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Both training groups showed significant increases in muscle quality, with the single-set group showing a 25.2% increase in upper-limb muscle quality.
Resistance training can significantly enhance muscle quality in older women, regardless of the number of sets.
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Both training groups showed significant pre-training to post-training increases for upper-limb muscle quality (SS: 25.2%, MS: 16.7%).
Why this rating
Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Resistance Training Performed With Single and Multiple Sets Induces Similar Improvements in Muscular Strength, Muscle Mass, Muscle Quality, and IGF-1 in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Paolo M. Cunha et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2018
rct · n=62Cited 87×
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