Do your muscles know the difference?

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Richfw
Richfw Posts: 6 Member
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Do your muscles know the difference between doing, let’s say, 1 pushup per hour for 16 hours versus 16 straight pushups?

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  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    There is more stimulas to the muscles the more you rep in a set. So the benefits would be next to nothing if you only did one every hour if you could do 16 in one set.

  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    Yes. There will be more fiber recruitment in a set of 16 vs. a set of 1. A set of 1 isn't going to create enough stimulus to trigger an adaptation.

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