If you build muscle and get stronger by lifting heavy weights, you won’t lose those gains even if you stop training for eight weeks.

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Postexercise blood flow restriction does not enhance muscle hypertrophy induced by multiple‐set high‐load resistance exercise

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2018 May

The study found that when young men lifted heavy weights for eight weeks, their muscles got stronger and thicker, and even after stopping training for another eight weeks, they kept most of those gains — so yes, the benefits lasted.

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Postexercise blood flow restriction does not enhance muscle hypertrophy induced by multiple‐set high‐load resistance exercise

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DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12421

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