After six weeks, guys who did regular three-set workouts got stronger in their triceps more than those who did drop sets, even though both groups improved.

Doing one set of weights with decreasing weight without resting (drop sets) made young men’s triceps muscles grow more than doing three regular sets over six weeks.

Both kinds of weight training—whether you do one hard set or three regular ones—made young men’s triceps bigger and stronger after six weeks.

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.

People felt like they worked much harder during drop sets than during regular sets, even though they did fewer total sets.

Drop sets let you get the same muscle-building results in about half the time because you don’t rest between weight drops.