If a patient begins rigorous resistance training after years of sedentary behavior, which consequence related to bone remodeling is most likely?

💡 Explanation

Increased mechanical stress from resistance training stimulates osteoblast activity. Bone remodeling then shifts toward bone formation, increasing bone density, because osteoblasts deposit new bone matrix faster than osteoclasts resorb it. Therefore, bone density will increase, rather than decrease, due to this adaptation.

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