Resistance exercise has been shown to elicit a significant acute hormonal response. It
appears that this acute response is more critical to tissue growth and remodelling than
chronic changes in resting hormonal concentrations, as many studies have not shown a
significant change during resistance training despite increases in muscle strength and
hypertrophy. Anabolic hormones such as testosterone and the superfamily of growth
hormones (GH) have been shown to be elevated during 15–30 minutes of post-resistance …