After just one workout, drop sets made muscles swell more and temporarily made guys weaker than before, while regular sets didn’t cause these changes.

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Effects of drop set resistance training on acute stress indicators and long-term muscle hypertrophy and strength.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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The study found that doing one intense set of drop training made muscles swell up and temporarily weaker right after, while regular training didn’t do that — just like the claim said.

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Effects of drop set resistance training on acute stress indicators and long-term muscle hypertrophy and strength.

Score: 45

DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.17.06838-4

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After one workout, guys who did drop sets were temporarily weaker than before, more so than those who did regular sets.

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