Targeting Anabolic Impairment in Response to Resistance Exercise in Older Adults with Mobility Impairments: Potential Mechanisms and Rehabilitation Approaches

Figure 2

Theoretical model of anabolic response to resistance exercise in “normal” and “low responders”. Each sinusoidal line represents anabolic response (i.e., protein synthesis) to a bout of resistance exercise in normal (solid) and low (dashed) responders. S-shaped line represents muscle mass gains following 12 weeks of repeated bouts of resistance exercise in normal (solid) and low (dashed) responders.