Lifters don’t need to train at their absolute max volume — doing about 85% of what they can handle gives them the best strength gains.

If you're new to lifting weights, doing a moderate amount of workouts each week will make you stronger faster than doing very few workouts — and you'll keep getting stronger week after week for the first 9 weeks.

If two groups of young men lift weights with the same total effort but one rests longer with heavier weights and the other rests briefly with lighter weights, they both get just as strong after 8 weeks—even though you’d think the heavy weights would win.

If you lift weights without pushing yourself to total exhaustion, you might get stronger faster—especially if you end up doing more total lifts overall compared to people who do go all the way to failure.

Doing the most reps didn’t make lifters any stronger than doing fewer reps — more isn’t always better.

Lifting weights more often helps you get stronger, but after a certain point, you don’t get much stronger no matter how much more you lift—plus, this slowdown happens sooner for strength than for muscle growth.