#40 - Turning up the Heat

Having previously ragged on Cold Therapy for it's negative effects on muscle hypertrophy and muscular strength, so one may ask the question, does heat have the opposite effects? Well, let's find out!
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Works Cited:
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Fuchs, C. J., Smeets, J. S., Senden, J. M., Zorenc, A. H., Goessens, J. P., van Marken Lichtenbelt, W. D., ... & van Loon, L. J. (2020). Hot-water immersion does not increase postprandial muscle protein synthesis rates during recovery from resistance-type exercise in healthy, young males. Journal of Applied Physiology, 128, (4), 1012-1022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00836.2019