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Wanna build muscle? Light weights are just as effective, study shows

Widely accepted weight lifting dogma says training with heavy weights, which can only be lifted six to 12 times, is the best route to building muscle.

But a new study says lifting less weight more times is just as effective as long as the exerciser works to the point of fatigue.

Researchers....

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