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Muscle failure promotes greater muscle hypertrophy in low-load resistance training compared to not reaching muscle failure.
Practitioners should emphasize reaching muscle failure in low-load resistance training to enhance muscle growth.
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We conclude that when training with low loads, training with a high level of effort seems to have greater importance than total training volume in the accretion of muscle mass.
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Muscle Failure Promotes Greater Muscle Hypertrophy in Low-Load but Not in High-Load Resistance Training
Thiago Lasevicius et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2019
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003454
rct · n=25Cited 91×
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