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Apr 2023
12m 23s

Exercise recovery: the role of protein i...

DR TIM CROWE
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It is something that all regular and not-so-regular exercisers have experienced: muscle pain and soreness in the days following a particularly hard training session. It is the price paid for the benefits exercise, especially resistance training, can have on growing muscle mass and strength, stability, glucose tolerance and bone density. The list of ways that ... Show More
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