How does muscle growth actually progress over time?

Our new systematic review and meta-analysis, posted as a preprint (DOI:10.51224/SportRxiv.910), pooled 3,237 observations from 480 studies to model the trajectory of resistance training-induced muscle growth.

As expected, muscle growth follows a curvilinear trajectory.

Gains occur relatively rapidly during the early stages of training and then progressively slow as training continues. At 10 weeks, the model estimated an average increase in muscle size of approximately 7%.

Benjamin Levinson 50 years from now my expectation is that we are going to be talking much more about individual variability and genetic potential than we have up to this point. The research looking at nonresponders often shows that much greater stimulus in some capacity will provide at least some results.

It will be really nice if we get to a point where a generic starter routine can be derived, such that the response to the routine can provide insight into responsivity to training and help people know how to change the stimulus productively over time. Yesterday

Jose Vicar This is why after grinding early levels it’s important to do quests with rewards that increase base stats! Yesterday

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