# Question about strength training

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-strength-training/1016117
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 26, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-strength-training/1016117 "2025-03-26T00:33:15Z")
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### Author: ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-strength-training/1016117/2 "2025-03-26T01:46:12Z")

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I had shared an article that addressed the data, such as it is, in @Dr_Paprika’s weight lifting thread:

> [@Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/659):
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> Bumping this to share this article. I readily admit the actual research article confuses the heck out of me, so I am trusting the summary. Which could be a mistake. More emphasizing the front end benefits of just a modest amount of strength training in the mix with diminishing returns. Returns diminish faster for strength than for hypertrophy according to the article. “The most effective range for muscle growth is noted to be around 5-10 sets per week per muscle group.” “The most effective …

Personal _opinion_ is that your approach sounds fine. You importantly are respecting recovery. Likely hitting that 5 to 10 sets per muscle group each week with a two to three times a week frequency of lifting.

And I think the gym rat experts who have learned through experience would agree as well.

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