Can lizards become alligators? Muscle fibre type and other factors that may influence (or not) hypertrophy responsiveness after resistance training

Authors/Creators

João P. Nunes, Edith Cowan University

Abstract

‘Those born to be lizards will never be alligators’ is a Brazilian expression used for gym practitioners in reference to the idea that non/low-responder individuals for muscle size gains will never achieve the muscle sizes of high-responders with big muscles. Is that supported by research? . . .

RAS ID

60684

Document Type

Other

Date of Publication

8-15-2023

Volume

601

Issue

16

PubMed ID

37300474

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Wiley

Comments

Nunes, J. P. (2023). Can lizards become alligators? Muscle fibre type and other factors that may influence (or not) hypertrophy responsiveness after resistance training. The Journal of Physiology, 601(16), 3447-3448. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP284867

Recommended Citation

Nunes, J. P. (2023). Can lizards become alligators? Muscle fibre type and other factors that may influence (or not) hypertrophy responsiveness after resistance training. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1113/JP284867