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Doing more weightlifting each week helps you build more muscle—but only up to a point. After a certain number of sets, doing even more doesn’t help much more.
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The Resistance Training Dose Response: Meta-Regressions Exploring the Effects of Weekly Volume and Frequency on Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Gains.
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2026 FebMore weight training sets per week help you build more muscle, but only up to a point — after that, doing even more sets doesn’t help much, and this study proves it.
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