Doing leg extensions with drop sets (going to failure, then lowering the weight and going again) makes the front part of your thigh muscle grow more than doing regular sets, but only in the upper and middle parts—not the bottom or the side muscles.

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Drop-Set Training Elicits Differential Increases in Non-Uniform Hypertrophy of the Quadriceps in Leg Extension Exercise

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 Aug 29

The study found that doing leg extensions with drop sets made the top and middle parts of one thigh muscle grow more than regular training, but didn’t help the bottom part or other thigh muscles — just like the claim said.

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Drop-Set Training Elicits Differential Increases in Non-Uniform Hypertrophy of the Quadriceps in Leg Extension Exercise

Score: 54

DOI: 10.3390/sports9090119

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Doing leg extensions with drop sets (going to failure, then lowering the weight and going again) makes the front part of your thigh muscle bigger in the upper and middle areas, but not the bottom part or the side muscle.

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