# Why don’t you lift weights?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Tags:** diet-weight-loss
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2020-08-15T01:48:15Z")
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#### Post date: [October 11, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/659 "2024-10-11T22:17:52Z")

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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.

> **[New Research Reveals the Minimum Amount of Sets per Week for Muscle Growth...](https://www.menshealth.com/uk/building-muscle/train-smarter/a62552314/minimum-amount-of-sets-per-week-for-muscle-growth-strength/#)**
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> If you're forced to cut down on your gym time, research says you might not be sacrificing gains

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 range for strength gains is noted to be around 2 sets per week per muscle group.”

Also comments on frequency.

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