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The strain threshold: tendons only listen to heavy

Heavy, slow holds for months before you add leverage.

PSWe reviewed the research on it.Injuries, tendons and coming back

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How to use it

Tendons adapted only under high strain, not light volume. Train them heavy and slow (high-load holds and leans) for months before adding leverage. Programmes of 12+ weeks tended to work better.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

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

Sources

Arampatzis et al. 2007 · Bohm et al. 2015 (meta-analysis) and 2016.

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