How to Increase Muscle Size in Endurance Athletes

The stronger you get, the less effort required for each sub-maximal stroke. This is called strength reserve or the strength reserve model of endurance. Endurance athletes don't want unwanted mass so they place it where it's going to be efficient. But in general, increasing muscle size is not as easy to do as you may think.

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