Doing gentle weight training slowly twice a week for 13 weeks makes young men's muscles about 7% bigger and 33% stronger, almost as much as regular heavy lifting, which made muscles 9% bigger and 41% stronger.

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Effects of Whole-Body Low-Intensity Resistance Training With Slow Movement and Tonic Force Generation on Muscular Size and Strength in Young Men

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2008 Nov

The study tested the exact same slow-motion weight training described in the claim and found it builds muscle and strength almost as well as regular fast training, just like the claim says.

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Effects of Whole-Body Low-Intensity Resistance Training With Slow Movement and Tonic Force Generation on Muscular Size and Strength in Young Men

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DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e318185f2b0

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