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Subgroup analyses indicate trivial to small effects of resistance training tempo on muscle hypertrophy under specific conditions.
Practitioners should be aware that the effects of tempo may vary based on specific training conditions.
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Subgroup analyses of pairwise differences stratified by muscle action type (ECC or CON), body region (upper or lower body), and training to failure (yes or no) generally produced trivial to small effects.
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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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