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Chocolate milk did not enhance skeletal muscle hypertrophy following training.
Chocolate milk is not an effective supplement for enhancing muscle growth post-training.
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Chocolate milk did not enhance skeletal muscle hypertrophy following training.
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Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Daily chocolate milk consumption does not enhance the effect of resistance training in young and old men: a randomized controlled trial
Cameron J. Mitchell et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2014
DOI 10.1139/apnm-2014-0329
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