000147
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