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OldGuy · 06-21-2009, 02:20 PM

Again, confusing terms. Loss of muscle (atrophy) and loss of strength are different things. If you use your 10 rep weight for sets of that length you will still put create an overload situation for your muscles, which is what causes them to grow. Doing a hypertrophy routine for a month may see a drop in your max strength but that will come back quickly when returning to your powerlifting routine.

Also, hypertrophy and endurance are different things.

06-21-2009, 02:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
OldGuy Resident Cynic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 10,700	Again, confusing terms. Loss of muscle (atrophy) and loss of strength are different things. If you use your 10 rep weight for sets of that length you will still put create an overload situation for your muscles, which is what causes them to grow. Doing a hypertrophy routine for a month may see a drop in your max strength but that will come back quickly when returning to your powerlifting routine. Also, hypertrophy and endurance are different things. __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." (* IAFJ = it's a fucking joke) Blog