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Using proper form with lighter weights can build muscle just as well as using heavy weights with sloppy form, and it might even be safer and more efficient.
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Do Cheaters Prosper? Effect of Externally Supplied Momentum During Resistance Training on Measures of Upper Body Muscle Hypertrophy
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2025This study tested whether using momentum (swinging weights) during exercises affects muscle growth. They found it neither helped nor hurt muscle growth. This challenges the idea that strict form is needed for similar muscle gains - because cheating didn't make a difference either way.
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