In one study, drop sets made the upper and middle parts of the thigh muscle grow more than regular sets, suggesting they might target certain muscle areas better.

In one study, drop sets made the top and middle parts of the front thigh muscle grow a bit more than regular sets — but this didn’t happen in other muscles or in other studies, so it’s not clear if it’s real or just a fluke.

Doing leg extensions with drop sets (going to failure, then lowering the weight and going again) makes the front part of your thigh muscle bigger in the upper and middle areas, but not the bottom part or the side muscle.

Doing leg extensions with drop sets (going to failure, then lowering the weight and going again) makes the front part of your thigh muscle grow more than doing regular sets, but only in the upper and middle parts—not the bottom or the side muscles.

When you train your quads, drop sets don’t make the outer thigh muscle grow more than regular sets — both methods make it grow about the same.

Drop set training produces equivalent muscle hypertrophy in significantly less training time compared to traditional resistance training, resulting in greater hypertrophy per unit of time.