The Claim

The total training volume over time was similar between both training methods in the study, and therefore, any differences in muscle hypertrophy observed cannot be attributed to differences in training volume.

Source: Resistance Training Beyond Momentary Failure: The Effects of Past‐Failure Partials Versus Initial Partials on Calf Muscle Hypertrophy Among a Resistance‐Trained Cohort

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Both workout routines made people lift the same total amount of weight over time, so if one built more muscle than the other, it wasn’t because they did more volume — something else must be going on.

See the scientific wording

Both training methods in this study resulted in similar total volume loads over time, suggesting that differences in hypertrophy cannot be explained by differences in training volume.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Resistance Training Beyond Momentary Failure: The Effects of Past‐Failure Partials Versus Initial Partials on Calf Muscle Hypertrophy Among a Resistance‐Trained Cohort

    Both ways of doing calf raises made muscles grow about the same, even though they looked different. This suggests it’s not just how much you lift that matters, but how you do it.

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