Mr. Naoki Horii, is a Graduate Student in Faculty of Sports and Health Science of Ritsumeikan University, and his research manuscript was accepted and published in J Clin Biochem Nutr, which collaborated with Professor Motoyuki Iemitsu, Assistant Professor Masataka Uchida, Shumpei Fujie and Senior researcher in Research Organization of Science and Technology Natsuki Hasegawa. The study revealed that Dioscorea esculenta intake combined with resistance training has further effects on muscle hypertrophy and strength in athletes.

Horii N, Hasegawa N, Fujie S, Iemitsu K, Uchida M, Hamaoka T, Iemitsu M. Effects of Dioscorea esculenta intake with resistance training on muscle hypertrophy and strength in sprint athletes. (2020) J Clin Biochem Nutr. 67: 338-343.

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