Building bone mass through exercise: could less be more?

[...]the model suggests that the osteogenic potency of rest inserted stimuli emerges from real time activity induced within the cellular syncytium of the bone during the brief time-that is, seconds-that the skeleton is subjected to loading.

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2006-01, Vol.40 (1), p.2-3
Main Authors: Gross, T S, Srinivasan, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Bone Density - physiology
bone mass
bone morphology
bone strength
Bones
complex adaptive systems
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Humans
Intervention
Older people
Physical Fitness - physiology
Rest - physiology
rest insertion
Signal transduction
Studies
Weightlifting
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Summary:[...]the model suggests that the osteogenic potency of rest inserted stimuli emerges from real time activity induced within the cellular syncytium of the bone during the brief time-that is, seconds-that the skeleton is subjected to loading.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.2004.016972