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And from a structural perspective, strength training challenges the heart in a pressure-based way. Aerobic exercise primarily increases the size of the left ventricular chamber, allowing it to pump more blood per beat. Resistance training, on the other hand, can thicken the heart wall in response to high-pressure demands. These are different adaptations, but both are useful.