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Increased loading as resistance training is the most potent nonpharmacological strategy by which skeletal muscle mass can be increased.
Practitioners should prioritize resistance training to enhance muscle mass.
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Increased loading as resistance training is the most potent nonpharmacological strategy by which skeletal muscle mass can be increased.
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Resistance Exercise, Aging, Disuse, and Muscle Protein Metabolism
James McKendry et al. · Comprehensive physiology · 2021
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