Go heavy or go home: Not so fast

🏋️‍♀️🏠 ‘Go heavy or go home’, a sticking training myth that does not seem to go away in the weightlifting and fitness industry.

🤔 This study shows -again, like dozens of training studies before- that low load (30% 1RM) training can also induce favorable changes in body composition and strength… Just like training with heavier loads. As long as the volume is equated.

➡️ Stick to a weight on the bar that you feel comfortable with. Make sure you move well and fatigue the muscles. No need to get dragged into heavy lifts without any form. This will not benefit you on the long term.

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Full read of the study: PMID: 35050972

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8822892/

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