The Claim
Resistance training activates mTORC1 signaling in human skeletal muscle, leading to increased protein synthesis and muscle hypertrophy, as indicated by elevated phosphorylation of Raptor, S6K1, and 4E-BPs following acute and chronic resistance exercise in young men.
What the research says
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Resistance training increases mTORC1 signaling in human skeletal muscle, resulting in higher rates of muscle protein synthesis and greater muscle growth in young men.
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Resistance training activates mTORC1 signaling in human skeletal muscle, increasing protein synthesis and muscle hypertrophy, as evidenced by elevated phosphorylation of Raptor, S6K1, and 4E-BPs following acute and chronic resistance exercise in young men.
When muscles are stretched and strained during weightlifting, signals from the muscle fibers turn on a molecular switch called mTORC1. This switch activates two key proteins, S6K1 and 4E-BP1, which together tell the cell to start making more proteins. S6K1 speeds up the machinery that builds proteins, while 4E-BP1 releases a brake that normally stops protein production. With this brake released and the machinery sped up, the muscle cell produces more proteins than it breaks down, causing the muscle fibers to grow larger over time.
What the research says
1 studyWeightlifting turns on a molecular switch (mTORC1) in muscle cells that tells them to make more protein and grow bigger, and this study shows that exact switch gets activated when people lift weights.
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