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The effect of longer muscle length training on hypertrophy appears to be consistent across several muscle groups.
Practitioners can apply these findings across different muscle groups for hypertrophy training.
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This effect appears to be consistent across several muscle groups.
Why this rating
Based on meta-analysis of eight studies.
Source
Muscle hypertrophy from partial repetition at long vs. short muscle length: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bruno Marques Strey et al. · Sport Sciences for Health · 2026
DOI 10.1007/s11332-025-01586-5
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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