In this episode, Dr. Armstrong and Corbin Bruton consider the questions of how much weight and how many repetitions one should perform when weight lifting for aging well.
Reference articles:
"The Science Behind Light v. Heavy Weights for Muscle Growth"
"Resistance exercise load does not determine training-mediated hypertrophic gains in young men."
"Neither load nor systemic hormones determine resistance training-mediated hypertrophy or strength gains in resistance-trained young."
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