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Is Stretch-Mediated Hypertrophy Overhyped?

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Stretch-Mediated Hypertrophy: Potential Limits and Plateaus

The chapter delves into the idea of stretch-mediated hypertrophy and whether it reaches a plateau for non-novice lifters by exploring training at longer muscle lengths. It discusses the potential diminishing returns on fast-twitch fiber length increases with prolonged lengthening training. The speakers debate on the theoretical limits of muscle growth and the necessity of continued training through longer muscle lengths for sustaining adaptations and maximizing hypertrophy.

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