Doing lots of reps leaves your muscles weak for days, but doing fewer heavy reps doesn’t make you weak for long.

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Comparison of the recovery response from high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise in trained men

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2017 Jul

Lifting lighter weights many times (high-volume) made guys weaker for up to three days, but lifting heavy weights only a few times (high-intensity) only made them weak for about half an hour.

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Comparison of the recovery response from high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise in trained men

Score: 46

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3598-9

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