Lighter Weights for More Size?
HYPOTHESIS A review of more than 60 training studies indicates training with weight loads between 65–85% of your 1RM is the sweet spot for hypertrophy. RESEARCH Trained subjects were divided into high-resistance and low-resistance groups. The high group used 70–80% of its 1RM. The low group used 30–50% of its 1RM for three sets of seven exercises targeting all major muscles. Ninety seconds of rest was taken between sets. The groups trained three times per week for eight weeks,
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