Whether you push your muscles to complete exhaustion or stop a few reps short doesn’t change whether longer breaks between sets help you build more muscle.

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Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2024

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Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy

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DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1429789

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