The Claim

Increased c-Myc protein levels following resistance training are associated with greater muscle hypertrophy in older adults, with extreme responders exhibiting a 250% increase in c-Myc and nonresponders showing only a 50% increase.

Source: Ribosome biogenesis may augment resistance training-induced myofiber hypertrophy and is required for myotube growth in vitro.

What the research says

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Supports

46score

Challenges

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Correlation

1 study reviewed

In plain English

When older people do strength training, those who get the biggest muscle gains also tend to have a much bigger rise in a protein called c-Myc—some see it jump 250%, while others only see a 50% rise.

See the scientific wording

Increased c-Myc protein levels following resistance training are associated with greater muscle hypertrophy in older adults, with extreme responders showing a 250% increase and nonresponders only a 50% increase.

What the research says

1 study

Study: Ribosome biogenesis may augment resistance training-induced myofiber hypertrophy and is required for myotube growth in vitro.
The study found that older adults who got much stronger after weight training also had a big spike in a protein called c-Myc — exactly as the claim says. Those who didn’t grow much had only a small spike.

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