When young guys who lift weights do super intense training every day for two weeks, their bodies show signs of breaking down more muscle, based on a specific waste product in their pee.

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Changes in human skeletal muscle contractility and hormone status during 2 weeks of heavy strength training

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2001 Jan-Feb

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Changes in human skeletal muscle contractility and hormone status during 2 weeks of heavy strength training

Score: 39

DOI: 10.1007/s004210000328

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