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Doing superset workouts and regular weightlifting give you about the same long-term results for things like getting stronger, building muscle, and improving endurance.
When people do superset workouts (doing exercises back-to-back without rest), their bodies work harder and show more signs of effort—like higher heart rate, more sweating, and feeling more...
When lifting weights the normal way, you can usually generate more power than when doing supersets, which means you can move the weight faster and with more force.
When you compare two types of weightlifting—supersets and regular sets—they work your muscles just as hard and you lift about the same amount, based on quick tests from different research.
Superset workouts take about half the time of regular weight training, which is great for busy people who struggle to find time to exercise.
When people do certain types of back-to-back exercises called supersets, it can help them do more reps with one type but lower the weight they can handle with another type, showing that the way you...
For people who already lift weights, doing superset workouts (where you do exercises back-to-back) gives about the same results for building strength, endurance, and muscle size as regular workouts...
When people who are already fit do superset workouts, they feel like they're working harder than with regular workouts, but they don't feel any more tired afterward. It's like pushing yourself more...
When people who lift weights do superset training (doing exercises back-to-back without rest), their bodies produce more lactic acid and burn more energy during and after workouts compared to regular...
A faster workout method called superset training cuts exercise time by over a third without reducing reps or weight, making workouts much more efficient for people who already exercise regularly.
When people who lift weights for fun push themselves until their muscles can't do any more reps, they feel more tired and worn out compared to when they stop earlier.
When people who lift weights for fun do a special kind of workout called rest-pause training until they can't do any more, their ability to jump high gets worse 30 minutes later compared to doing...
When people who regularly lift weights push their muscles until they can't do any more reps, their ability to jump high drops more right after than if they stopped before getting tired. This means...
When adults who already work out tried a special rest-pause weightlifting method for 6 weeks, their thigh muscles grew 11% thicker, while those doing regular weightlifting only saw 1% growth.
For people who already work out, taking short breaks during leg exercises leads to much better muscle stamina—27% better—than doing sets without breaks, which only improves by 8% after 6 weeks.
If you're already fit and do a special type of weight training called rest-pause for 6 weeks, you'll get just as strong as with regular training, and there's no real difference between the two...
When people who don't usually exercise do seated row exercises, their back and arm muscles work harder as they get tired, showing the body recruits more muscle fibers to keep going.
When people who don't exercise regularly get tired out before doing certain workouts, they can't do as many repeats afterward—about 25% fewer.
When people new to weight training exercise, their back and arm muscles show signs of getting tired over time, no matter how they warm up.
When people who don't exercise much do a special warm-up called pre-exhaustion before rowing exercises, their shoulder muscle gets tired faster than if they didn't do the warm-up.
Doing a pullover exercise before a rowing exercise doesn't make your back muscles work harder than if you just did the rowing exercise by itself, at least for people who aren't trained.
After a hard workout, the levels of copper and zinc in the blood go up the same way for both fit and not-so-fit male runners, even though their fitness levels are different.
When male runners do a short, hard workout, the amount of zinc and copper they lose in their pee doesn't really change much.
After hard exercise, zinc levels in runners' blood drop lower than before they started, and this happens even in people who don't exercise much, which might mean their bodies react slowly or lose...