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Both low-load and high-load resistance training produce similar increases in muscle size provided the training sets are performed to muscle failure.
Practitioners can consider both low and high loads effective for muscle growth if training to failure.
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Schoenfeld et al. (2017) reported that both low- and high-load resistance training produce similar increases in muscle size provided the training sets are performed to muscle failure.
Why this rating
Based on a meta-analysis referenced in the abstract.
Source
Higher effort, rather than higher load, for resistance exercise‐induced activation of muscle fibres
Jozo Grgić et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2019
Meta-analysisCited 5×
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