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Strength Training Hormones

Meaning

Strength Training Hormones refers to the specific endocrine messengers that are acutely released or chronically modulated in response to resistance exercise, playing a crucial role in muscle hypertrophy, tissue repair, and adaptation. The primary hormones involved include testosterone, growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and cortisol. The acute, transient elevation of these anabolic hormones post-exercise initiates the signaling cascades necessary for muscle protein synthesis and structural remodeling.