Lifting light weights at a normal pace three times a week for 12 weeks doesn't make muscles bigger or stronger in young men, even if you do the same total amount of work as other exercises.

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Effects of low-intensity resistance exercise with slow movement and tonic force generation on muscular function in young men.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2006 Apr

The study tested the exact type of exercise from the claim and found it didn't make muscles bigger or stronger, just like the claim said.

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Effects of low-intensity resistance exercise with slow movement and tonic force generation on muscular function in young men.

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DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00741.2005

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