# Nyt: **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [September 19, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/nyt/3429 "2018-09-19T13:10:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbactual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dbactual](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/dbactual)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/nyt/3429/1 "2018-09-19T13:10:28Z")
A recent New York Times article has a description of a study which indicates that strength can increase regardless of muscle size. I assume this can be due to better neuromuscular adaptation? I’d like to hear other’s thoughts: > **[In a Hurry? Try Express Weight Training (Published 2018)](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/well/move/in-a-hurry-try-express-weight-training.html)** > > A new study finds that you can build strength in just 13 minutes with a single, brief set of each exercise, if you work really hard. > These results suggest that “there is a separation between muscular strength and hypertrophy,” or enlargement of the muscle, says Brad Schoenfeld, the director of the human performance program at Lehman College and the study’s lead author. > > Your muscles can become as strong as those of someone who is burlier. ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/nyt/3429/2 "2018-09-19T17:13:34Z")
Correct, the relationship is not perfectly linear. [Methods matter: the relationship between strength and hypertrophy depends on methods of measurement and analysis - PMC](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026459/) With that said, it’s probably not possible to _maximize_ your strength performance without substantial hypertrophy.