When healthy adults lift weights, doing more sets each week and focusing on slowly lowering the weight helps build bigger muscles.

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American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews

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2026 Apr 1

The study shows that doing more sets per week and focusing on eccentric movements helps build more muscle, which matches the claim exactly.

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American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews

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DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003897

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