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Is low volume high intensity more optimal for muscle growth?

Different rep ranges and set totals amount to different types and amounts of stimulus, which is most optimal?

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44 days ago

Muscles do not grow during the workout session, They grow in recovery. Studies show that ONE SET per muscle group is enough to stimulate some growth. The problem when creating a training regiment is allocating the amount of volume you can do while prioritizing recovery. Others studies show that the last five reps befor...

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46 days ago

This is a pretty popular to debate. Of course, based on science, we can confidently that low volume - high weight training will always increase a muscle mass and potentially strength. However, if someone was trying to increase muscle endurance, higher reps - lower weight would be better. I guess to some extent, it doe...

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