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Resistance training performed to failure (RTF) showed a greater increase in muscle hypertrophy than resistance training not to failure (RTNF) with a standardized mean difference (SMD) of 0.75 (p = 0.005).
Practitioners may consider incorporating training to failure for enhanced muscle hypertrophy.
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Resistance training performed to failure showed a greater increase in muscle hypertrophy than RTNF (SMD: 0.75; p = 0.005).
Why this rating
Based on systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 studies.
Source
Effects of Resistance Training Performed to Failure or Not to Failure on Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Power Output: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Alexandra Vieira et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2021
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