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The Watts Doc #5: Can You Lift Heavy While Endurance Training?

Empirical Cycling Podcast

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The Effects of PCG1 Alpha on Strength Training

Mtor in people who are brand new to strength training is actually active for like over a day. As you become more accustomed to strength training, the Mtor signal only lasts for a handful of hours. And this actually happens to be PCG1 alpha, the aerobic pathway for evolutionary purposes that would have made being aerobically fit more important than being physically strong.

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