The Claim
In young, untrained adults, muscle hypertrophy increases are significantly greater when volume load exceeds 130,000 kg per training period compared to volumes below 100,000 kg, regardless of rest interval duration.
What the research says
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Young adults who are new to training experience greater muscle growth when their total training volume exceeds 130,000 kilograms per session compared to when it is below 100,000 kilograms, no matter how long they rest between sets.
See the scientific wording
Muscle hypertrophy increases are significantly greater in young, untrained adults when volume load exceeds 130,000 kg per training period compared to volumes below 100,000 kg, regardless of rest interval duration, suggesting a threshold effect for muscle growth.
When a person lifts a large total weight over multiple sessions, the muscle fibers experience repeated stretching and fatigue, which triggers a chemical signal inside the cells that tells them to build more muscle proteins. This causes the muscle fibers to get thicker over time, and the muscle as a whole grows larger.
What the research says
1 studyLifting more total weight over 10 weeks made people’s thighs grow bigger, no matter if they rested 1 minute or 3 minutes between sets. If they lifted less than 100,000 kg total, their muscles didn’t grow as much.
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