Research Debunks Bodybuilding Hormone Myth: Growth Promoting Hormones Don't Promote Growth or Strength

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

New research from scientists at McMaster University reveals exercise-related testosterone and growth hormone do not play an influential role in building muscle after weightlifting, despite conventional wisdom suggesting otherwise. The findings indicate that bodybuilders who look to manipulate those hormones through exercise routines are wasting their time.

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