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Is strength training good for gaining muscle size? For getting bigger? For bulking? Not really, no. If we look at all the studies comparing strength training against hypertrophy training, we see that hypertrophy training stimulates about twice as much muscle growth per set. But if that’s true, why is strength training so popular with skinny…