Varying exercises produces greater strength gains than variations in training load

🙌🏻 Cool study suggesting that variations in training intensity are not the most critical to produce ‘the largest’ or ‘most optimal’ muscle hypertrophy gains during strength training programs. With changes in intensity we mean varying the rep scheme (ie 4 x 8RM or 2 x 6RM followed by 2x 10RM).

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🏋🏻‍♂️ Varying exercises (ie doing squats, deadlift, lunges,…) seem to be more important to maximize the neural drive and, therefore, the functional adaptations to resistance training.

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👉 You know the deal. Constantly varied fitness.

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Full read: Fonseca et al, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2014

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24832974/

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