by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Score plot of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) including all samples. HL = high-load resistance training; LL = low-load resistance training; Pre = pre-training period; Post = post-training period; −0 min = blood collection performed before the exercise (baseline); +5 min = blood collection performed 5 min after exercise; +60 min...
by Laurie Fickman, University of Houston Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the gym, you are not just pumping iron, you are oxygenating muscle cells which keeps those muscles healthy, strong and growing—a process called hypertrophy, or an increase in muscle mass due to an increase in muscle cell size. Conversely, under the covers, lounging, your...
by The Physiological Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If further research can identify the substances that the bacteria of the gut are making to help muscles grow following exercise, we might be able to use some of those substances to promote the growth of muscles in people suffering from the loss of muscle as typically seen with aging...
WASEDA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: EATING PROTEIN-RICH BREAKFASTS CAN HELP INCREASE MUSCLE GROWTH AND STRENGTH CREDIT: WASEDA UNIVERSITY Proteins constitute an essential dietary component that helps in the growth and repair of the body. Composed of long chains of amino acids, proteins promote the growth of skeletal muscles, the group of muscles that help us move. Humans...
MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE IN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION IMAGE: Immunofluorescence analysis of a group of proliferating stem cells associated with a muscle fiber (grey). The stem cells produce Dll1 (red) and MyoD (green). Two of the cells produces MyoG (blue): They are differentiating to form a new muscle cell. Note that the overlay...
by Tufts University A novel new study suggests that the gut microbiome has a role in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults. The work, led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts, is available as a pre-proof in advance of print in Experimental Gerontology....
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Paula Field As more and more people are turning away from meat in favor of plant-based and meat replacement products, scientists are asking more questions about how protein sources differ from one another. New research looks at whether animal or fungus-derived protein is better for building muscle mass. Traditionally, some people...
Start with the classic wall sit. Press your back into a wall and slide it down the wall as you walk your feet out in front of you, bending at the knees. Your thighs should be parallel to the floor and make right angles with your calves. Try to keep shoulders relaxed. Hold for up to 90 seconds, return to...
Titin was discovered four decades ago, but some physiology textbooks fail to recognize the important role it plays in muscle contraction. Watching the elaborate motion of a pitcher throwing a baseball at more than 100 miles an hour illustrates the essential role of stretching prior to delivering large amounts of mechanical power. Similarly, practitioners of...
Dr Craig Harrison and Dr Kelly Walton from the Monash BDI. Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers have collaboratively developed a therapeutic approach that dramatically promotes the growth of muscle mass, which could potentially prevent muscle wasting in diseases including muscular dystrophy and cancer. The approach, jointly developed with Baker Heart and Diabetes...
