Research
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High-load resistance training elicits greater hypertrophy of both type I and type II muscle fibres than low-load training.
High-load training may be more beneficial for hypertrophying both muscle fiber types.
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Two studies reported divergent effects of low-load and high-load resistance training on type I and type II muscle fibre hypertrophy.
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Source
Higher effort, rather than higher load, for resistance exercise‐induced activation of muscle fibres
Jozo Grgić et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2019
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