The Claim

High-intensity interval exercise stimulates myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein synthesis, particularly mitochondrial proteins, but does not consistently induce muscle hypertrophy in short-term training (<6 weeks) in humans.

Source: Skeletal muscle and resistance exercise training; the role of protein synthesis in recovery and remodeling.

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Doing short bursts of intense exercise can help your muscles make more proteins, especially the ones in energy factories inside cells, but it doesn’t always make your muscles bigger if you only do it for less than six weeks.

See the scientific wording

High-intensity interval exercise stimulates myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein synthesis, particularly mitochondrial proteins, but does not consistently induce muscle hypertrophy in short-term training (<6 weeks) in humans.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Skeletal muscle and resistance exercise training; the role of protein synthesis in recovery and remodeling.

    This study says that short, intense workouts make your muscles produce more proteins, especially for energy factories inside cells, but don’t always make your muscles bigger in less than 6 weeks—which is exactly what the claim says.

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