The Claim

Resistance training with equal volume performed once or twice per week for 10 weeks results in minimal muscle hypertrophy and no strength gains in trained young men, suggesting that adaptations may plateau early in this population and require novel stimuli to progress.

Source: Effects of equal-volume resistance training with different training frequencies in muscle size and strength in trained men

What the research says

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Supports
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Description
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In plain English

In trained young men, performing resistance training once or twice a week for 10 weeks with a fixed volume leads to little increase in muscle size and no improvement in strength, indicating that further progress may require a change in training approach.

See the scientific wording

Resistance training with equal volume performed once or twice per week for 10 weeks results in minimal muscle hypertrophy and no strength gains in trained young men, suggesting that adaptations may plateau early in this population and require novel stimuli to progress.

Why this might work

When trained people lift weights only once or twice a week, their muscles don't get pulled hard enough often enough to keep triggering the signals that tell the muscle to grow or get stronger. The muscle cells stop responding because the same routine doesn't challenge them in new ways.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of equal-volume resistance training with different training frequencies in muscle size and strength in trained men

    This study found that even if trained guys lift the same total amount of weight, doing it once or twice a week for 10 weeks doesn’t make them much stronger or bigger. That supports the idea that their bodies stop responding to the same routine and need something new to keep improving.

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