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Eating more calories helps keep your leg muscles from shrinking, even the ones you aren't directly working out during strength training.
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Evidence for Simultaneous Muscle Atrophy and Hypertrophy in Response to Resistance Training in Humans
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2024 Sep 1Eating enough calories while lifting weights helps prevent your unused leg muscles from shrinking, whereas eating too few causes them to waste away.
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