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No significant changes in quadriceps cross-sectional area were observed in the low-load not to failure group.
Avoid low-load training without reaching muscle failure if hypertrophy is the goal.
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whereas no significant changes were observed in the LL-RNF (2.8%, ES: 0.15).
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Muscle Failure Promotes Greater Muscle Hypertrophy in Low-Load but Not in High-Load Resistance Training
Thiago Lasevicius et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2019
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003454
rct · n=25Cited 91×
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