Resistance training reduces muscle protein turnover

Resistance training results in muscle hypertrophy, requiring a stimulation of muscle protein turnover such that muscle protein synthesis exceeds breakdown. We examined the hypothesis that resistance training would attenuate the acute increase in muscle protein turnover seen following exercise. Muscle protein turnover was determined in persons (N=6) who regularly performed resistance exercise (trained - T; 74.8±5.0kg; means±SE) and controls …