The Claim

Even though exact numbers aren’t given, the researchers noticed that rest-pause training seemed to help people get a bit stronger than regular training, just not by a lot.

Source: Rest-pause and drop-set training elicit similar strength and hypertrophy adaptations compared to traditional sets in resistance-trained males.

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

Even though exact numbers aren’t given, the researchers noticed that rest-pause training seemed to help people get a bit stronger than regular training, just not by a lot.

See the scientific wording

In resistance-trained males, the effect sizes for strength gains tend to favor rest-pause training over traditional resistance training, though no numerical values are reported in the abstract.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Rest-pause and drop-set training elicit similar strength and hypertrophy adaptations compared to traditional sets in resistance-trained males.

    In guys who already lift weights, rest-pause training helped them get stronger than regular training, even though both methods used the same total amount of work.

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