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Neither load nor systemic hormones determine resistance training-mediated hypertrophy or strength gains in resistance-trained young men

Morton, Oikawa, Wavell, Mazara, McGlory, Quadrilatero, Baechler, Baker, Phillips · 2016 · Journal of Applied Physiology 121(1):129–138

Randomised trial · Rang 4 von 9

What this work gives Aellic

Confirms Mitchell 2012 in already-trained men over 12 weeks (~30–50 % versus ~75–90 % 1RM, all sets to failure): load is secondary for hypertrophy, proximity to failure is what counts.

Where this sits in the engine

1 declared site — constants and thresholds in the code that point at this entry.

  • Training Muscle growth — sets per muscle 1 site

Register entry morton2016 · Randomised trial