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Why muscles aren't torn down and built back bigger

The Chris and Paul Show

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The Role of Mechanical Tension in Muscle Damage

If mechanical tension was the catalyst for muscle damage, you would see it occurring either within the workout or immediately post-workout due to the fact that mechanical tension happened within the training session. That's not what we see. We see it happen hours and hours and hours later. And as I say, connected to the inflammatory response.

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