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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.1269953%
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Methodology score · 53/100
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What’s the bottom line?
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