Research
Hormonal
Resistance exercise protocols that activate large muscle masses elicit the greatest acute elevations in T and GH.
Design resistance training programs to include large muscle mass exercises for optimal hormonal response.
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RE protocols and short-term resistance training using two to four sets, 8–15 repetition maximum (RM), ≤2-min RI, and RE that activates large muscle masses... elicit the greatest acute elevations in T and GH.
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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
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