Molecular responses to acute exercise and their relevance for adaptations in skeletal muscle to exercise training

B Egan, AP Sharples - Physiological Reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Repeated, episodic bouts of skeletal muscle contraction undertaken frequently as structured
exercise training are a potent stimulus for physiological adaptation in many organs …

Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions

MD Roberts, JJ McCarthy… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanisms underlying mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy have
been extensively researched since the landmark report by Morpurgo (1897) of “work …

Resistance training for older adults: position statement from the national strength and conditioning association

MS Fragala, EL Cadore, S Dorgo… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Fragala, MS, Cadore, EL, Dorgo, S, Izquierdo, M, Kraemer, WJ, Peterson, MD, and
Ryan, ED. Resistance training for older adults: position statement from the national strength …

Growth hormone (s), testosterone, insulin-like growth factors, and cortisol: roles and integration for cellular development and growth with exercise

WJ Kraemer, NA Ratamess, WC Hymer… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hormones are largely responsible for the integrated communication of several physiological
systems responsible for modulating cellular growth and development. Although the specific …

Mechanistic pathways of sex differences in cardiovascular disease

V Regitz-Zagrosek, G Kararigas - Physiological reviews, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Major differences between men and women exist in epidemiology, manifestation,
pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as …

Neither load nor systemic hormones determine resistance training-mediated hypertrophy or strength gains in resistance-trained young men

RW Morton, SY Oikawa, CG Wavell… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
We reported, using a unilateral resistance training (RT) model, that training with high or low
loads (mass per repetition) resulted in similar muscle hypertrophy and strength …

Potential mechanisms for a role of metabolic stress in hypertrophic adaptations to resistance training

BJ Schoenfeld - Sports medicine, 2013 - Springer
It is well established that regimented resistance training can promote increases in muscle
hypertrophy. The prevailing body of research indicates that mechanical stress is the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Links between testosterone, oestrogen, and the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor axis and resistance exercise muscle adaptations

N Gharahdaghi, BE Phillips, NJ Szewczyk… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Maintenance of skeletal muscle mass throughout the life course is key for the regulation of
health, with physical activity a critical component of this, in part, due to its influence upon key …

The effect of training volume and intensity on improvements in muscular strength and size in resistance‐trained men

GT Mangine, JR Hoffman, AM Gonzalez… - Physiological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This investigation compared the effect of high‐volume (VOL) versus high‐intensity (INT)
resistance training on stimulating changes in muscle size and strength in resistance‐trained …

The role of androgens and estrogens on healthy aging and longevity

AM Horstman, EL Dillon, RJ Urban… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aging is associated with a loss of sex hormone in both men (andropause) and women
(menopause). In men, reductions in testosterone can trigger declines in muscle mass, bone …