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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by andreareina on Thursday January 01, 2026 @04:55AM (#46452769)
Brad Schoenfeld felt the same way, so he did the study on trained participants, and made the same finding: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2015/10000/Effec...
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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by malfist on Thursday January 01, 2026 @09:36AM (#46454448)
That is a very underpowered study, only 18 participants
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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by evanjrowley on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:02AM (#46454647)
Is there another study with more than 18 participants and results that conflict with this study here?
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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by sandspar on Saturday January 03, 2026 @03:47PM (#46481363)
You don't need to disprove an underpowered study. You can just default to ignoring it. Especially in a field as notorious for replication issues as fitness and nutrition.
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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by AstroBen on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:08AM (#46454687)
Oh that's interesting

> it is possible that the type I fibers of subjects were underdeveloped in comparison with the type II fibers as a result of training methodologies. The type I fibers therefore may have had a greater potential for growth compared with the type II fibers

Maybe a mix of both types of training would be best then?

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