Proof The Bible Is True

Looking to bulk up but short on time? Researchers from Edith Cowan University say you may be able to cut your weightlifting routine in half and still see the same muscle-building results. Surprisingly, this new approach is all about lowering weights instead of lifting them up.

 

Scientists have demonstrated that one variety of muscle contraction appears most effective at increasing muscle strength and size. In short, instead of focusing on lifting weights, the emphasis should be on lowering them. In collaboration with researchers from Niigata University and Nishi Kyushu University in Japan and Brazil’s Londrina State University, the team at ECU had various groups of people perform three distinct types of dumbbell curl exercises, and then measured the results.

 

Incredibly, study authors say participants who only lowered weights during their workouts saw the same improvements as those who raised and lowered weights, despite performing half the number of repetitions!

 

Read More: Bigger Muscles in Half the Time: Weight Lowering (Not Lifting) Key to Boosting Strength, Size