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Can lifting one heavy weight make you as strong as lifting lighter weights many times?

Original Title

Do exercise‐induced increases in muscle size contribute to strength in resistance‐trained individuals?

doi:10.1111/cpf.12699
53%

Moderate Quality

Methodology score · 53/100

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Two groups of trained people lifted weights differently: one did one super-heavy lift, the other did several lighter lifts. Both got equally strong, but the lighter-weight group grew bigger muscles.

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Authors

Buckner SL, Yitzchaki N, Kataoka R, Vasenina E, Zhu WG, Kuehne TE, Loenneke JP