Even though drop sets make your thigh muscle grow more in some spots, they don’t make you stronger in a one-rep max or in a machine test than regular sets—both methods improve strength about the same.

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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

Both training methods — drop-set and regular — made the guys just as strong in their legs after eight weeks, so neither was better for building strength, which is exactly what 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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