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Tempo doesn't matter?
Many trainers advocate for using slow and controlled lifting tempos as they believe this will lead to greater growth. However, this review found that lifting tempo has no effect on muscle growth. Furthermore, extremely slow tempos were actually less effective for growth than fast tempos. Let the...- drtbear1967
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- 2015 454 577-585 dictate effect form growth hypertrophy level lifting medicine muscle ogborn repetition resistance review schoenfeld slow source sports systematic tempo tempos training
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Eccentric vs Concentric Training
Many trainers and coaches preach the importance of the lowering portion during lifting as they believe it to be more important for growth. The reality is that many of the studies that show this to be the case used greater loads during eccentric-only training compared to concentric-only training...- drtbear1967
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- 2599-2608 319 actions concentric conditioning eccentric growth heavy hypertrophic journal lowering muscle ogborn portion research review schoenfeld source strength systematic train training vigotsky weights
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What is the optimal training frequency?
This review found that training a muscle group more than once per week was optimal for growth. However, for various reasons, no significant difference was found between training a muscle group twice per week or three times per week. Increasing training frequency is an easy way to increase...- drtbear1967
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- 1689-1697 2016 4611 boost effects found frequency group growth hypertrophy increasing krieger medicine muscle ogborn optimal plateau review schoenfeld source sports systematic training week
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