Training more often helps you get stronger, but doesn’t seem to help you get bigger muscles—so frequency matters more for strength than for size.

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The Resistance Training Dose Response: Meta-Regressions Exploring the Effects of Weekly Volume and Frequency on Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Gains.

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2025 Dec 4

More frequent workouts help you get stronger consistently, but they don’t always help you grow bigger muscles — the study proves this difference with solid data.

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The Resistance Training Dose Response: Meta-Regressions Exploring the Effects of Weekly Volume and Frequency on Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Gains.

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DOI: 10.1007/s40279-025-02344-w

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