Research
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Higher weekly set volumes produced a detectable advantage for muscle hypertrophy (1.8 cm²) but not maximal strength (3.48 kg).
Practitioners should consider higher training volumes for promoting muscle growth.
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Higher weekly set volumes demonstrated a detectable advantage for muscle hypertrophy (1.8 cm² [95% HDI: 0.29, 3.41]; 98.77% posterior probability) but not maximal strength (3.48 kg [95% HDI: -5.1, 12.15]; 80.01% posterior probability).
Why this rating
Based on the robust study design involving a replicated within-participant trial.
Source
The Effect of Resistance Training Volume on Individual-Level Skeletal Muscle Adaptations: <i>A Novel Replicated Within-Participant Unilateral Trial</i>
Zac P. Robinson et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
other · n=16Cited 2×
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