No matter which way you train—rest-pause, drop sets, or regular sets—if you do the same total amount of work for 8 weeks, your upper and middle thighs grow about the same.

Scientific Claim

In resistance-trained males, all three resistance training methods—rest-pause, drop-set, and traditional—produce similar increases in muscle thickness in the proximal and middle lateral thigh after 8 weeks of training with equalized volume.

Original Statement

“A significant main effect of time was revealed for MT at the proximal (P = 0.0001) and middle (P = 0.0001) aspects of the lateral thigh for all training groups; however, the distal portion did not show a time effect (P = 0.190).”

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

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The claim is descriptive and based on reported main effects of time. No causal verbs are used, and the finding is directly supported by p-values. Verb strength is conservatively set to association.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

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

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 Nov

All three workout styles—rest-pause, drop-set, and regular sets—made the upper and middle parts of the thigh muscles grow just as much, as long as the total amount of work was the same.

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

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

Score: 54

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2021-0278

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