30 Seconds SummaryNew study: Heavy Duty training more than doubles muscle growth(?!)
- A study compared traditional resistance training and Heavy Duty protocol on 20 untrained men for 8 weeks, focusing on leg exercises.
- Participants trained 3 times weekly, performing the same 5 exercises for 4 sets, targeting significant leg muscle groups.
- The Heavy Duty group, using shorter rest periods and a specific slow tempo for reps, doubled muscle size compared to the traditional training group.
- However, the traditional group showed greater strength gains across all exercises.
- The study's reliability is questioned due to measurement methods and lack of dietary control among participants.
- Authors claim short rest benefits muscle growth, conflicting with established research suggesting it's detrimental.
- No data was collected on total training volume; despite claims, the work output for the Heavy Duty group may have been lower.
- The study did not address key questions in follow-up communications, adding further skepticism about its conclusions.
- Concerns about peer review standards and potential conflicts of interest are raised due to the corresponding author's role in the journal publishing the study.
MennoHenselmans.com
Menno Henselmans
