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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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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 says.

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

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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 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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Doing leg extensions makes the front thigh muscle bigger along its whole length more than doing squats, especially near the knee.

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Drop sets don’t make the side muscle of your thigh bigger than regular sets — no matter where you measure it.

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Doing leg extensions makes the front thigh muscle grow more evenly along its length than doing squats, which don’t stimulate that muscle as much.

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In one study, drop sets made the upper and middle parts of the thigh muscle grow more than regular sets, suggesting they might target certain muscle areas better.

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