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Do the anatomical and physiological properties of a muscle determine its adaptive response to different loading protocols?

Brad Jon SchoenfeldAndrew D VigotskyJozo GrgicCody HaunBret ContrerasKenneth DelcastilloAston FrancisGilda CoteAndrew Alto
Published in: Physiological reports (2021)
The triceps surae muscles respond robustly to regimented exercise and measures of muscle hypertrophy and isometric strength appear independent of muscle fiber type composition. Moreover, the study provides further evidence that low-load training is a viable strategy to increase hypertrophy in different human muscles, with hypertrophic increases similar to that observed using heavy loads.
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