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Train when you'll perform

Any time builds strength. The last weeks should match the day.

SEWe reviewed the research on it.Strength and muscle without a gym

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How to use it

Any time of day builds strength. Pick the time you can repeat. For a competition or test, move key sessions to that time of day in the last 3–4 weeks. Don't train hard so late that it pushes bedtime back.

How sure we are

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.

Sources

Bruggisser et al. 2023 · Pullinger et al. 2019 (meta-analysis, high risk of bias).

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