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RE: book contest (was RE: Strength training for cycling)
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Andrew Coggan
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Nov 16, 2006 19:43 PST
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Bernie Hayden wrote:
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The pattern that jumps out at me is all of the studies involve a time
period far to short to reveal any useful information regarding weight
training other than the widely known "beginner gains" effect that
manifest as an apparent increase in strength.
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1. The so-called "beginner gains" to which you refer are not an
"apparent" increase in strength, but a real one.
2. Six to twelve weeks is more than sufficient to induce measurable
hypertrophy.
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