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Even though drop sets make you do more total work, they don’t make you stronger than regular sets when you’re just starting out with leg extensions.

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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 compared two ways of doing leg extensions and found that neither method made people stronger than the other, even though one used more total work. So, the claim that drop-sets don’t give extra strength gains is backed up.

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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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