After training, your tendons get a bit looser, so your muscles can start working sooner when you try to push, making you feel stronger faster.

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The increase in muscle force after 4 weeks of strength training is mediated by adaptations in motor unit recruitment and rate coding

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2019 Apr

The study found that after 4 weeks of isometric training, muscles started firing at lower effort levels, which matches part of the claim — but it didn’t test whether tendons became more stretchy or if delays decreased, so the reason given in the claim isn’t proven.

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The increase in muscle force after 4 weeks of strength training is mediated by adaptations in motor unit recruitment and rate coding

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DOI: 10.1113/JP277250

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