correlational
Analysis v1
Strong Opposition
If we use sensors to see which parts of a muscle are working hardest during a workout, those same areas are the ones that will grow the most over time.
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Evidence from Studies
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Regional hypertrophy of muscle cannot be predicted by surface electromyography
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
The study looked at whether muscle activity measured by EMG during exercises can predict where muscles grow, and found that it can't. This goes against the idea that EMG shows exactly where muscles will get bigger.
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