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On another note, online, you can basically find "research" that backs pretty much anything if you look hard enough.

If you are sore after a lifting session, then it worked, regardless of what "research" says.

None of what you said is accurate.

And it may have worked muscles, but in terms of building strength or building size, doing 100 reps in a short amount of time isn’t doing it.

You’d be better off doing 2x5, 1x5+. Much better off.

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Posted by Homey the Clown

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Posted on 1/19/21 at 10:41 am to StringedInstruments

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None of what you said is accurate.

Please elaborate.

ETA: You can find research to back anything:

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There's a kind of pride in feeling sore from a hard workout. It's a reminder that your body accomplished something impressive, whether that was a hard strength training workout or a long run. There's also the idea that the workout that leaves you sore is also the one that's helping you get stronger. "No pain, no gain" is a saying for a reason — but is there any truth to it? Does muscle soreness really correlate to muscle growth? POPSUGAR talked to Sander Rubin, MD, sports medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, to get to the bottom of it.

"Muscle soreness can absolutely indicate that our muscles are growing," Dr. Rubin said. Some inflammation is required in order for your muscles to get bigger and stronger, he explained. Your body sends out pain signals as a part of that response, which cause the feeling of soreness and even discomfort after intense exercise.

Dr. Rubin pointed out, though, that if you don't feel sore after a workout, it doesn't mean the exercise "didn't work." He explained that "post-workout soreness is caused by a variety of factors." In fact, the actual cause of common muscle soreness — also known as delayed-onset muscle soreness or DOMS — isn't yet known, though it's thought to be related to inflammation caused by microscopic tears in your muscles. Some studies have shown that muscle soreness isn't the best indicator of muscle growth, Dr. Rubin explained; "the lack of soreness does not mean your workout wasn't successful in building muscle."