causal
Analysis v1
If you're already fit and lift weights, doing way more sets (15–20 per muscle group per week) doesn't make you stronger faster—in fact, you might even gain less strength than if you stick to just 5–10 sets.
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Evidence of a Ceiling Effect for Training Volume in Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Trained Men - Less is More?
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2020 Feb 1In trained men, doing 5 to 10 sets of exercises per week made them stronger than doing 15 to 20 sets — more work didn’t help and actually hurt progress.
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No contradicting evidence found
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