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Drop sets make you lift more total weight, but that doesn’t mean you get stronger or bigger all over — just in one specific part of one 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
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2021 Aug 29

The study found that doing leg extensions with drop sets lets you lift more total weight, but it doesn’t make your legs stronger or bigger overall compared to regular training — only in one part of one muscle. So, more volume doesn’t mean better results.

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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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