Some studies and reviews on this topic.
- Anabolic processes in human skeletal muscle: restoring the identities of growth hormone and testosterone. Phys Sportsmed. 2010 Oct;38(3):97-104.
- Effects of Training-Induced Hormonal Changes on Muscular Hypertrophy. An Annotated Bibliography by Eric Helms
- Casein Hydrolysate and Anabolic Hormones and Growth – Research Review by Lyle McDonald
- Physiological Elevation of Endogenous Hormones Results in Superior Strength Training Adaptations – Research Review by Lyle McDonald
- Resistance exercise-induced increases in putative anabolic hormones do not enhance muscle protein synthesis or intracellular signalling in young men. J Physiol. 2009 November 1; 587(Pt 21): 5239–5247.
- Elevations in ostensibly anabolic hormones with resistance exercise enhance neither training-induced muscle hypertrophy nor strength of the elbow flexors. J Appl Physiol (November 12, 2009)
- Associations of exercise-induced hormone profiles and gains in strength and hypertrophy in a large cohort after weight training. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2012 Jul;112(7):2693-702.
- Anthony Colpo – Boosting Growth Hormone with Diet & Training: Fact or Fiction? Part 2
- Anthony Colpo – Boosting Growth Hormone with Diet & Training: Fact or Fiction? Part 1
- Postexercise hypertrophic adaptations: a reexamination of the hormone hypothesis and its applicability to resistance training program design. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Jun;27(6):1720-30.
- Are acute post-resistance exercise increases in testosterone, growth hormone, and IGF-1 necessary to stimulate skeletal muscle anabolism and hypertrophy?, Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Nov; Schroeder ET, Villanueva M, West DD, Phillips SM.)
