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004: Training Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers with Dr. Andy Galpin

The PJF Podcast: Elite Sports Performance

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The Effects of Testosterone on Muscle Growth

Men are going to be stronger and larger because they typically have more muscle mass when you equate for the individual cells. The testosterone surge post-exercise explains very little of hypertrophy right it's not a very big deal now if you take exogenous testosterone it's a big freaking deal yeah. It's the physical size as a general rule that plays it more so than the rate of increase which is why women will always be generally smaller and men will always be Generally larger but their ability to change from their starting point is same.

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