Whether you use rest-pause, drop sets, or regular sets, as long as you do the same total amount of work, your thigh muscles grow about the same size after 8 weeks of training.

Scientific Claim

Both rest-pause and drop-set training produce similar increases in muscle thickness of the proximal and middle lateral thigh as traditional resistance training in resistance-trained males 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; there were no between-group interactions for MT.”

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

probability

Can suggest probability/likelihood

Assessment Explanation

The null interaction effect is robust (p > 0.05) and clearly reported. Probability language is appropriate due to small sample size and potential detection bias from unblinded assessors.

More Accurate Statement

“Both rest-pause and drop-set training are unlikely to produce greater increases in muscle thickness of the proximal and middle lateral thigh than traditional resistance training in resistance-trained males after 8 weeks of training with equalized volume.”

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 training — 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

Similar Assertions

When people who already lift weights do drop sets or rest-pause sets instead of regular sets—while doing the same total amount of work—they don’t get bigger thigh muscles any faster or more than with normal training.

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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.

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When people do the same total amount of lifting work, whether they use rest-pause, drop-sets, or regular sets, their upper and middle thighs grow about the same.

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If you do your workouts with either drop sets, rest-pause, or regular sets — but do the same total amount of work — your muscles grow about the same size in your thighs.

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If you lift weights twice a week for 8 weeks and do the same total amount of work, your upper and middle thighs will get thicker — no matter what fancy technique you use.

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