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After 12 weeks of training with the same total workload, neither method made the biceps noticeably thicker than the other.

Scientific Claim

No significant difference in muscle thickness of the elbow flexors was observed between drop-set and traditional strength training protocols after 12 weeks of equated-volume training in young women.

Original Statement

“No significant differences were found between training groups for MT.”

From study:Drop set versus traditional strength training protocols equated in volume on muscle thickness in women

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

overstated

Study Design Support

Design cannot support claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The claim 'no significant difference' is statistically accurate but the abstract does not confirm randomization or equivalence testing, so 'associated with no difference' is more appropriate.

Evidence from Studies

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Drop set versus traditional strength training protocols equated in volume on muscle thickness in women

Randomized Controlled Trial
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Both training methods made the arm muscles bigger in young women, but neither was better than the other — they worked just as well.

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No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Drop set versus traditional strength training protocols equated in volume on muscle thickness in women

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DOI: 10.47197/retos.v61.100701

Similar Assertions

Women who did any kind of upper-body strength training ended up with thicker biceps than women who didn’t train their upper body at all.

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Doing bicep curls with two different methods—either lowering the weight gradually or keeping it heavy—both made the upper arm muscles thicker in young women after 12 weeks of training.

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After doing bicep curls 24 times over 12 weeks, women’s upper arm muscles got noticeably thicker, no matter which way they did the curls.

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Both ways of lifting weights — regular sets and drop sets — make your biceps and forearms a little bigger after 10 weeks, by about 2%.

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Both methods probably push your muscles to about the same level of fatigue, which is why they end up making your arms grow about the same amount.

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