This claim says that taking short breaks during sets or dropping weight between sets are useful training tricks for certain situations.
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Rest-pause and drop-set training elicit similar strength and hypertrophy adaptations compared to traditional sets in resistance-trained males.
Randomized Controlled Trial
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2021 Nov46
Strength And Muscular Adaptations Following 6 Weeks Of Rest-Pause Versus Traditional Multiple-Sets Resistance Training In Trained Subjects.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2019 JulContradicting (1)
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