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The effective reps for muscle growth - straight sets vs intensifiers

The Chris and Paul Show

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The Importance of Breaking Rest Periods in Intense Training

I think force reps are probably even the least effective. I don't think they do very much at all in addition to the original set. The amount of calcium on the fatigue is so high that the stimulus is minimal and the fatigue is just horrible. We're gradually moving towards a model that looks more and more like straight sets.

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