If you like doing chest and triceps together or alternating them with back and biceps, pick what you enjoy — both ways work just as well to get stronger and bigger.

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A Comparison Between Synergist and Nonsynergist Resistance Training Schemes in Recreationally Trained Men.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2025 Dec 12

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A Comparison Between Synergist and Nonsynergist Resistance Training Schemes in Recreationally Trained Men.

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005336

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If you're a regular gym-goer, doing workouts that pair similar muscle groups together (like two push exercises) or alternating push and pull exercises both work just as well to build strength and muscle size over 8 weeks.

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Whether you do similar muscle groups together or alternate them, you end up lifting about the same total weight over 8 weeks.

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