Title: How to Maintain Muscle and Strength with Minimal Exercise - Legion Athletics
Headings: How to Maintain Muscle and Strength with Minimal Exercise
How to Maintain Muscle and Strength with Minimal Exercise
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How Much Exercise it Takes to Maintain Muscle and Strength
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The Perfect “Muscle Maintenance” Program
Training Twice Per Week
Training Once Per Week
Barbell Row: 3 sets of 4-6 reps (80-85% of 1RM)
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Content: How Much Exercise it Takes to Maintain Muscle and Strength
I have good news for you: It’s much easier to maintain a good physique and level of conditioning than it is to get there. How easy, you ask? Well, consider a study conducted by the University of Alberta with competitive rowers. After 10 weeks of weightlifting 3 times per week, 18 varsity female rowers were split into two groups. Both groups then did 6 weeks of maintenance resistance training, with one group training once per week, and the other twice per week. The results? Both groups improved their strength in two exercises they performed each week, and maintained strength in the four others in their routine. Yes, that’s right–according to that research, you can maintain your strength training just once per week. And that’s not the only study demonstrating this.