Title: How Do You Maintain Muscle and Strength Gains? - Organic Authority
Headings: How Much Exercise Do You Need to Maintain Muscle and Strength Gains? (The Answer May Surprise You!)
How Much Exercise Do You Need to Maintain Muscle and Strength Gains? (The Answer May Surprise You!)
Christmas Comes Early!
What Do You Mean by Volume and Intensity?
Is This For Reals?
What About Every Other Week?
A Caveat: How Old Are You?
The Bottom Line
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Content: In a 1993 study by The University of Alberta, Edmonton, rowers made considerable strength gains by lifting weights 3 times a week for 10 weeks. The rowers were then split into 2 groups and performed maintenance muscle and strength workouts for the next 6 weeks. One group lifted twice a week, while the other group lifted only once a week. Amazingly, both groups maintained strength, and even made some gains. But they both performed at equal levels! This suggests that lifting once a week will give you the same maintenance results as hitting it twice a week. And who doesn't want an extra free day? What About Every Other Week? Although it doesn't seem like much of a difference, research suggests that training less than once a week can result in muscle and strength loss. A 2011 study by Lillehammer University College, Norway had professional soccer players lift twice a week for a 10 week period before the soccer season started.