Whether you lift weights slowly or quickly, you’ll likely gain about the same amount of muscle—so don’t stress over the speed, just keep lifting.

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How Slow Should You Go? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Resistance Training Repetition Tempo on Muscle Hypertrophy

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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How Slow Should You Go? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Resistance Training Repetition Tempo on Muscle Hypertrophy

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DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000005302

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