The Claim

Do early hormone spikes after workouts predict long-term muscle growth?

Source: The Effect of Resistive Exercise Rest Interval on Hormonal Response, Strength, and Hypertrophy With Training

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Even if your hormones spike a lot right after your first few workouts, that doesn’t mean you’ll grow more muscle or get stronger later on.

See the scientific wording

The acute hormonal response to resistance training in the first week is not predictive of long-term muscle growth or strength gains in healthy, recently untrained males.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: The Effect of Resistive Exercise Rest Interval on Hormonal Response, Strength, and Hypertrophy With Training

    In the first week of lifting weights, some guys had bigger hormone spikes than others, but that didn’t mean they gained more muscle or strength later on — the ones with smaller spikes actually grew more. So, early hormone levels don’t tell you how you’ll do in the long run.

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