Gentle weight training done slowly and steadily twice a week for 12 weeks can make older adults' thigh muscles thicker and stronger.

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Increased muscle size and strength from slow-movement, low-intensity resistance exercise and tonic force generation.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2013 Jan

The study tested the same exact slow-motion exercise routine in older adults and found it really did make their thigh muscles thicker, just like the claim said.

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Increased muscle size and strength from slow-movement, low-intensity resistance exercise and tonic force generation.

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DOI: 10.1123/JAPA.21.1.71

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