Sentences with phrase «muscle than the control group»

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Muscular dystrophies are a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement.

A twice daily dietary supplement for 13 weeks containing whey protein, leucine, and vitamin D (20 g whey protein, 3 g total leucine, and 800 IU vitamin D) was given to older (~ 78 years) primarily independent - living sarcopenic adults and resulted in improved chair — stand test time and showed a greater gain in skeletal muscle mass than the control group (and these results were repeated in other studies).

One study found that a group of wrestlers who ingested 52 grams of BCAAs a day retained more muscle and lost more fat than the control group who didn't supplement [viii].

The regimen seemed to have increased the athletes» ability to access fat as muscle fuel, she said, allowing them to exercise harder during the workouts than the control group and gain additional fitness and speed.