Contractile and Nutritional Regulation of Human Muscle Growth

In Brief RASMUSSEN, B. B., and S. M. PHILLIPS. Contractile and nutritional regulation of human muscle growth. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 127–131, 2003. Resistance exercise and nutritional provision are two independent and major stimuli of muscle protein synthesis and overall muscle growth. The focus of this review is on the regulation of muscle anabolism in humans after resistance exercise, nutritional provision, and a combination of the two. Resistance exercise, nutritional provision, and the combination of the two can independently and synergistically increase muscle protein synthesis and anabolism.