The Claim

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

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

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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In plain English

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

See the scientific wording

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.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Drop set versus traditional strength training protocols equated in volume on muscle thickness in women

    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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