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Faster resistance training tempos may have a trivial advantage over slower tempos for muscle hypertrophy.
Practitioners might consider that while faster tempos could be slightly more beneficial, the difference is not significant.
StrongQualifiesmedium confidence
Meta-analyses of pairwise differences across the same studies showed central estimates that trivially favored faster over slower tempos.
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Based on a systematic review with meta-analysis of 14 studies.
Source
How Slow Should You Go? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Resistance Training Repetition Tempo on Muscle Hypertrophy
Alysson Enes et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2025
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000005302
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