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Can you get stronger just by lifting heavy once?
Original Title
Practicing the Test Produces Strength Equivalent to Higher Volume Training
doi:10.1249/mss.000000000000130068%
Moderate Quality
Methodology score · 68/100
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What’s the bottom line?
Two groups trained for 8 weeks: one did lots of reps, the other just tried to lift their max weight five times per session. Both got equally stronger, but only the high-rep group grew bigger muscles.
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Authors
Mattocks KT, Buckner SL, Jessee MB, Dankel SJ, Mouser JG, Loenneke JP