This claim says that light weight training doesn't really help older adults get bigger muscles, move faster, or get up and go quicker after doing it twice a week for 12 weeks.

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Low-Load Resistance Training Performed to Muscle Failure or Near Muscle Failure Does Not Promote Additional Gains on Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Functional Performance of Older Adults

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2022 May 1

The study looked at older adults doing light weight training and found it didn't make their muscles bigger, improve their speed of movement, or help them walk faster or get up from a chair quicker, which matches the claim exactly.

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Low-Load Resistance Training Performed to Muscle Failure or Near Muscle Failure Does Not Promote Additional Gains on Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Functional Performance of Older Adults

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003632

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