Does changing how you lift make you bigger?
Resistance training variable manipulations are less relevant than intrinsic biology in affecting muscle fiber hypertrophy
doi:10.1111/sms.14134Moderate Quality
Methodology score · 42/100
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What’s the bottom line?
Two groups of trained people lifted weights in two different ways—one kept it simple, the other changed weights, reps, and rest each time. Both got equally strong and muscular, even though one group had more molecular signals during workouts.
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Angleri V, Damas F, Phillips SM, Selistre-de-Araujo HS, Cornachione AS, Stotzer US, Santanielo N, Soligon SD, Costa LAR, Lixandrão ME, Conceição MS, Vechin FC, Ugrinowitsch C, Libardi CA