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

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? . . .

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Other

Date of Publication

8-15-2023

Volume

601

Issue

16

PubMed ID

37300474

Publication Title

Journal of Physiology

Publisher

Wiley

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

60684

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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

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10.1113/JP284867