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The deadlift does not require a longer recovery period than the squat or bench press following high volume training to failure in well-trained men.
Trainers can expect similar recovery times for deadlifts compared to squats and bench presses after high volume training.
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These results suggest that the deadlift does not require a longer recovery period than the squat or bench press following high volume training to failure in well‐trained men.
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Time Course of Recovery Across Various Compound Resistance Exercises and the Relationship between Cell‐Free DNA and Performance
Trevor K. Johnson et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2019
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.695.9
other · n=12
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