The effect of short‐term exercise prehabilitation on skeletal muscle protein synthesis and atrophy during bed rest in older men

• Main Authors: Benoit Smeuninx (Author), Yasir S. Elhassan (Author), Konstantinos N. Manolopoulos (Author), Elizabeth Sapey (Author), Alison B. Rushton (Author), Sophie J. Edwards (Author), Paul T. Morgan (Author), Andrew Philp (Author), Matthew S. Brook (Author), Nima Gharahdaghi (Author), Kenneth Smith (Author), Philip J. Atherton (Author), Leigh Breen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Poor recovery from periods of disuse accelerates age‐related muscle loss, predisposing individuals to the development of secondary adverse health outcomes. Exercise prior to disuse (prehabilitation) may prevent muscle deterioration during subsequent unloading. The present study a...