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What’s the Best Type of Cardio for Preserving Muscle?

What’s the Best Type of Cardio for Preserving Muscle?

Regardless of your fitness goals, you probably do some type of training that gets your heart rate up. Yet, not all forms of cardio are created equal. There’s some thought that certain types can interfere with strength and hypertrophy gains. Is there any truth to this?

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mTOR: A Protein That Controls How Large Your Muscle Grow

mTOR: A Protein That Controls How Large Your Muscle Grow

To build muscle, you have to create the right conditions for hypertrophy to occur. There’s a protein called mTOR that plays an important role in muscle protein synthesis. When this protein is turned on, protein synthesis occurs. Find out how diet and the type of exercise you do influences this protein and makes it easier or harder to build lean body mass.

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