When young male athletes lift heavy weights until they can't anymore, they get much faster at generating power quickly, but this doesn't happen with lighter weights.

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Impact of high versus low fixed loads and non-linear training loads on muscle hypertrophy, strength and force development

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2016

The study found that lifting heavy weights to failure improved explosive strength quickly, but lifting light weights did not, which matches the claim exactly.

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Impact of high versus low fixed loads and non-linear training loads on muscle hypertrophy, strength and force development

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DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2333-z

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