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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by matwood on Thursday January 01, 2026 @05:50AM (#46453039)
> People who had enough breath left in them to chat in the gym simply did not gain as much as people I saw as training hard.

IDK. When I powerlifted the goal was to move the weight. I've almost passed out from heavy deadlifts, but was rarely out of breath. I also almost never chat in the gym because it's my meditative place, not because I couldn't chat :)

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Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy by hunter-gatherer on Thursday January 01, 2026 @06:50AM (#46453384)
I think what OP is specifically refering to is the intensity level that varies among individuals. I suspect that oft times when people train with a low weight/high rep scheme, they accidenrly let their intensity levels slip. I suspect that for most people, especially newer lifters, doing a high weight/low rep scheme makes keeping the workout for intense because it is easier to focus on being intense for a short time. Just a thought....
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